Public bug reported:
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)
** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful
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