Context menu shortcut doesn't work in Synaptic (doesn't follow Gnome HIG)

Bug #270994 reported by Simon Woolf
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synaptic (Ubuntu)
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Nominated for Karmic by Volodymyr Buell

Bug Description

Binary package hint: synaptic

The context menu key (between AltGr and Right Ctrl on most modern keyboards) should, when an item in a list has focus, bring up the same context menu that right-clicking on that item does. Per the Gnome HIG, Shift+F10 should have the same effect (for those with keyboard that do not have a menu key). Neither of these keys has any effect in Synaptic.

Expected behavior: when a package is highlighted, pressing the menu key or shift+F10 should bring up the package context menu.

Workaround: most of the items in the context menu are available in the Package main menu, accessible with Alt+P.

Synaptic version: 0.61ubuntu9, in Hardy.

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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. I can confirm this bug in Synaptic on Hardy

chr1s@chris-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy synaptic
synaptic:
  Installed: 0.61ubuntu9
  Candidate: 0.61ubuntu9
  Version table:
 *** 0.61ubuntu9 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Changed in synaptic:
status: New → Invalid
status: Invalid → Confirmed
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