It was caused by this in my dconf registry:
[org/gnome/gedit/plugins]
active-plugins=@as []
"dconf reset -f /org/gnome/gedit/plugins/" fixes it
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I'm using Unity and this affects me. It does not happen in a guest
session, though.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1540713/+attachment/4644883/+files/gedit_tools_empty.png
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
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Status: New => Confirmed
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Thank you for your bug report, what desktop environment do you use? It
works fine under Unity ... could you try in a guest session?
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Importance: Undecided => Low
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Status: New => Incomplete
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Lubuntu + Openbox + LXDE.
I think Unity would be a little too much for my hardware...
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1540713
Title:
Tools drop-down menu displays as
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Status: Incomplete => New
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Title:
Tools drop-down menu displays as all empty (3.18.2)
To
Just discovered yet another bug.
Wasn't able to make a screenshot of the problem because drop-down menu had to
be SHOWN to you.
However, for scrot, this will cause the hotkey to get blocked!!
ksnapshot came to mind. (I don't use KDE, but this ksnapshot tool is
simply excellent.)
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