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Public bug reported:

Don't tell me "can't reproduce". Almost surely you can't. This has just
happened to me randomly, it will probably disappear at the next reboot
and it will probably be ages until the next time it randomly happens
again. However this is HUGE.

Dash has suddenly become transparent to mouse interaction. For example
- I click on the Dash icon on Launcher
- (optuonal) I type the name of some application
- I click on the icon of some application that I want to launch

Instead, I am clicking on whatever is behind it.

This is a CRITICAL SECURITY ISSUE, as you may accidentally click on a
button to confirm some destructive action (or to send an email before
you finish writing it), if it happens to be behind the icon you are
trying to click.

You can LITERALLY (and I'm not abusing the word "literally") format your
hard drive because of this bug.

Besides, obviously, rendering Dash unusable and making you unable to
launch any application.

When the issue appears, it won't go away. I tried ctrl+super+D twice,
clicking on random other launcher icons, and the like.

The only workaround I can think of is reboot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: unity 7.3.2+15.04.20150420-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-26.28-generic 3.19.8-ckt4
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Sep  7 18:01:27 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (695 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-08-15 (22 days ago)

** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug vivid

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1493106

Title:
  Dash randomly becomes transparent to mouse events

Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Don't tell me "can't reproduce". Almost surely you can't. This has
  just happened to me randomly, it will probably disappear at the next
  reboot and it will probably be ages until the next time it randomly
  happens again. However this is HUGE.

  Dash has suddenly become transparent to mouse interaction. For example
  - I click on the Dash icon on Launcher
  - (optuonal) I type the name of some application
  - I click on the icon of some application that I want to launch

  Instead, I am clicking on whatever is behind it.

  This is a CRITICAL SECURITY ISSUE, as you may accidentally click on a
  button to confirm some destructive action (or to send an email before
  you finish writing it), if it happens to be behind the icon you are
  trying to click.

  You can LITERALLY (and I'm not abusing the word "literally") format
  your hard drive because of this bug.

  Besides, obviously, rendering Dash unusable and making you unable to
  launch any application.

  When the issue appears, it won't go away. I tried ctrl+super+D twice,
  clicking on random other launcher icons, and the like.

  The only workaround I can think of is reboot.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: unity 7.3.2+15.04.20150420-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-26.28-generic 3.19.8-ckt4
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-26-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Sep  7 18:01:27 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (695 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-08-15 (22 days ago)

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