Activity log for bug #849175

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2011-09-13 17:10:28 Patrick Scott bug added bug
2011-09-15 14:14:00 Omer Akram description Release 11.10 - Beta 1 - Updated to the latest as of 13th Sept 2011 Tested in: Unity 3D and Unity 2D There are a few indications that the Text field used in the Unity dash on both 2d and 3d is not a normal text field [and I'm not talking about looks here]. These issues make the Search field seem very unpolished (point No.1 in particular). 1. When hovering over the search field with the mouse pointer, the mouse pointer icon does not change to a text cursor as it does with any other text field or text area in the OS/Browser/Applications - (Affects Unity 2D and Unity 3D) 2. Despite the fact that you can highlight text in the Search field using the keyboard shortcut Shift+ Directional Arrow Left/Right, the user is unable to highlight text in the Search field using the mouse pointer by clicking and dragging it over text- (Affects Unity 3D ONLY) 3. Despite the fact that you can Cut, Copy, and Paste text to/from the Search field using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C. and Ctrl+V, the user is unable to Cut, Copy, and Paste using the mouse pointer by using the context menu through Right-Clicking the Search field (or Right-Clicking highlighted text in the Search field) - (Affects Unity 2D and Unity 3D) Regarding Points 2 and 3, the cardinal rule of keyboard shortcuts is that they should only be a Secondary means of achieving something that would otherwise take longer through the GUI. Currently, in the Dash's Search field case, there is no way of achieving these things through the GUI and these are therefore Usability bugs and should worked on beyond the UI freeze deadline. Regarding Point 3, yes, I am indeed suggesting that a context menu should be created for the dash containing the Cut, Copy, and Paste options. Although, I do think that any menu created should look like it belongs to the dash and not look anything like the traditional GTK context menus belonging to the rest of the OS/Applications. P.S: The Start Menu Search field in Windows Vista/7 does not have any of these issues... When hovering over the search field with the mouse pointer, the mouse pointer icon does not change to a text cursor as it does with any other text field or text area in the OS/Browser/Applications - (Affects Unity 2D and Unity 3D)
2011-09-15 14:14:04 Omer Akram bug task added unity
2011-09-15 14:14:22 Omer Akram bug task added ayatana-design
2011-09-15 14:14:31 Omer Akram unity: importance Undecided Wishlist
2011-09-15 14:14:33 Omer Akram unity (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Wishlist
2011-09-15 14:14:35 Omer Akram unity: status New Incomplete
2011-09-15 14:14:38 Omer Akram unity (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2011-09-15 14:15:53 Omer Akram summary Search field in dash doesn't behave like a real text field cursor should change when pointer is over the search field
2011-09-15 16:07:30 John Lea description When hovering over the search field with the mouse pointer, the mouse pointer icon does not change to a text cursor as it does with any other text field or text area in the OS/Browser/Applications - (Affects Unity 2D and Unity 3D) When hovering over the search field with the mouse pointer, the mouse pointer icon does not change to a text cursor as it does with any other text field or text area in the OS/Browser/Applications - (Affects Unity 2D and Unity 3D) Desired Resolution: - When the pointer is over the dash search box, it should change from a arrow to a caret. - The standard pointer caret graphic should be used.
2011-09-15 16:07:49 John Lea ayatana-design: assignee John Lea (johnlea)
2011-09-15 16:07:53 John Lea ayatana-design: importance Undecided Medium
2011-09-15 16:07:57 John Lea ayatana-design: status New Fix Committed
2011-09-15 16:08:00 John Lea unity: status Incomplete Confirmed
2011-09-15 16:08:03 John Lea unity (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Confirmed
2011-09-15 16:08:06 John Lea unity: importance Wishlist Medium
2011-09-15 16:08:13 John Lea tags polish usablility onew polish udo usablility
2011-09-15 16:08:56 John Lea summary cursor should change when pointer is over the search field Dash - cursor should change when pointer is over the search field
2011-09-21 17:01:39 Omer Akram unity (Ubuntu): importance Wishlist Medium
2011-09-21 17:01:42 Omer Akram unity: status Confirmed Triaged
