wow, i didn't know toggles like that would be there and not in prefs, thx for the heads up. i have a new area to explore more thoroughly.
in fact, i had to think about what "main menu" was. i've also seen it called menu bar, etc...
the correlation is between enabling the ability or not. but just because you enable it, doesn't mean it will show anything... u have to both enable it, and drag up the "bar" from the bottom of the playlist window to see the art. i'm not sure why there is an option to disable it, since a user can just drag it shut while enabled, but winamp has many mysteries.
gtk koopa backs it up.