Ubuntu
unity-gtk-module package

in virtual-manager, the global-menu or local integrated menus stopped working in the vm-display

Bug #1291370 reported by Dimitri John Ledkov
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
unity-gtk-module (Ubuntu)
Invalid
High
William Hua
virt-manager (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

1) open virtual manager
2) create / open a virtual machine
3) start it
4) try to open menu "Send keys" -> Ctrl Alt F2

the menu titles "File, Virtual Machine, ..." are visible but it's not possible to expand them, see any options under them, or click on them.

I believe virtual manager is using python-gtk2.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity-gtk2-module 0.0.0+14.04.20140311-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-generic 3.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Mar 12 13:24:29 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-01-12 (789 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130318)
SourcePackage: unity-gtk-module
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) wrote :
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Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) wrote :
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Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote :

I can confirm this is a regression in unity-gtk-module. Downgrading to 0.0.0+14.04.20140213.2-0ubuntu1 fixes the issue, and upgrading back to 0.0.0+14.04.20140311-0ubuntu1 breaks it again.

Changed in virt-manager (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in unity-gtk-module (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in unity-gtk-module (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → William Hua (attente)
importance: Undecided → High
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William Hua (attente) wrote :

Marc, thanks for pinpointing exactly where the regression occurred.

virt-manager disables gtk-enable-mnemonics when a running VM window is focused and re-enables it when the focus is lost. So clicking the global menu steals the focus away, changing the gtk-enable-mnemonics setting, which updates the menus (adding back their mnemonics). Since menu updates are done by removing and re-adding the same menu, the old menu is opened but immediately replaced by a new unopened menu...

I think we need to patch virt-manager to fix this.

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William Hua (attente) wrote :
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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

The attachment "virt-manager_0.9.5-1ubuntu3.debdiff" seems to be a debdiff. The ubuntu-sponsors team has been subscribed to the bug report so that they can review and hopefully sponsor the debdiff. If the attachment isn't a patch, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are member of the ~ubuntu-sponsors, unsubscribe the team.

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tags: added: patch
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Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote :

Thanks for figuring this out, William!

Patch looks good, uploaded.

Changed in virt-manager (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → Confirmed
Changed in unity-gtk-module (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package virt-manager - 0.9.5-1ubuntu3

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virt-manager (0.9.5-1ubuntu3) trusty; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/leave-mnemonics-alone-on-focus-change.patch:
    - Leave gtk-enable-mnemonics setting alone under Unity when windows
      change focus. (LP: #1291370)
 -- William Hua <email address hidden> Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:55:45 +1300

Changed in virt-manager (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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