Comment 31 for bug 22930

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ChrisC (chris-chris-camacho-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Re: [Bug 22930] Re: Newly-sensitive button ignores clicks until cursor re-enters it

I first noticed this also around 2001 ish, but in windows!!
(is this the first cross platform bug?!)
as nothing has been done in *over* 5 years, I think
some kind of patch would be rather nice...

nullack wrote:
> Looks as though this bug has been around since 2001. Sadly it retains an
> upstream priority of normal which ignores the very serious impact it has
> on Ubuntu first impressions and greatly highlights one of the problems
> with FOSS.
>
> Given what has been a very poor track record on this bug why doesnt
> Canonical do a workaround for this bug so the installer atleast is not
> effected. I noticed the following in the upstream bug discussion:
>
> "For what it's worth, developers can work around this bug by simply
> hiding/showing the button after they make the button sensitive again.
> This will too fast for the user to see, and it will allow them to click
> the button without moving their mouse from the button."
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