14.0.1: Can't right-click anything; drop-down lists fail

[Adam Porter]

Yesterday my system updated Firefox from 13.0.1 to 14.0.1. I restarted the browser and could not right-click anything in the browser, pages or tabs or any UI elements. Also, all drop-down lists did nothing when clicked, in the UI or in pages.

I downgraded to 13.0.1 and it works fine again.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu. In the future, please use 'ubuntu-bug firefox' to report issues as it includes some basic system information. Which version of Ubuntu are you running and which Desktop Environment are you using?

[Nguyen Anh Minh (minhna)]

I had the same problem, but sincce 13.0.1.
I tried safe mode but it doesn't help.

It happens randomly so I don't know what cause the problem.

[Yong Wang (yongyong-wang)]

I am having the same problem randomly.

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

This might be Bug #1020198 or something else. Unfortunately, there's not enough information provided.

[Adam Porter (alphapapa)]

I'm using Kubuntu Precise.

$ acp firefox
firefox:
  Installed: 13.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  Candidate: 14.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  Version table:
     14.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main i386 Packages
 *** 13.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     11.0+build1-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages

$ acp dolphin
dolphin:
  Installed: 4:4.8.4-0ubuntu0.1
  Candidate: 4:4.8.4-0ubuntu0.1
  Version table:
 *** 4:4.8.4-0ubuntu0.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     4:4.8.4-0ubuntu0.1~ppa1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
     4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages

Sounds like the same bug, even though I'm not using Unity. Marking as dupe.

[Joe Schoen (joseph-offer)]

For me at least, this problem is not limited to just Firefox or Thunderbird. Seemingly any program that has a window and a right-click menu or drop down menu is affected. I've tested it with Amarok, Natilus, FF, TB, and Transmission. Though, the bug seems to manifest periodically, I can logout/restart and get it to stop. What it looks like is that the right-click-menu is being drawn behind the main window. If the window isn't maximized and the right side of the window is right-clicked, the right-click-menu peeks out the side of the window.

I tried to get screen shots, but it appears that PrintScreen doesn't work when a drop-down or right-click menu is open...for me at least.

-Joe

12.10