desktop icon highlight isn't always removed

[Colin S. Miller]

Binary package hint: netbook-launcher

If a non-full screen app is placed so that it partially over laps some desktop icons, then
when them mouse is moved onto an icon, then the icon is highlighted. However, if
the mouse is moved back onto the app, without first leaving the icon's area, then the
highlight is not removed from the icon. The mouse can then be moved over another
icon to highlight it as well.

The highlights are only removed from the icons when the mouse moves from
the icon onto another area of the desktop.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: netbook-launcher 1:2.1.17-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon May 10 07:04:00 2010
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4)
MachineType: Acer AOA110
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=b7799105-14ab-45f0-ab85-6b641bdefe03 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: netbook-launcher
dmi.bios.date: 05/09/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: v0.3109
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Base Board Product Name
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrv0.3109:bd05/09/2008:svnAcer:pnAOA110:pvr1:rvnIntelCorp.:rnBaseBoardProductName:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: AOA110
dmi.product.version: 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-22-generic

[Colin S. Miller (ubuntu-csmiller)]

A related issue -

With netbook-launcher, when a user puts the mouse over an application icon in a folder other than the favourites, then the icon is highlighted and a '+' symbol will appear, which allows the user to add the application to her favourites.

If instead the user clicks on the application to start it, and then exits the application without moving the mouse,
then the icon's highlight is removed, but the '+' symbol remains. Moving the mouse at all will restore the highlight. I'd expect the icon's highlight to be restored as soon as it is revealed, as the mouse is still over it.

If the application is started from its icon again, and the mouse is moved to the taskbar at the top of the screen before the application is exited, then the '+' symbol is not removed from the icon. The mouse must be moved over the icon and away again for the '+' symbol to be removed. I'd expect it to be removed as soon as the icon is revealed as the mouse is no longer over the icon.

[Jody McIntyre (scjody)]

I'm pretty sure I'm seeing this bug as well, but in a different way. I run UNR 10.04.1 LTS, which runs most applications full screen all the time. Steps to reproduce:

1. Highlight an icon in netbook-launcher by mousing over it.
2. Switch away from netbook-launcher, either by launching an application or using ALT-TAB.
3. Move the mouse away from the icon's screen position.
4. Switch back, using CTRL-ALT-TAB or the button in the top left corner.
5. The icon that was highlighted remains highlighted, even though the mouse is no longer over it. If the mouse is moved over a second icon, BOTH are highlighted. The only way to unhighlight the first icon is to move the mouse over it then away. (For amusement, the steps can be repeated to highlight ALL icons :) )