[Bug 65732] Re: gnome-terminal blocks X input when a tab is closed while the menu is open

Sat Dec 23 14:13:30 UTC 2006

Thank you for your bug. I've forwarded that upstream:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=388924

** Summary changed:

- gnome-terminal blocks X input in specific circumstances
+ gnome-terminal blocks X input when a tab is closed while the menu is open

** Description changed:

- 
  Originally reported using reportbug. Filing by proxy.

  Original report follows:
  From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
  To: carthik at carthik.net
  Subject: Forward of moderated message
  Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:22:04 +0100
  Sender: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com

  From: "Michal J. Gajda" <mgajda at mini.pw.edu.pl>
  To: Ubuntu Bug Tracking System <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
  Subject: gnome-terminal blocks X input in specific circumstances
  Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:24:37 +0200
  X-Mailer: reportbug 3.18ubuntu1

  Package: gnome-terminal
  Version: 2.14.2-0ubuntu1
  Severity: normal

  There is a particular combination of menu commands that causes gnome-terminal
  to block X input until it is killed. It may be sometimes necessary to do
  a full reboot to regain control of the system.

  The symptoms are:
  1. Mouse pointer moves as usual, but no clicks are registered.
  2. Background windows are still repainted (in my case: gnome-panel).
  3. You need to kill gnome-terminal or X to regain control.

  Steps to replicate the error:
  1. Make a new terminal profile that takes a while to open
  (Using Edit>>Profiles and New button.) Call it 'Blocker'.
  You can use ssh to server that silently drops SYN packets.
  2. Use File>>Open Tab>>Blocker once.
  3. While the tab is opened but empty, open File>>Open Tab directing
  mouse pointer to Blocker entry, but NOT clicking it.
  3. When the Blocker tab closes (because trying to connect to server
  failed), the menu will stop to be repainted and gnome-terminal will
  block X input.

  I occasionally have similar problem with the gnome-panel that stops
  receiving input and at the same time it somehow prevents from switching
  windows and workspaces so I'm stuck with the input to just a single
  application window. This looks like it may be also metacity problem or
  related to some under-the-hood shared Gnome component which blocks
  indefinitely (and shouldn't).

  -- System Information:
  Debian Release: testing/unstable
    APT prefers dapper-updates
    APT policy: (500, 'dapper-updates'), (500, 'dapper-security'), (500, 'dapper')
  Architecture: i386 (i686)
  Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
  Kernel: Linux 2.6.16.20
  Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

  Versions of packages gnome-terminal depends on:
  ii  gnome-control-center  1:2.14.2-0ubuntu1  utilities to configure the GNOME d
  ii  gnome-terminal-data   2.14.2-0ubuntu1    Data files for the GNOME terminal 
  ii  libatk1.0-0           1.11.4-0ubuntu1    The ATK accessibility toolkit
  ii  libbonobo2-0          2.14.0-0ubuntu2    Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
  ii  libc6                 2.3.6-0ubuntu20    GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
  ii  libgconf2-4           2.14.0-1ubuntu2    GNOME configuration database syste
  ii  libglade2-0           1:2.5.1-2ubuntu2   library to load .glade files at ru
  ii  libglib2.0-0          2.10.3-0ubuntu1    The GLib library of C routines
  ii  libgnome2-0           2.14.1-0ubuntu2    The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
  ii  libgnomeui-0          2.14.1-0ubuntu3    The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
  ii  libgnomevfs2-0        2.14.2-0ubuntu1    GNOME virtual file-system (runtime
  ii  libgtk2.0-0           2.8.20-0ubuntu1    The GTK+ graphical user interface 
  ii  liblaunchpad-integrat 0.1.3              library for launchpad integration
  ii  liborbit2             1:2.14.0-0ubuntu1  libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
  ii  libpango1.0-0         1.12.3-0ubuntu3    Layout and rendering of internatio
  ii  libpopt0              1.7-5              lib for parsing cmdline parameters
  ii  libstartup-notificati 0.8-1ubuntu1       library for program launch feedbac
  ii  libvte4               1:0.12.2-0ubuntu1  Terminal emulator widget for GTK+ 
  ii  libx11-6              2:1.0.0-0ubuntu9   X11 client-side library
  ii  libxrender1           1:0.9.0.2-0ubuntu2 X Rendering Extension client libra
  ii  scrollkeeper          0.3.14-11ubuntu6   A free electronic cataloging syste

  Versions of packages gnome-terminal recommends:
  ii  yelp                     2.14.3-0ubuntu1 Help browser for GNOME 2

  -- no debconf information

** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #388924
   http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=388924

** Also affects: gnome-terminal (upstream) via
   http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=388924
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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gnome-terminal blocks X input when a tab is closed while the menu is open
https://launchpad.net/bugs/65732