Activity log for bug #1898477

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2020-10-04 18:49:55 Sebastian Geiger bug added bug
2020-10-04 18:52:35 Dmitry Shachnev nominated for series Ubuntu Focal
2020-10-04 18:52:35 Dmitry Shachnev bug task added indicator-applet (Ubuntu Focal)
2020-10-04 18:52:53 Dmitry Shachnev indicator-applet (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2020-10-04 18:53:35 Dmitry Shachnev summary [SRU] Update indicator-applet to 12.10.2+20.04.202010xx-0ubuntu Old indicator items are not removed, just hidden
2020-10-04 19:16:54 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:~mitya57/indicator-applet/fix-duplicate-icons.focal
2020-10-14 13:18:09 Robie Basak description [Impact] In Focal the indicator-applet (12.10.2+20.04.20200409-0ubuntu1) contains a bug that can cause duplicate icons to appear in the applet. When an application which creates a notification item is closed, then the indicator applet will just hide its item and not remove it. If the application is started again, a new item will be added to the applet, but the old item is still present (just hidden). When the panel is moved or otherwise refreshed, then all items will be made visible again, causing many duplicates. The required fix is included in https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~indicator-applet-developers/indicator-applet/trunk.14.04/revision/451 and needs to be back ported into the new SRU release. For more details see this merge request: https://code.launchpad.net/~lanoxx/indicator-applet/fix-duplicate-icons/+merge/390344 [Test Case] 1. Open an application which adds a notification item to the indicator applet. Examples for such an applications are VLC, Network Manager Applet, or Skype. 2. Close the application and reopen it. 3. Hold Alt key, then move the panel which has the indicator applet to an different edge of the screen. 4. Observe that new two icons of the respective application are visible (e.g. to VLC icons). [Regression Potential] * The regression potential is minimal. The only user of this package are the GNOME Flashback packages. The biggest impact this change could have is that indicator applet items behave incorrectly, which is not worse than the current situation. * I have tested this patch for several weeks now and not found any regressions. [Impact] In Focal the indicator-applet (12.10.2+20.04.20200409-0ubuntu1) contains a bug that can cause duplicate icons to appear in the applet. When an application which creates a notification item is closed, then the indicator applet will just hide its item and not remove it. If the application is started again, a new item will be added to the applet, but the old item is still present (just hidden). When the panel is moved or otherwise refreshed, then all items will be made visible again, causing many duplicates. The required fix is included in https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~indicator-applet-developers/indicator-applet/trunk.14.04/revision/451 and needs to be back ported into the new SRU release. For more details see this merge request: https://code.launchpad.net/~lanoxx/indicator-applet/fix-duplicate-icons/+merge/390344 [Test Case]  1. Open an application which adds a notification item to the indicator applet. Examples for such an applications are VLC, Network Manager Applet, or Skype.  2. Close the application and reopen it.  3. Hold Alt key, then move the panel which has the indicator applet to an different edge of the screen.  4. Observe that new two icons of the respective application are visible (e.g. to VLC icons). [Regression Potential]  * The regression potential is minimal. The only user of this package are the GNOME Flashback packages. The biggest impact this change could have is that indicator applet items behave incorrectly, which is not worse than the current situation.  * I have tested this patch for several weeks now and not found any regressions. [racb] The code path being changed is when indicator items are removed. Regressions may manifest if this code path is exercised in some unexpected way.
2020-10-14 13:18:41 Robie Basak description [Impact] In Focal the indicator-applet (12.10.2+20.04.20200409-0ubuntu1) contains a bug that can cause duplicate icons to appear in the applet. When an application which creates a notification item is closed, then the indicator applet will just hide its item and not remove it. If the application is started again, a new item will be added to the applet, but the old item is still present (just hidden). When the panel is moved or otherwise refreshed, then all items will be made visible again, causing many duplicates. The required fix is included in https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~indicator-applet-developers/indicator-applet/trunk.14.04/revision/451 and needs to be back ported into the new SRU release. For more details see this merge request: https://code.launchpad.net/~lanoxx/indicator-applet/fix-duplicate-icons/+merge/390344 [Test Case]  1. Open an application which adds a notification item to the indicator applet. Examples for such an applications are VLC, Network Manager Applet, or Skype.  2. Close the application and reopen it.  3. Hold Alt key, then move the panel which has the indicator applet to an different edge of the screen.  4. Observe that new two icons of the respective application are visible (e.g. to VLC icons). [Regression Potential]  * The regression potential is minimal. The only user of this package are the GNOME Flashback packages. The biggest impact this change could have is that indicator applet items behave incorrectly, which is not worse than the current situation.  * I have tested this patch for several weeks now and not found any regressions. [racb] The code path being changed is when indicator items are removed. Regressions may manifest if this code path is exercised in some unexpected way. [Impact] In Focal the indicator-applet (12.10.2+20.04.20200409-0ubuntu1) contains a bug that can cause duplicate icons to appear in the applet. When an application which creates a notification item is closed, then the indicator applet will just hide its item and not remove it. If the application is started again, a new item will be added to the applet, but the old item is still present (just hidden). When the panel is moved or otherwise refreshed, then all items will be made visible again, causing many duplicates. The required fix is included in https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~indicator-applet-developers/indicator-applet/trunk.14.04/revision/451 and needs to be back ported into the new SRU release. For more details see this merge request: https://code.launchpad.net/~lanoxx/indicator-applet/fix-duplicate-icons/+merge/390344 [Test Case]  1. Open an application which adds a notification item to the indicator applet. Examples for such an applications are VLC, Network Manager Applet, or Skype.  2. Close the application and reopen it.  3. Hold Alt key, then move the panel which has the indicator applet to an different edge of the screen.  4. Observe that new two icons of the respective application are visible (e.g. to VLC icons). [Regression Potential]  * The regression potential is minimal. The only user of this package are the GNOME Flashback packages. The biggest impact this change could have is that indicator applet items behave incorrectly, which is not worse than the current situation.  * I have tested this patch for several weeks now and not found any regressions. [racb] The code path being changed is the signal handler that fires when indicator items are removed. Regressions may manifest if this code path is exercised in some unexpected way.
2020-10-14 13:21:09 Robie Basak indicator-applet (Ubuntu Focal): status New Fix Committed
2020-10-14 13:21:10 Robie Basak bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2020-10-14 13:21:11 Robie Basak bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2020-10-14 13:21:14 Robie Basak tags verification-needed verification-needed-focal
2020-10-18 18:09:48 Alberts Muktupāvels bug added subscriber Alberts Muktupāvels
2020-11-25 17:28:34 Dmitry Shachnev tags verification-needed verification-needed-focal verification-failed verification-failed-focal
2021-01-22 06:00:01 Mathew Hodson indicator-applet (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Low
2021-01-22 06:00:03 Mathew Hodson indicator-applet (Ubuntu Focal): importance Undecided Low
2021-05-27 11:08:33 Łukasz Zemczak indicator-applet (Ubuntu Focal): status Fix Committed Won't Fix