Desktop menubar does not respond to alt + f

[gnudoc]

Clean up to date install of ubuntu precise beta 2, with the latest unity-team ppa packages. Checkbox unity test stipulates that the following behaviour is expected:

1. Click on the desktop
2. Press Alt + F (or any accelerator corresponding to the "File" item in your language)
   -> Desktop menubar appears, first menubar item is selected and its menu appears

Actual behaviour:

1. Click on the desktop
2. Press Alt + F
  -> pressing alt + f has no effect at all.

Pressing alt + f10 does have the expected result of opening the first menu. Also, pressing alt + f10 in firefox causes the menubar to open at the first menu too.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.10.0-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Tue Apr 24 21:52:05 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120328)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report, do you use unity-2d or 3d? Is that issue new? Does it happen with any application?

[gnudoc (gnudoc)]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thank you for your bug report, do you use unity-2d or 3d?

When I filed the bug I was testing unity-3d. However, I have just checked
unity-2d, and the same buggy behaviour is present there too.

> Is that issue new?

I'm afraid I have no idea as I have not been using unity until now.

> Does it happen with any application?
>

I've not done an exhaustive search but the correct behaviour (i.e file menu
opening on pressing alt + f) occurs in a nautilus window, firefox,
gnome-terminal and libreoffice writer.

If there is any other information I can supply please let me know.

>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
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[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

doh, I didn't correctly read you bug report, that's only for the desktop ... yes I can confirm that