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[Shahbaz Youssefi <ShabbyX@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Steps to reproduce:

1. Set the following configuration: In "Appearance" settings, under
"Behavior" tab, where it asks "Show the menus for a window", select "In
the window's title bar".

2. Open any unmaximized window with menus, say gvim. The menus of the
application are hidden on the top bar which looks nice and clean. Now
try to absent-mindedly maximize the window by double clicking the top
bar.

3. Usually unamximized windows are small and each program usually has at
least 5~6 menu items. Therefore more than half of the top bar is
occupied by the menu items. Double clicking on that range opens and
immediately closes a menu item.

I doubt this is ever anyone's intention! On the contrary, if I double
click on the top bar I expect the window to maximize. If suddenly menu
items appear under my cursor, I wouldn't care; I would still expect
double click to maximize the window.

Suggested solution:

If a menu item is double clicked, (un)maximize the window. This works
also when the menus are in the menu bar, which is the desired behavior
for unmaximizing if the window is already maximized.

The side effect is that if the menus are in the window's title bar and
the menu bar is double-clicked, the window gets maximized. If this is
not a desired side effect, it can be guarded against.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Sep 29 15:52:08 2014
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-04 (87 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

P.S. This is NOT a fresh install.

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 trusty

** Description changed:

  Steps to reproduce:
  
  1. Set the following configuration: In "Appearance" settings, under
  "Behavior" tab, where it asks "Show the menus for a window", select "In
  the window's title bar".
  
  2. Open any unmaximized window with menus, say gvim. The menus of the
  application are hidden on the top bar which looks nice and clean. Now
  try to absent-mindedly maximize the window by double clicking the top
  bar.
  
  3. Usually unamximized windows are small and each program usually has at
  least 5~6 menu items. Therefore more than half of the top bar is
  occupied by the menu items. Double clicking on that range opens and
  immediately closes a menu item.
  
  I doubt this is ever anyone's intention! On the contrary, if I double
  click on the top bar I expect the window to maximize. If suddenly menu
  items appear under my cursor, I wouldn't care; I would still expect
  double click to maximize the window.
  
  Suggested solution:
  
  If a menu item is double clicked, (un)maximize the window. This works
  also when the menus are in the menu bar, which is the desired behavior
  for unmaximizing if the window is already maximized.
  
  The side effect is that if the menus are in the window's title bar and
  the menu bar is double-clicked, the window gets maximized. If this is
  not a desired side effect, it can be guarded against.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: unity 7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Sep 29 15:52:08 2014
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-04 (87 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ 
+ P.S. This is NOT a fresh install.

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Title:
  Menus get in the way of maximization

Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:

  1. Set the following configuration: In "Appearance" settings, under
  "Behavior" tab, where it asks "Show the menus for a window", select
  "In the window's title bar".

  2. Open any unmaximized window with menus, say gvim. The menus of the
  application are hidden on the top bar which looks nice and clean. Now
  try to absent-mindedly maximize the window by double clicking the top
  bar.

  3. Usually unamximized windows are small and each program usually has
  at least 5~6 menu items. Therefore more than half of the top bar is
  occupied by the menu items. Double clicking on that range opens and
  immediately closes a menu item.

  I doubt this is ever anyone's intention! On the contrary, if I double
  click on the top bar I expect the window to maximize. If suddenly menu
  items appear under my cursor, I wouldn't care; I would still expect
  double click to maximize the window.

  Suggested solution:

  If a menu item is double clicked, (un)maximize the window. This works
  also when the menus are in the menu bar, which is the desired behavior
  for unmaximizing if the window is already maximized.

  The side effect is that if the menus are in the window's title bar and
  the menu bar is double-clicked, the window gets maximized. If this is
  not a desired side effect, it can be guarded against.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: unity 7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Sep 29 15:52:08 2014
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-04 (87 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

  P.S. This is NOT a fresh install.

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