Unity freezes when right-clicking on icon in launcher

[Ryan G]

When trying to right-click on the Skype icon, or any other, sometimes Unity freezes until I open up dash.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.22.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,gnomecompat,mousepoll,resize,grid,wall,snap,imgpng,unitymtgrabhandles,place,regex,move,vpswitch,animation,session,workarounds,expo,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 133.672073] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
 [ 133.672076] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11
Date: Fri Oct 14 07:05:37 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 ATI Technologies Inc RS780M/RS780MN [Radeon HD 3200 Graphics] [1002:9612] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:028d]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5517
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=842d4e0a-7d5d-4900-b7a2-2e40c4605196 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.04
dmi.board.name: Aspire 5517
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V1.04
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V1.04
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.04:bd08/12/2009:svnAcer:pnAspire5517:pvrV1.04:rvnAcer:rnAspire5517:rvrV1.04:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.04:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5517
dmi.product.version: V1.04
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu3
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[IKT (ikt)]

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Assignment

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

thanks for your bug report. Is that still an issue in Ubuntu 12.04? Can you please test that and let us know?

[Ryan G (rtgkid)]

On 06/27/2012 09:22 AM, Omer Akram wrote:
> thanks for your bug report. Is that still an issue in Ubuntu 12.04? Can
> you please test that and let us know?
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: unity
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
It's not a problem in Precise, at least I have not found it to be.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

thanks for letting us know. Closing this bug.