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gnome-panel package

[usability regression] Adding applets to gnome-panel has become harder

Bug #983927 reported by benpicco
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Bug Description

When running the 'Gnome Classic' mode, applets can be added to the panel like in Gnome 2, but it has become signifcantly harder and requires alt+right click (ctrl+right click?) now - and does not work all the time.

So this is actually two bugs, one that alt+click doesn't always work, but more importantly that it's required to begin with.
Many users won't know that it's still possible to add applets in the 'Gnome Classic' session.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-panel 1:3.4.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 17 14:30:16 2012
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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benpicco (benpicco) wrote :
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

Agree that it should be added a popup to the right-click event on taskbar, to let users know about the new design feature

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benpicco (benpicco) wrote :

It seems like the proper key combination is alt+alt gr+right click…

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benpicco (benpicco) wrote :
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benpicco (benpicco) wrote :
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benpicco (benpicco) wrote :
Changed in gnome-panel (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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benpicco (benpicco) wrote :
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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

The attachment "enable moving applets with the middle mouse button again" of this bug report has been identified as being a patch. The ubuntu-reviewers team has been subscribed to the bug report so that they can review the patch. In the event that this is in fact not a patch you can resolve this situation by removing the tag 'patch' from the bug report and editing the attachment so that it is not flagged as a patch. Additionally, if you are member of the ubuntu-reviewers team please also unsubscribe the team from this bug report.

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tags: added: patch
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benpicco (benpicco) wrote :
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

is it still an issue nowadays ?

Changed in gnome-panel (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for gnome-panel (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in gnome-panel (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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benpicco (benpicco) wrote :

Yes it is - but now there is Mate…

Changed in gnome-panel (Ubuntu):
status: Expired → Confirmed
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dino99 (9d9) wrote :

Well this is how goes the gnome design; and ubuntu cant do anything, except forking. So closing that report that will never get a fix.

Changed in gnome-panel (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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