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** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1731581 Title: Context menus do not appear for Gtk text areas upon right-click Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When right-clicking on Gtk text areas (such as an editable text area or a text entry field), a context menu does not appear. The pop-up context menu typically lists options such as copy, paste, etc. EXAMPLES Examples of applications that are impacted include: 1. Gedit Text Area 2. Nautlus (editable address bar) 3. Google Chrome URL bar 4. GtkHash (text entry fields) Interestingly the text areas of some other applications do show pop-up context menu when right-clicked: 1. Libre Office Writer 2. Web pages in Google Chrome that require text entry (such as this web page) RECREATING ISSUE I do not have a consistent way to recreate this issue (yet). When I first log in, the right-click context menus work fine. After some time of usage, the right-click context menus no longer appear. If I use the computer long enough (over an hour) without rebooting, this issue always appears. This issue seems to only affect widgets that require text entry. However, there is one exception I have noticed: the tabs in Google Chrome stop showing pop-up context menus at the same time as this issues manifests itself for the rest of gnome-shell applications with text areas. OTHER CONTEXT MENUS Context menus for other widgets do appear upon right-click, as expected, and work fine. For example, the context menu for window title bars appear when right-clicking on them. The context menu for folders and files in Nautilus also appear when right-clicking on them. SYSTEM INFORMATION $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 17.10 Release: 17.10 $ apt-cache policy gnome-shell gnome-shell: Installed: 3.26.1-0ubuntu5 Candidate: 3.26.1-0ubuntu5 Version table: *** 3.26.1-0ubuntu5 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.26.1-0ubuntu4 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.26.1-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Nov 10 18:39:00 2017 DisplayManager: gdm3 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.shell' b'enabled-extensions' b"['caffe...@patapon.info', 'coverflowalt...@palatis.blogspot.com', 'print...@linux-man.org', 'refresh-w...@kgshank.net', 'ubuntu-appindicat...@ubuntu.com', 'ubuntu-d...@ubuntu.com', 'user-th...@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com', 'cariboubloc...@git.keringar.xyz', 'gpa...@gnome-shell-extensions.gnome.org']" b'org.gnome.shell' b'had-bluetooth-devices-setup' b'true' b'org.gnome.shell' b'favorite-apps' b"['google-chrome.desktop', 'chrome-eppojlglocelodeimnohnlnionkobfln-Default.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop', 'org.gnome.gedit.desktop', 'libreoffice-writer.desktop', 'libreoffice-calc.desktop', 'org.gnome.Software.desktop', 'gnome-system-monitor.desktop']" b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'" InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-08 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10.0 2017.11.07 amd64 "Custom Artful Aardvark" ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1731581/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
