TYPO3 Core

ingo explained at the core list:

your Problem/Solution/the mentioned option has nothing to do with the
shortcut menu. Therefore I'd say your patch is not required/obsolete.

The mentioned option relates in fact to a HTML frame. That frame is
present at the bottom of the TYPO3 backend in versions prior to 4.2 and
is still available when calling typo3/alt_main.php
That frame however not only contains shortcuts, but also search and
workspace selector. Thus when setting that option to disable the
shortcut menu, you would also diable the other elements for someone who
is still using the alt_main.php backend.
If you truely want an option to disable the shortcut menu in the
toolbar, you can create a new option, possibly also having a better name
without frame in it.

I hope that helps a bit to understand the situation.

this bug report can be closed

thanks,
martin