it is still possible to quit unity from the panel

[Omer Akram]

even after bug 728790 was fixed it is still possible to quit unity

try this:
1. Open a terminal, maximize it
2. Press alt+f1 (launcher gets focus)
3. Press 'Esc' key.
4. Now click on the SoundMenu and scrub back to bfb, you'll see a menu with 'close' item.
5. Click it, unity crashes.

See the attached video.

[Dylan McCall (dylanmccall)]

It is also still possible to open that menu with F10.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

with unity-3.6.8 this bug seems to have finally fixed.

[Dylan McCall (dylanmccall)]

Yep, looks like it is fixed for pressing F10. This still happens if you scrub the mouse over to the application menu after clicking another menu. And yes, I'm not sure how but I managed to focus Unity itself. It is much trickier with 3.6.8.

I guess that other issue being fixed makes this a bit of a non-issue, but is it not possible to fix this at its source? (I'm assuming the source is indicator-appmenu or Unity's connection to it). I'm a little concerned that these fixes could be missing the point…

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

It is still possible ;) updated the description.

[Neil J. Patel (njpatel)]

Both cases taken care of....hopefully this is the last time this bug is opened :)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 3.8.2-0ubuntu1

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unity (3.8.2-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in std::_List_node_base::_M_hook()
      (LP: #711916)
    - New window tracking system breaks in the case where windows try to
      restack relative to destroyed windows that were never mapped
      (LP: #723014)
    - does not display icons until hovered (LP: #726033)
    - Unity Launcher has black spaces where icons should be (LP: #729353)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in sigc::internal::signal_emit0<void,
      sigc::nil>::emit() (LP: #729715)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in SimpleLauncherIcon::OnIconThemeChanged()
      (LP: #741652)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in free() (LP: #738864)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke() (LP: #741674)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in free() (LP: #742300)
    - Unity can't get touch the touch initialization signals from GEIS
      (LP: #742555)
    - Windows that reparent away from the root before they are mapped can
      cause other windows to become invisible (and compiz to crash)
      (LP: #743011)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in gdk_cairo_set_source_pixbuf()
      (LP: #744231)
    - [dash] Keyboard navigation not implemented as specified (LP: #608132)
    - xterms broken in unity (LP: #692463)
    - Unity opens application menu on Alt+F10 shortcut (LP: #722674)
    - First four items in Dash begin "Find" "Find" "Find" "Find" (LP: #729002)
    - Increase the size of the top left Launcher reveal area from 1px to a
      slightly larger triangle that comes out of the top left corner
      (LP: #736034)
    - Add a test case for invisible windows regressions (LP: #736876)
    - Re-sync with xquerytree to avoid stacking order issues (LP: #740465)
    - Keyboard navigation: quicklist not opening for Trash launcher item
      (LP: #741793)
    - Wrong window moves (LP: #741656)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in
      SimpleLauncherIcon::ActivateLauncherIcon() (LP: #742110)
    - Combo in the search bar did not disappear after the places was closed
      (LP: #742712)
    - Expo doesn't quit reliably when using keynav or shortcut (LP: #744196)
    - Make the BFB icon turn blue when an application goes urgent
      (LP: #744973)
    - Launcher - increase "launcher reveal %" for 'Fade and slide' launcher
      reveal transition to 65% (LP: #745602)
    - Arrows do not fade out with rest of launcher durring DND (LP: #746811)
    - Don't create windows over the launcher (LP: #688816)
    - Launcher - Indicate which application is currently focused with a
      glowing Launcher icon (LP: #676604)
    - Unity Grid is broken for multi-monitor setups (LP: #709221)
    - dynamic quicklists are not working (LP: #729074)
    - When windows open for the first time they should not hide the launcher
      (LP: #723878)
    - it is still possible to quit unity from the panel (LP: #733725)
    - Selection does not fit small icons in Unity Dash (LP: #735746)
    - Unmounting media gives no error when failed (LP: #737633)
    - ATI/fglrx workaround patch (LP: #740298)
    - "Files & Folders" tooltip say...

[Luke Yelavich (themuso)]

With unity 3.8.2 and trunk, it is possible to close unity via the global menu with the keyboard, as follows:
1. Move to the launcher with Alt + F1.
2. Press escape.
3. Press F10, and using the arrow, navigate through the indicators till you land on the file menu.

You can then choose close from there.

 affects ubuntu/unity
 status confirmed

 affects unity
 status confirmed

[Dylan McCall (dylanmccall)]

Oooh, if I understand bug #703555, our permanent fix from the source should arise when indicator-appmenu is patched. Is that correct?