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libappindicator package

Python app indicator fails to send "activate" signals

Bug #621075 reported by Karl Lattimer
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libappindicator
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libappindicator (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: ibus

In ibus-1.3.7 I often get a problem with the "activate" signal not being sent or I'm unable to receive it. I assume it's a bug in either libappindicator, libindicator or the python app indicator bindings.

The ibus app indicator bug can be found here; https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/564034
This may be related to; https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/564034

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in ibus (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ted Gould (ted)
affects: ibus (Ubuntu) → libindicator (Ubuntu)
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Ted Gould (ted) wrote :

I'm not sure what you mean by the activate signal. Do you mean the signal on one of the menu items? If so, which one or all?

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Karl Lattimer (karl-qdh) wrote :

All menu items fail to send the activate signal. As in, when you click a menu item, the signal which is sent is "activate" and it's never received by my callbacks in ibus/ui/gtk/panel.py.

This includes both the input method selection, and the other items in the menu. It's bizarre, but I think it's related to the python bindings and not a problem in libindicator/libappindicator.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Could you try if that's still an issue in natty and maybe write a small example showing the issue?

Changed in libindicator (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
Kalle Valo (kvalo)
Changed in libindicator:
importance: Undecided → Low
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in libindicator (Ubuntu):
assignee: Ted Gould (ted) → nobody
status: New → Incomplete
Ted Gould (ted)
affects: libindicator (Ubuntu) → libappindicator (Ubuntu)
affects: libindicator → libappindicator
Changed in libappindicator:
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for libappindicator (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in libappindicator (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for libappindicator because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in libappindicator:
status: Incomplete → Expired
Adam Porter (alphapapa)
Changed in libappindicator:
status: Expired → Confirmed
status: Confirmed → New
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Adam Porter (alphapapa) wrote :

I am seeing this bug on KDE 4.7.2 on Natty using Pithos's libappindicator icon. Left-clicking the icon does nothing because the activate signal is not received. Switching to a Gtk.StatusIcon does receive the activate signal.

I wonder if this might be addressed by this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/812933 But I don't see anything Python-related in it.

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Adam Porter (alphapapa) wrote :

I'm also not sure if this bug is a dupe: https://bugs.launchpad.net/screenlets/+bug/522152

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Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote :

Please re-open bug if the issue still exists.

Changed in libappindicator:
status: New → Incomplete
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Adam Porter (alphapapa) wrote :

Why was this bug marked Incomplete? Did anyone fix the code?

Changed in libappindicator:
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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Sebastian Krzyszkowiak (dos-d) wrote :

libappindicator doesn't implement "Activate" method at all, causing the left-click on KDE4/Plasma 5 systray to do nothing.

It seems like it was some design decision, IMO a poor one.

I've written a patch to make "Activate" method act as "SecondaryActivate": https://aur4.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/0001-Add-support-for-Activate-method-for-improved-Plasma-.patch?h=libappindicator-activate&id=d47196aa3ea9c1ad4f647d90b2d77425a2fdd56e

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