On 12/19/2016 02:20 AM, mark_at_yahoo via gimp-user-list wrote:
> Problem #2: Tear-off menus (2.8.16 again) don't work, at least in my > environment (Linux, X11, FVWM window manager). For example, > right-click-and-hold in an image window, move down to "Colors >", move > across to the submenu and down to "Invert" and release -- that works. > But right-click-and-hold, move down to "Colors >", move across to the > top "-----" line and release to create a tear-off menu. Then in that new > "Colors" menu/window, click on "Invert" and nothing happens. (Actually, > something does -- the message area in the lower right corner of the > image window changes to say "Invert the colors", but the image doesn't > change.) Same (no)thing with menu items that should pop up a dialog > window, like "Levels...". But doing a deeper submenu from the tear-off > menu, like "Map >" and then "Alien map..." from there does work. > > I couldn't find this on Bugzilla. Can anyone else recreate it? To duplicate this behavior, use the tear off menu function on Linux. That's it: As far as I know, it's the same with all distros and window managers: I have seen it on Ubuntu and Mint (both Debian based) and under Gnome, Cinnamon and XFCE4. I think it's a GTK+ thing but don't quote me on that. Work-around: Left click the menu item on the torn-off menu to select it, then press the space bar on your keyboard to "make it work." Why/how the space bar does that is way above my pay grade. It's been that way for so long that I don't remember if I stumbled on the space bar trick by myself, found it by searching the network or read it here. But I do recall posting something about it, and at least one "real" expert replying to the effect that she had the same problem and did not know there was a work around. :o) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
