Cannot click links in KHelpCenter [KHTML bug]

[Matt Sicker]

Binary package hint: khelpcenter

So yeah, here's an easy way to reproduce it:

1. Open Konqueror.
2. Press F1 (or go to Help -> Konqueror Handbook)
3. Hover your mouse over the links.
4. ???
5. Profit

Basically, all the links only have a short time they remain clickable before they become part of the background. This doesn't appear to affect the top link, but it does affect all links directly below it (i.e., when the line leading is just font-size+4pt or so; this is not a problem if you go to the Kubuntu System Documentation where the leading is double-sized). The only clickable area is the whitespace directly above lower case letters that don't extend above the x-height of the font face (I don't remember what it's called, sorry).

I don't know if I'm the only one who's experienced this, but you can also see this problem by viewing the page in Konqueror:
/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/konqueror/index.html

So this is obviously a KHTML bug, but I don't know if it's introduced due to Ubuntu's packaging or if it's a genuine KDE bug. I'll go look at bugs.kde.org to see if I can find a bug related to this, but in the meantime I'd like it if someone else can confirm its existence. I can confirm on two computers (both running Feisty), but maybe I'm doing something wrong.

You may need to install kdebase-doc-html to see the page if it isn't already installed (for shame!).

[Javier Jardón (jjardon)]

I can confirm here. Kubuntu Edgy with KDE 3.5.6 from kubuntu.org

[Matt Sicker (jvz)]

OK, I've got confirmation of this bug from another user in #ubuntu-bugs.

[12:41] <torkiano> mjunx: I can only click on the whitespace directly above lower case letters

[Matt Sicker (jvz)]

Y'know, it's weird, but I can click on them now. It might depend on the mouse cursor theme or something.

[Matt Sicker (jvz)]

Since this works for me now (one of the only people who had evidence this happens) in KDE 3.5.7, I'm changing this back to new to see if anyone else has this issue anymore.

[Jonathan Jesse (jjesse)]

Good morning,

I am wondering what the status of this bug is. I am unable to reproduce it in Gutsy and Feisty. Can we close this bug?

Thanks,

Jonathan

[Javier Jardón (jjardon)]

No problem for me now. Kubuntu Feisty 7.04 with KDE 3.5.7

[Jonathan Jesse (jjesse)]

Marking this bug as fix reeleased as it is currently working on latest Feisty. Closing bug