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[Bug 1420499] [NEW] [REGRESSION] navigating to submenus has become painfully difficult. Clicking doesn't help; requires extreme precision
Public bug reported:
Steps to reproduce:
case A:
I want to access an item of a submenu of a menu of an application. That is, menu Foo->bar->something
Case B:
by right-clicking on something, I want to access an item of a submenu of the context menu, for example in Nautilus: right-click on a file -> open with -> someApplication
So, I unfold the first level menu (of an application) or the context
menu (by right-clicking), I move the mouse cursor onto the menu item so
that the final submenu unfolds, and I CLICK on the submenu parent item
(e.g. I click on "open with" from the context menu).
EXPECTED (and how it used to work):
By clicking on the item that unfolds the submenu (e.g. "open with"), as opposed to simply hovering over it, the submenu should remain open, even if you accidentally move the cursor out of the submenu's parent item before you reach the area in the desired submenu.
OBSERVED (since recently):
Clicking as you navigate through the hierarchy doesn't change the behavior. Whether you click or not, in order to reach the final submenu and the desired item within it, you have to carefully move the cursor in an almost perfectly horizontal direction to the right, without going the slightest bit out the area of the submenu's parent item. Otherwise, the submenu will disappear before you reach it.
For example, if the final item in the submenu you want to reach is the
third, it is very likely that, after hovering (and clicking) on the menu
item that opens the final submenu, you will move in diagonal downwards-
rightwards, and in this trajectory you'll exit the area of the menu item
that unfolded the submenu, making the submenu disappear before you reach
it.
Usually, this happened only if you only moved the mouse through the menu
items and submenus without clicking. But when you clicked on an item
that would unfold a submenu, that submenu would remain more "sticky",
allowing for more freedom of movement, and remaining open even if moving
out of it (until you clicked somewhere else, and perhaps also when you
moved far enough from it).
So, if you were super-precise and/or slow enough in your movements, you could reach the desired item in the sub-sub-menu by simply moving the mouse without clicking, but if you wanted to reach it quickly and carelessly, you could just click on each item of the hierarchy you were traversing.
Which is what I used to do, because I like to navigate through menus quicky and without having to train myself to move my hand with surgical precision.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.3+14.04.20140826-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Feb 10 21:32:41 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (487 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-24 (262 days ago)
** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty
** Description changed:
Steps to reproduce:
case A:
I want to access an item of a submenu of a menu of an application. That is, menu Foo->bar->something
Case B:
by right-clicking on something, I want to access an item of a submenu of the context menu, for example in Nautilus: right-click on a file -> open with -> someApplication
So, I unfold the first level menu (of an application) or the context
menu (by right-clicking), I move the mouse cursor onto the menu item so
- that the final submenu unfolds, and I CLICK on the submenu title (e.g. I
- click on "open with" from the context menu).
+ that the final submenu unfolds, and I CLICK on the submenu parent item
+ (e.g. I click on "open with" from the context menu).
EXPECTED (and how it used to work):
- By clicking on the item that unfolds the submenu (e.g. "open with"), as opposed to simply hovering over it, the submenu should remain open, even if you accidentally move the cursor a little bit out of the menu item before you reach the area in the desired submenu.
+ By clicking on the item that unfolds the submenu (e.g. "open with"), as opposed to simply hovering over it, the submenu should remain open, even if you accidentally move the cursor a little bit out of the menu item before you reach the area in the desired submenu.
OBSERVED (since some time ago):
Clicking on the menu item that has a submenu associated doesn't change its behavior the slightest bit. Whether or not you click on it, in order to reach the submenu, you have to carefully move the cursor in an almost perfectly horizontal direction to the right, without going out the area of the item that has the submenu. Otherwise, the submenu will disappear.
For example, if the final item in the submenu you want to reach is the
third, it is very likely that, after hovering (and clicking) on the menu
item that opens the final submenu, you will move in a diagonal direction
downwards and rightwards, and in this trajectory you'll exit the area of
the menu item that unfolded the submenu, making the submenu disappear
before you reach it.
Usually, this happened if you only moved the mouse through the menu
items and submenus without clicking. But once you clicked on an item
that would unfold a submenu, that submenu would remain more "sticky",
allowing for more freedom of movement.
So, if you were super-precise or pretty slow in your movements, you could reach the desired item in the sub-sub-menu by simply moving the mouse, but if you wanted to reach it quickly and dirty, you could just click on the items of the hierarchy you were traversing.
