The Dash closes when trying to switch to the Command lens (Alt+F2)

[Brandon Schaefer]

When trying to switch from the Dash to the Command lens it closes.

How to reproduce:
1. Open the dash
2. Press Alt+F2

What happens:
Dash Closes

What should happen:
The Dash should not close, rather command lens should open

[MC Return (mc-return)]

I can confirm this bug.

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

On further testing, this happens only with the command lens (alt+f2), not with the HUD.

[Sami Jaktholm (sjakthol)]

In theory solution to this bug would be to send 'dash::GOTO_DASH_URI' (3) instead of 'dash::NOT_HANDLED' (0) to the dash with the 'UBUS_PLACE_ENTRY_ACTIVATE_REQUEST' in 'UnityScreen::SendExecuteCommand' (plugins/unityshell/src/unityshell.cpp line 1773). The logic inside 'DashView::OnActivateRequest' (dash/DashView.cpp line 331) also supports this change: if dash is hidden (!_visible), the lens will be activated and dash shown; if dash is visible, the lens is activated inside last 'else if' clause. Right now only dash is hidden inside first 'else if'.

Regression potential should be very minimal as this is the way the other lens shortcuts are handled (Controller::CheckShortcutActivation in dash/DashController.cpp on line 343) and they seem to work fine.

However I can't test this right now in real world conditions so I'd rather not send a patch. Feel free to pick this up as this fix is really trivial and should only take few minutes...

[Michael Spencer (ibelieve)]

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-02 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MarkForUpload: True
Package: unity 6.8.0-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Tags: raring running-unity
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Michael Spencer (ibelieve)]

apport information

[Michael Spencer (ibelieve)]

apport information

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 6.12.0daily13.02.04.1-0ubuntu1

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unity (6.12.0daily13.02.04.1-0ubuntu1) raring; urgency=low

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  [ Automatic PS uploader ]
  * Automatic snapshot from revision 3117
 -- Automatic PS uploader <email address hidden> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:59:13 +0000