Can't click on dock items if status drop-down is shown

Bug #1989590 reported by Michał Sawicz
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
GNOME Shell
Fix Released
Unknown
gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned
Kinetic
Fix Committed
Low
Unassigned
Lunar
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Steps:
1. open any of the system status drop-downs
2. click on any app icon in the Ubuntu Dock

Expected:
1. the system status drop-down goes away

Current:
1. nothing happens

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
Package: gnome-shell 43~beta-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-27.28-generic 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.23.0-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Sep 14 16:49:59 2022
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-08-31 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" - Alpha amd64 (20220829)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/zsh
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 43~beta-3ubuntu2
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Michał Sawicz (saviq) wrote :
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

I can't seem to reproduce the "nothing happens" part in kinetic. For me the active popover closes as expected.

> Expected:
> 1. the system status drop-down goes away <= Already works
> 2. the clicked item is activated <= Matter of opinion, not true in traditional GUI design. But it will work on the second click.

Can you attach a video of the problem you see?

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Michał Sawicz (saviq) wrote :

Screen capture isn't working very well… but you'd see exactly that. As long as the drop-down is open, the dash doesn't show hover highlights and no actions are performed.

Note I use dual screens, and the external screen is set as the primary one - maybe that has bearing on the problem?

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Michał Sawicz (saviq) wrote :

Managed to record with OBS Studio. You can hear the mouse clicks through the microphone ;)

summary: - Can't click on Dash items if status drop-down is shown
+ Can't click on dock items if status drop-down is shown
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) → gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock (Ubuntu)
Changed in gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
description: updated
Changed in gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Revision history for this message
Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

I believe this is a gnome-shell bug. I am also unable to click the app name in the top bar or open the Activities Overview when the quick settings menu is open.

See https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/5887

affects: gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock (Ubuntu) → gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Changed in gnome-shell:
status: Unknown → New
Changed in gnome-shell:
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
tags: added: fixed-in-gnome-shell-44 fixed-upstream
tags: added: fixed-in-gnome-shell-43.2
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu Kinetic):
status: New → Fix Committed
importance: Undecided → Low
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