2011-09-21 17:01:44 Omer Akram unity (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Triaged
2011-09-21 17:01:50 Omer Akram unity: assignee Neil J. Patel (njpatel)
2011-09-21 17:01:55 Omer Akram unity (Ubuntu): assignee Neil J. Patel (njpatel)
2011-09-28 16:27:47 John Lea ayatana-design: status Fix Committed Fix Released
2011-10-18 16:38:50 John Lea tags onew polish udo usablility onew polish udo udp usablility
2011-10-18 16:38:53 John Lea unity: milestone backlog
2011-10-18 16:38:57 John Lea ayatana-design: status Fix Released Fix Committed
2012-01-09 14:37:52 Andrea Azzarone bug task added nux
2012-01-09 14:38:02 Andrea Azzarone nux: status New Triaged
2012-01-09 14:38:06 Andrea Azzarone nux: importance Undecided Medium
2012-01-09 14:38:18 Andrea Azzarone bug task added nux (Ubuntu)
2012-01-09 16:15:46 Andrea Azzarone unity: assignee Neil J. Patel (njpatel) Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
2012-01-09 16:15:48 Andrea Azzarone unity (Ubuntu): assignee Neil J. Patel (njpatel) Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
2012-01-09 16:16:11 Andrea Azzarone unity: assignee Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
2012-01-09 16:16:27 Andrea Azzarone nux (Ubuntu): assignee Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
2012-01-09 16:16:30 Andrea Azzarone nux: assignee Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
2012-01-09 16:16:36 Andrea Azzarone unity: assignee Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
2012-01-09 16:32:56 Andrea Azzarone unity: status Triaged Invalid
2012-01-09 16:33:01 Andrea Azzarone unity (Ubuntu): status Triaged Invalid
2012-01-09 16:33:07 Andrea Azzarone unity: assignee Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
2012-01-09 16:33:12 Andrea Azzarone unity: milestone backlog
2012-01-09 16:33:17 Andrea Azzarone unity (Ubuntu): assignee Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
2012-01-09 16:33:27 Andrea Azzarone nux: milestone 2.0
2012-01-09 16:33:41 Andrea Azzarone nux: status Triaged In Progress
2012-01-09 16:33:43 Andrea Azzarone nux (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2012-01-09 16:33:48 Andrea Azzarone nux (Ubuntu): status Incomplete In Progress
2012-01-10 08:30:38 Andrea Azzarone branch linked lp:~andyrock/nux/fix-849175
2012-01-19 20:56:47 Andrea Azzarone nux: milestone 2.0
2012-01-19 20:56:54 Andrea Azzarone nux: status In Progress Fix Committed
2012-01-19 20:57:06 Andrea Azzarone nux (Ubuntu): status In Progress Fix Committed
2012-02-16 17:55:10 Andrea Azzarone nux: status Fix Committed Fix Released
2012-02-16 17:55:14 Andrea Azzarone nux (Ubuntu): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2012-02-17 17:32:53 Andrea Cimitan tags onew polish udo udp usablility onew polish top5p udo udp usablility
2012-02-18 11:38:55 Florian Boucault bug task added unity-2d
2012-02-18 11:39:27 Florian Boucault unity-2d: status New Confirmed
2012-02-18 11:39:30 Florian Boucault unity-2d: importance Undecided Medium
2012-02-20 16:29:44 John Lea ayatana-design: importance Medium Critical
2012-02-27 15:07:05 Gerry Boland unity-2d: assignee Gerry Boland (gerboland)
2012-02-27 15:07:08 Gerry Boland unity-2d: status Confirmed In Progress
2012-02-27 15:07:31 Gerry Boland branch linked lp:~gerboland/unity-2d/dash-searchentry-cursor
2012-03-07 23:10:19 Gerry Boland unity-2d: status In Progress Fix Committed
2012-03-07 23:10:27 Gerry Boland unity-2d: milestone 5.8
2012-03-15 07:27:34 Didier Roche-Tolomelli unity-2d: milestone 5.8 5.7
2012-03-19 12:59:31 Didier Roche-Tolomelli unity: status Invalid Fix Released
2012-03-19 12:59:33 Didier Roche-Tolomelli unity-2d: status Fix Committed Fix Released
2012-03-19 13:08:20 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:unity-2d
2012-03-19 13:10:14 Launchpad Janitor unity-2d (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2012-03-20 09:31:19 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:ubuntu/unity-2d
2012-04-16 03:42:58 Tim Penhey ayatana-design: status Fix Committed Fix Released
2012-04-16 07:03:23 John Lea ayatana-design: status Fix Released Fix Committed
2012-04-17 11:12:21 Nick Tait ayatana-design: status Fix Committed Fix Released
2012-04-17 11:12:39 Nick Tait tags onew polish top5p udo udp usablility onew polish reviewedbydesignp top5p udo udp usablility
2012-04-20 17:00:47 Nick Tait tags onew polish reviewedbydesignp top5p udo udp usablility onew polish reviewedbydesignp top5p usablility
2014-09-01 16:58:17 Marco Trevisan (TreviƱo) unity (Ubuntu): status Invalid Fix Released