double menu bar

[aloupfor]

I'm using Ubuntu 15.10 and VLC 2.2.1.

When I add 2 different format files like a mp3 and a mp4 in the playlist then some action while playing like previous, next or stop and play will make pop a second menu bar. Then I can't close this menu. It happens most of the time.

This second menu seems to not appear on previous, next... if there is a single file in the playlist or if all the files in the playlist are of the same format.

The behaviour happens both with global or in windows menu bar.

First I report this bug to VLC but they answer that it must be linked to Qt theme and probably Ubuntu appmenu.

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Hitechcomputergeek (hitechcomputergeek)]

For me, this usually happens right as a video I was playing ends. when the interface returns to the empty VLC logo. The only way to get rid of it seems to be to close and re-open VLC. Also, not sure if this is related, sometimes when I double-click a file in Nautilus and it opens VLC, VLC will open for a second then immediately crash.

[Hitechcomputergeek (hitechcomputergeek)]

More like a fraction of a second actually. This especially happens if I double-click a file and then immediately double-click another in Nautilus, so that VLC is supposed to switch to the new file instead. (I may just be clicking things too fast, but this worked fine in 15.04.) However, occasionally it happens with a single file. But I should probably open a new bug for that...

[Hitechcomputergeek (hitechcomputergeek)]

Wait a minute, unlike the OP I haven't disabled the global menu... let me get a screenshot...

[Kuba (hudzik-kuba)]

I've got same problem. When I start VLC (from dash, from console, from video file, from sound indicator etc.) everything looks OK (OK means that I've got only global menu bar), but... when I switch to full screen and than return I've got two menu bars (global and local). It drives me mad.

I'm using VLC 2.2.1 and Ubuntu 15.10 with Unity.

[Kuba (hudzik-kuba)]

I've just installed vlc 3.0.0 and now I have double menu bar all the time. Just right after I start some video from nautilus.

[Paulo Molina (polochamps2004)]

Same here with global menu on/off.

[Paulo Molina (polochamps2004)]

Bug happens when I double click the video to enlarge/fullscreen.

[Cavia Porcellus (caviaporcellus)]

This is still a problem with VLC 2.2.2 in 16.04.

The second menu bar appears when the window returns from fullscreen and when a video finishes playing.

[Bruno Nova (brunonova)]

I confirm that 16.04 is also affected.

When VLC returns from fullscreen, the second menu bar becomes visible.
I'm using locally integrated menus.

[Bill Niakas (billniakas)]

I confirm that 16.04 is affected
This happens only in video files and not in music

[Jan Schürmann (visionfactory.net)]

Ubuntu 16.04:

if i start VLC from launcher, the window shows only the global menu, which is correct, then i open a video file and the old standard-menu bar appears in the window.

[Yabk (jakov-ivkovic)]

Ubuntu 16.04 VLC 2.2.2
Second menu appears when i exit the full screen mode while watching a video.
Both menus are fully functional and everything is working.
Closing and reopening VLC makes the second menu go away, but again if I go into full screen and then return back to "normal" screen it comes back again.

[Felix Moreno (info-justdust)]

16.04 wint gnome-panel + metacity + compiz also happening

[Franz Diaz (vfromvagancy)]

Ubuntu 16.04 also happening every time I return from fullscreen.

[Simplehuman (simplehuman)]

can't reproduce it in 16.10. Is it actual for Yakkety?

[Danial Behzadi (dani.behzi)]

Fixed in Ubuntu 16.10

[Subhadip Ghosh (subhadip-sky)]

Issue still exists on Ubuntu 16.04 will the latest released updates installed. Is the fix released for 16.04 as well? If not, can we not mark the bug as Fixed?

[grofaty (grofaty)]

I have also tested VLC on Ubuntu 16.04 and issue still exists.

I also tried to apply official daily PPA from https://launchpad.net/~videolan/+archive/ubuntu/stable-daily:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily
sudo apt-get update

Update is installed, but issue is the same.

Two questions:
1. Was this bug fixed also for Ubuntu 16.04 or just for the latest Ubuntu 16.10?
2. Was fix pushed upstream to VLC official project or was if fixed locally for Ubuntu only?

[Danial Behzadi (dani.behzi)]

The bug is fixed in latest Ubuntu 16.10.

[vlc (vlc)]

Wouldn't it be nice to fix it also in 16.04? As LTS it's supposed to receive bug fixes for the next four and a half years to come.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont (rdenis)]

grofaty, there is no fix upstream. In fact, I understand the bug is in Ubuntu libraries, not in VLC.

So then, there is no fix to be upstreamed. That also explains why updating VLC on 16.04 won't fix the bug.

[ConflictBoy (pavel-konvicka)]

I am sorry, but I don't understand - will be fix this bug in Ubuntu 16.04.2, which should be released in 19th January?
Thank you

[Clinton (saxle)]

I know it has been a while since this has been "Fix released" however, this bug still effects users on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Is there a way to obtain a fix for this version?