set has-frame of option comboboxes to false

Bug #437733 reported by Nikola Kovacs
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gdm
Expired
Medium
gdm (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Wishlist
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gdm

The option comboboxes on the bottom panel have a frame that prevents their activation when clicked on the screen edge. It's easy to overshoot with the mouse and reach the screen edge (Fitts' law), and clicking there won't open the menu. In contrast, the button with the downward arrow works when clicked on the screen edge.

Setting the has-frame property of the combobox fixes this. It does change the appearance though.

I'll attach a simple patch that does this and a screenshot.

gdm 2.28.0-0ubuntu6, Ubuntu karmic

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Nikola Kovacs (nx) wrote :
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Nikola Kovacs (nx) wrote :
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report. The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME)

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
importance: Low → Wishlist
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your work there too, I've no real opinion on whether the interface looks better this way or not though, could be good to have upstream opinion on the change

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Robert, what do you think about this one?

Changed in gdm:
importance: Undecided → Unknown
status: New → Unknown
tags: added: patch patch-forwarded-upstream
Changed in gdm:
status: Unknown → New
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) → nobody
status: New → Triaged
Changed in gdm:
importance: Unknown → Medium
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Ed Lin (edlin280-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

So this bug has been sitting there fro 5 months now still listed as UNCONFIRMED with no comment at all.
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=626737

Why do we need to wait for upstream? Sooner or later we need to make some changes anyway (https://lists.launchpad.net/ayatana/msg04636.html)

 This isn't really a question of looks or opinion. It's an interface bug, a highly annoying one if I may add especially now that I'm constantly switching between Unity and other sessions. Maybe there is a nicer looking solution though.

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Ed Lin (edlin280-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

9 months actually

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Ed Lin (edlin280-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Too bad I can't edit...

LightDM will replace GMD in Oneiric so that is that. GNOME 3 has a new layout that isn't affected by this bug. Case closed. Well played upstream!

Changed in gdm:
status: New → Expired
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