drpython does not show a menu bar

[Ethan Glasser-Camp]

Binary package hint: drpython

Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10

DrPython used to have a menu bar with typical menus like "File", "Edit", "Help" and so on, but since the update to 10.10 these are no longer present. As far as I can tell, the menu is still defined in the DrPython source code, since it shows up on a Windows XP machine.

I've tried to determine if this is a wxPython bug by running the script shown at:

http://wiki.wxpython.org/Getting%20Started#Adding_a_menu_bar

I believe that this should also show a menu bar, but on my system it does not.

Thank you for your time.

$ dpkg -l drpython python python-wxgtk2.8 python-support
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
ii drpython 1:3.11.1-2 simple and customizable editor for the Pytho
ii python 2.6.6-2ubuntu1 interactive high-level object-oriented langu
ii python-support 1.0.9ubuntu1 automated rebuilding support for Python modu
ii python-wxgtk2. 2.8.11.0-0ubun wxWidgets Cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit (wx

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: drpython 1:3.11.1-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Nov 21 13:15:21 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: drpython

[pauljwells (pauljwells)]

This is a general bug in Ubuntu/Kubuntu

in any wxPython program (my own, the wxPython Demo...) Menu bars do not display, although shortcut keys, that are defined in the same code lines, still work (ctrl-a for an 'about' dialogue for example). Doesn't matter if the program is invoked from terminal or by double-clicking a .py file.

Added weirdness: Menu bars work fine on the Netbook interface.
Extra added weirdness: When running code from within the Eclipse IDE, menu bars DO show!

Very bad bug. Stops developers from using Python/wxPython to develop for Ubuntu. For me it's a 'find another distro' situation.

All my code works OK on OSX and all flavours of Windows...

[pauljwells (pauljwells)]

There is a fix, add this to the launch script (or ~/.bashrc and run the app from a terminal)

export UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0

[richi (ramezquitao)]

Removing the packages appmenu-gtk and indicator-appmenu fixed this for me