Mac OS X 10.0: Menu Bar Clock Can Obscure Other Menu Bar Items

If menus enter the space of the menu bar clock, the clock appears in the foreground, obscuring the menus.
Symptom

The menu bar clock is drawn over a menu.


Solution

The menu bar clock can obscure menus of an application if the application places enough menus in the menu bar to extend into the clock's space. The lower your display resolution, the greater the possibility that this will occur. To address this, you may either increase display resolution or turn off the menu bar clock. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu to perform either of these tasks.
Published Date: Feb 17, 2012