Which is what I used to do, because I like to navigate through menus quicky and without having to train myself to move my hand with surgical precision.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.3+14.04.20140826-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Feb 10 21:32:41 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (487 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-24 (262 days ago)
** Description changed:
Steps to reproduce:
case A:
I want to access an item of a submenu of a menu of an application. That is, menu Foo->bar->something
Case B:
by right-clicking on something, I want to access an item of a submenu of the context menu, for example in Nautilus: right-click on a file -> open with -> someApplication
So, I unfold the first level menu (of an application) or the context
menu (by right-clicking), I move the mouse cursor onto the menu item so
that the final submenu unfolds, and I CLICK on the submenu parent item
(e.g. I click on "open with" from the context menu).
EXPECTED (and how it used to work):
- By clicking on the item that unfolds the submenu (e.g. "open with"), as opposed to simply hovering over it, the submenu should remain open, even if you accidentally move the cursor a little bit out of the menu item before you reach the area in the desired submenu.
+ By clicking on the item that unfolds the submenu (e.g. "open with"), as opposed to simply hovering over it, the submenu should remain open, even if you accidentally move the cursor out of the submenu's parent item before you reach the area in the desired submenu.
OBSERVED (since some time ago):
Clicking on the menu item that has a submenu associated doesn't change its behavior the slightest bit. Whether or not you click on it, in order to reach the submenu, you have to carefully move the cursor in an almost perfectly horizontal direction to the right, without going out the area of the item that has the submenu. Otherwise, the submenu will disappear.
For example, if the final item in the submenu you want to reach is the
third, it is very likely that, after hovering (and clicking) on the menu
item that opens the final submenu, you will move in a diagonal direction
downwards and rightwards, and in this trajectory you'll exit the area of
the menu item that unfolded the submenu, making the submenu disappear
before you reach it.
Usually, this happened if you only moved the mouse through the menu
items and submenus without clicking. But once you clicked on an item
that would unfold a submenu, that submenu would remain more "sticky",
allowing for more freedom of movement.
So, if you were super-precise or pretty slow in your movements, you could reach the desired item in the sub-sub-menu by simply moving the mouse, but if you wanted to reach it quickly and dirty, you could just click on the items of the hierarchy you were traversing.
Which is what I used to do, because I like to navigate through menus quicky and without having to train myself to move my hand with surgical precision.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.3+14.04.20140826-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Feb 10 21:32:41 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (487 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-24 (262 days ago)
** Description changed:
Steps to reproduce:
case A:
I want to access an item of a submenu of a menu of an application. That is, menu Foo->bar->something
Case B:
by right-clicking on something, I want to access an item of a submenu of the context menu, for example in Nautilus: right-click on a file -> open with -> someApplication
So, I unfold the first level menu (of an application) or the context
menu (by right-clicking), I move the mouse cursor onto the menu item so
that the final submenu unfolds, and I CLICK on the submenu parent item
(e.g. I click on "open with" from the context menu).
EXPECTED (and how it used to work):
By clicking on the item that unfolds the submenu (e.g. "open with"), as opposed to simply hovering over it, the submenu should remain open, even if you accidentally move the cursor out of the submenu's parent item before you reach the area in the desired submenu.
- OBSERVED (since some time ago):
+ OBSERVED (since recently):
Clicking on the menu item that has a submenu associated doesn't change its behavior the slightest bit. Whether or not you click on it, in order to reach the submenu, you have to carefully move the cursor in an almost perfectly horizontal direction to the right, without going out the area of the item that has the submenu. Otherwise, the submenu will disappear.
For example, if the final item in the submenu you want to reach is the
third, it is very likely that, after hovering (and clicking) on the menu
item that opens the final submenu, you will move in a diagonal direction
downwards and rightwards, and in this trajectory you'll exit the area of
the menu item that unfolded the submenu, making the submenu disappear
before you reach it.
Usually, this happened if you only moved the mouse through the menu
items and submenus without clicking. But once you clicked on an item
that would unfold a submenu, that submenu would remain more "sticky",
allowing for more freedom of movement.
So, if you were super-precise or pretty slow in your movements, you could reach the desired item in the sub-sub-menu by simply moving the mouse, but if you wanted to reach it quickly and dirty, you could just click on the items of the hierarchy you were traversing.
Which is what I used to do, because I like to navigate through menus quicky and without having to train myself to move my hand with surgical precision.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.3+14.04.20140826-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Feb 10 21:32:41 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (487 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-24 (262 days ago)
** Description changed:
Steps to reproduce:
case A:
I want to access an item of a submenu of a menu of an application. That is, menu Foo->bar->something
Case B:
by right-clicking on something, I want to access an item of a submenu of the context menu, for example in Nautilus: right-click on a file -> open with -> someApplication
So, I unfold the first level menu (of an application) or the context
menu (by right-clicking), I move the mouse cursor onto the menu item so
that the final submenu unfolds, and I CLICK on the submenu parent item
(e.g. I click on "open with" from the context menu).
