At random some valid & operational context menu options are displayed greyed out

[Doug McMahon]

this seems to happen on occasion in both unity (3d) & unity-2d
In the screenshot example have copied the text file & am trying to paste on Desktop.
The option is greyed out though if selected will work
quiting nautilus & retrying usually restore proper display

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.3.5-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic-pae 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Feb 16 15:38:38 2012
GsettingsChanges: org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '800x550+67+82'
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120216)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Žilvinas (zilvinas-urbon)]

You mean smth like that http://oi41.tinypic.com/1sgi6r.jpg ?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[zzecool (zzecool)]

Same here and it is very annoying !!!

[Žilvinas (zilvinas-urbon)]

It's probably more compiz problem than nautilus :/

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

The problem is that the screenshot I've attached is from a unity-2d session, maybe this is a light-theme issue ?

[Žilvinas (zilvinas-urbon)]

@Doug McMahon: Check my first comment. The problem occurs for me on unity-3d also, and I'm quite sure it's compiz problem :) after upgrade it occured to me

[Žilvinas (zilvinas-urbon)]

Sam_: it affects compiz, because it affects various of programs, not only nautilus.

[Sam_ (and-sam)]

Žilvinas, he doesn't mean bug 933615 where he already reported it's dupe bug 933680.

Attempt to copy and paste a file to desktop, the paste option is disabled in context menu.
Also cut and paste to desktop doesn't work.
Moving the file by mouse drag works. This is on unity-3d. (video)

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

It's either a Nautilus or Dbus issue. Either way Unity/Compiz has nothing to do with this.

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

Just to clear up if need be - among other things I'd starting seeing this on my A2/upgraded install so did a fresh install today from current image & happened to notice it was occurring at random. So then filed this report from new install.

IIRC there was a number of libdbus* updates the other day, I don't remember this happening before that (maybe libdbusmenu*

Also to re-affirm, this happens on unity3d & 2d, haven't spent enough time recently in gnome* to say.

[Sam_ (and-sam)]

Today copy, move and paste to desktop works via context menu.
On random text or .png files the option 'rename' is greyed out but allows to rename.

[Sam_ (and-sam)]

Example video with .crash file. After restarting nautilus the option isn't greyed out.
No idea how to reproduce perhaps related with these lines from .xsession-errors?
Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_cell_area_attribute_connect: assertion `gtk_cell_area_has_renderer (area, renderer)' failed
WARN 2012-02-17 15:21:30 unity.libdbusmenu-glib <unknown>:0 Error getting properties on a new menuitem: Error getting properties for ID

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the issue seems somewhat similar to bug #882307

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

what is this bug about? it mixes comments from users who have:

- the menus rendered with no content
- the menus items not active when they should
- segfault

like there is no way to work on a bug which goes in random direction, please open different bugs for each specific issue

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

re opening because numerous users are still reporting the same on at least unity & unity-2d
The bug is just as described, screen in description & 2 vids in comments 9 & 13

The most common valid options greyed out are 'paste' & 'rename' , less common is 'paste into folder'
In all cases the option is click-able & will execute
The view set in nautilus has no bearing on this, I only use icon

Noting again this happens on occasion, there is no way I've seen to cause at will, may just be one of those things that goes away or doesn't

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

seems similar to bug #882307

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

On 03/26/2012 09:48 AM, Sebastien Bacher wrote:
> seems similar to bug #882307
>
Not sure - this bug seems to be one of several 'random' (don't think
anything is really random), breakdowns on 12.04 atm with no way to cause
at will.

As far as that bug, at least here can't dupe at all, renaming followed
by C&P in list view works fine, has that bug been re-confirmed on a
recent install?

As far as this bug not that big a deal, the option that is greyed out
does work, the tendency of most users when it happens is to try it
anyway so more a matter of appearances than function

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

that bug was opened first bug since bug #973491 is already tracked for precise marking that one duplicate of the most recent one, did anyone get the issue under a GNOME session or with another theme (i.e adwaita)? I noticed the bug without appmenu in use so it's probably not due to it