Public bug reported: If I middle-click on an icon in the gnome-shell message tray, I am no longer able to interact with any open applications until I restart the shell. If I run "xdotool key XF86LogGrabInfo" in SSH, X reports in /var/log/Xorg.0.log that gnome-shell is holding input grabs:
[127752.125] (II) Printing all currently active device grabs: [127752.125] Active grab 0x1000000 (xi2) on device 'Virtual core pointer' (2): [127752.125] client pid 2743 /usr/bin/gnome-shell [127752.125] at 118408724 (from active grab) (device thawed, state 1) [127752.125] xi2 event mask for device 2: 0xf0100 [127752.125] owner-events false, kb 1 ptr 1, confine 0, cursor 0x0 [127752.125] Active grab 0x1000000 (xi2) on device 'Virtual core keyboard' (3): [127752.125] client pid 2743 /usr/bin/gnome-shell [127752.125] at 118408724 (from active grab) (device thawed, state 1) [127752.125] xi2 event mask for device 3: 0xc000 [127752.125] owner-events false, kb 1 ptr 1, confine 0, cursor 0x0 It appears as though this may have already been reported and fixed upstream, but it does not appear to have been backported to 3.8.x: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700854 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.8.4-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-17.31-generic 3.11.10.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 7 12:49:51 2014 DisplayManager: gdm ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-shell GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-format' b"'12h'" b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-show-date' b'true' b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'" MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (139 days ago) ** Affects: gnome-shell Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #700854 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700854 ** Also affects: gnome-shell via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700854 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Description changed: If I middle-click on an icon in the gnome-shell message tray, I am no longer able to interact with any open applications until I restart the shell. If I run "xdotool key XF86LogGrabInfo" in SSH, X reports in /var/log/Xorg.0.log that gnome-shell is holding input grabs: [127752.125] (II) Printing all currently active device grabs: [127752.125] Active grab 0x1000000 (xi2) on device 'Virtual core pointer' (2): - [127752.125] client pid 2743 /usr/bin/gnome-shell + [127752.125] client pid 2743 /usr/bin/gnome-shell [127752.125] at 118408724 (from active grab) (device thawed, state 1) [127752.125] xi2 event mask for device 2: 0xf0100 [127752.125] owner-events false, kb 1 ptr 1, confine 0, cursor 0x0 [127752.125] Active grab 0x1000000 (xi2) on device 'Virtual core keyboard' (3): - [127752.125] client pid 2743 /usr/bin/gnome-shell + [127752.125] client pid 2743 /usr/bin/gnome-shell [127752.125] at 118408724 (from active grab) (device thawed, state 1) [127752.125] xi2 event mask for device 3: 0xc000 [127752.125] owner-events false, kb 1 ptr 1, confine 0, cursor 0x0 - It appears as thought this may have already been reported and fixed + It appears as though this may have already been reported and fixed upstream, but it does not appear to have been backported to 3.8.x: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=700854 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.8.4-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-17.31-generic 3.11.10.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 7 12:49:51 2014 DisplayManager: gdm ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-shell GsettingsChanges: - b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-format' b"'12h'" - b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-show-date' b'true' - b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'" + b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-format' b"'12h'" + b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'clock-show-date' b'true' + b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'" MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (139 days ago) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1289571 Title: middle-clicking message tray icon causes keyboard and mouse input blockage To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1289571/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