EXPECTED (and how it used to work):
By clicking on the item that unfolds the submenu (e.g. "open with"), as opposed to simply hovering over it, the submenu should remain open, even if you accidentally move the cursor out of the submenu's parent item before you reach the area in the desired submenu.
OBSERVED (since recently):
- Clicking on the menu item that has a submenu associated doesn't change its behavior the slightest bit. Whether or not you click on it, in order to reach the submenu, you have to carefully move the cursor in an almost perfectly horizontal direction to the right, without going out the area of the item that has the submenu. Otherwise, the submenu will disappear.
+ Clicking as you navigate through the hierarchy doesn't change the behavior. Whether you click or not, in order to reach the final submenu and the desired item within it, you have to carefully move the cursor in an almost perfectly horizontal direction to the right, without going the slightest bit out the area of the submenu's parent item. Otherwise, the submenu will disappear before you reach it.
For example, if the final item in the submenu you want to reach is the
third, it is very likely that, after hovering (and clicking) on the menu
- item that opens the final submenu, you will move in a diagonal direction
- downwards and rightwards, and in this trajectory you'll exit the area of
- the menu item that unfolded the submenu, making the submenu disappear
- before you reach it.
+ item that opens the final submenu, you will move in diagonal downwards-
+ rightwards, and in this trajectory you'll exit the area of the menu item
+ that unfolded the submenu, making the submenu disappear before you reach
+ it.
- Usually, this happened if you only moved the mouse through the menu
- items and submenus without clicking. But once you clicked on an item
+ Usually, this happened only if you only moved the mouse through the menu
+ items and submenus without clicking. But when you clicked on an item
that would unfold a submenu, that submenu would remain more "sticky",
- allowing for more freedom of movement.
+ allowing for more freedom of movement, and remaining open even if moving
+ out of it (until you clicked somewhere else, and perhaps also when you
+ moved far enough from it).
- So, if you were super-precise or pretty slow in your movements, you could reach the desired item in the sub-sub-menu by simply moving the mouse, but if you wanted to reach it quickly and dirty, you could just click on the items of the hierarchy you were traversing.
+ So, if you were super-precise and/or slow enough in your movements, you could reach the desired item in the sub-sub-menu by simply moving the mouse without clicking, but if you wanted to reach it quickly and carelessly, you could just click on each item of the hierarchy you were traversing.
Which is what I used to do, because I like to navigate through menus quicky and without having to train myself to move my hand with surgical precision.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.3+14.04.20140826-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Feb 10 21:32:41 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (487 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-24 (262 days ago)
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Title:
[REGRESSION] navigating to submenus has become painfully difficult.
Clicking doesn't help; requires extreme precision
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Steps to reproduce:
case A:
I want to access an item of a submenu of a menu of an application. That is, menu Foo->bar->something
Case B:
by right-clicking on something, I want to access an item of a submenu of the context menu, for example in Nautilus: right-click on a file -> open with -> someApplication
So, I unfold the first level menu (of an application) or the context
menu (by right-clicking), I move the mouse cursor onto the menu item
so that the final submenu unfolds, and I CLICK on the submenu parent
item (e.g. I click on "open with" from the context menu).
EXPECTED (and how it used to work):
By clicking on the item that unfolds the submenu (e.g. "open with"), as opposed to simply hovering over it, the submenu should remain open, even if you accidentally move the cursor out of the submenu's parent item before you reach the area in the desired submenu.
OBSERVED (since recently):
Clicking as you navigate through the hierarchy doesn't change the behavior. Whether you click or not, in order to reach the final submenu and the desired item within it, you have to carefully move the cursor in an almost perfectly horizontal direction to the right, without going the slightest bit out the area of the submenu's parent item. Otherwise, the submenu will disappear before you reach it.
For example, if the final item in the submenu you want to reach is the
third, it is very likely that, after hovering (and clicking) on the
menu item that opens the final submenu, you will move in diagonal
downwards-rightwards, and in this trajectory you'll exit the area of
the menu item that unfolded the submenu, making the submenu disappear
before you reach it.
Usually, this happened only if you only moved the mouse through the
menu items and submenus without clicking. But when you clicked on an
item that would unfold a submenu, that submenu would remain more
"sticky", allowing for more freedom of movement, and remaining open
even if moving out of it (until you clicked somewhere else, and
perhaps also when you moved far enough from it).
So, if you were super-precise and/or slow enough in your movements, you could reach the desired item in the sub-sub-menu by simply moving the mouse without clicking, but if you wanted to reach it quickly and carelessly, you could just click on each item of the hierarchy you were traversing.
Which is what I used to do, because I like to navigate through menus quicky and without having to train myself to move my hand with surgical precision.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.3+14.04.20140826-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Feb 10 21:32:41 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (487 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-24 (262 days ago)
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