Ubuntu
gnome-session package

How to freeze GNOME in simple steps.

Bug #61953 reported by finalbeta
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-session (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Start gedit , type some characters. leave it, don't save.
Start firefox or any other program so it is in front of the gedit window.
Press the logout button, press shutdown.
>> You are now stuck...

gedit asks to save the current file before shutdown. But the dialog is behind firefox (or whatever program you opened) The tabs to focus programs in the panel don't work at this point. So you are stuck, you can't save the file, and the PC won't shut down. And you lose whatever work you had in gedit.

This is a pretty common situation. I often leave gedit open with unsaved info (usually temp info).

tested on 2 edgy systems

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finalbeta (j-greenhouse) wrote :

Sry, forgot, this is tested only on Edgy

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Robert Nasiadek (robzon) wrote :

I can confirm this for Dapper.
There is a very easy workaround for this until it gets resolved: use alt-tab to switch between programs.

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towsonu2003 (towsonu2003) wrote :

looks like higher importance than "low"-> a newbie would end up using the power button...

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

Changed in gnome-session:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Low → Medium
status: Confirmed → Rejected
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