[snap] Custom app menu entries do not work

[Olivier Tilloy]

When launching e.g. libreoffice.writer, the application exposes a custom menu in the top panel with entries to create a new document, open the preferences, display the help and about dialog, and exit the application. See attached screenshot. None of these entries have any effect (not even the "Quit" one).

$ snap info libreoffice
snap-id: CpUkI0qPIIBVRsjy49adNq4D6Ra72y4v
tracking: candidate
refreshed: 2018-05-02T15:58:07+02:00
installed: 6.0.4.1 (61) 479MB -
channels:
  stable: 6.0.3.2 (59) 479MB -
  candidate: 6.0.4.1 (61) 479MB -
  beta: ↑
  edge: ↑

$ snap info core
type: core
snap-id: 99T7MUlRhtI3U0QFgl5mXXESAiSwt776
tracking: stable
refreshed: 2018-04-29T20:29:48+02:00
installed: 16-2.32.6 (4571) 90MB core
channels:
  stable: 16-2.32.6 (4571) 90MB -
  candidate: 16-2.32.6 (4571) 90MB -
  beta: 16-2.32.6 (4571) 90MB -
  edge: 16-2.32.6+git710.8eefd85 (4619) 91MB -

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

The code that creates the menu is in function ensure_dbus_setup() in vcl/unx/gtk3/gtk3gtkframe.cxx.

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

See also bug #1797888.

[Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb)]

It makes no sense to fix this bug or LP: #1797888 due to https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/Initiatives/wikis/App-Menu-Retirement.

May I tempt you to https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=119996 ?

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

Yes, this code will be removed in a not-too-distant future. Let's keep the bug open until that happens. Thanks for the links Adolfo.