[Gimp-user] Are these bugs? Missing/duped menu mnemonics & non-working keystrokes (per menus)

[Jay Smith]

On 05/05/2009 09:35 PM, Owen wrote:
>> Using Gimp 2.6.6 on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) Linux.
>> on K Desktop Environment 3.5.10
>>
>>
>> I would like to check with others whether or not these issues are
>> unique
>> to me, my installation, or my desktop environment....
>>
>> If they are bugs, I will report them or others are welcome to do so
>> (but
>> please tell me if you do).
>>
>>
>> 1) Missing mnemonics on menus.  For example, under FILE, "Create" has
>> no
>> labeled mnemonic.
>>
>>
>> 2) Duplicated mnemonics on menus.  For example, under EDIT, the letter
>> "p" is used ***THREE*** times, making it useless in a production
>> environment.  As long as the same image is open, doing "ALT e p"
>> cycles
>> through the the three occurrences of the "p" mnemonic.  If it is the
>> first time with the image, then it always goes to the first
>> occurrence.
>> Very obnoxious!
>>
>>
>> 3) Misdirected mnemonics.  (This one may be a lack of understanding of
>> menu mnemonics on my part.)  "ALT e p" [!!! may have to hit "p"
>> multiple
>> times to arrive at the correct desired location of PASTE AS] to get to
>> PASTE AS.  This exposes the fly-out/sub-menu.  The sub-menu includes
>> NEW
>> IMAGE with a mnemonic of "n".  However, typing an "n" at this moment
>> does not utilize the fly-out menu, it goes to UNITS on the main EDIT
>> menu.  What is the point of having a mnemonic on the flyout/sub-menu
>> if
>> you can't access them without using the arrow keys to get into the
>> flyout/sub-menu by which time you are focused on the desired item
>> anyway
>> and can just hit return.
>>
>>
>> 4) Non-functioning keystrokes / keyboard shortcut listed on the menus.
>> Specifically for me at the moment, "CTRL SHIFT V" is supposed to
>> create
>> a new file from the clipboard contents.  This set of keystrokes is
>> stated in TWO places:
>>
>>    FILE, CREATE, FROM CLIPBOARD
>> and
>>    EDIT, PASTE AS, NEW IMAGE
>>
>>    Both should accomplish the same thing, but on my system, it does
>> nothing at all.
>>
>>    This is really annoying because tomorrow I have to have a staff
>> member use this functionality 297 times.  Argh!
>>
>>    (Yes, I know that as long as we use keystrokes to get to the menu,
>> we
>> can "walk" though it using the arrow keys.  It is just annoying.)
> 
> 

OWEN SAID....
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Let's start off saying that the problem is yours.
> 
> There is something seriously wrong with your installation.
> 
> I don't know how far your Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 has been upgraded, but you
> cannot install 2.6.6 without two major libraries that were not in the
> 8.04 distribution, and as well, GTK (and GLIB) need to be updated for
> 2.6.6 to work
> 
> So perhaps you can explain how you got 2.6.6 onto your 8.04 or, just
> go the 9.04 route where you won't have these problems.

Hi Owen,

Thanks.  I had no idea that it did not work because other than a couple
little niggling things like this it has been working great.  We have
been keeping the Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 up to date every 5-15 days and have
been doing so since about November 2008.  I can only assume that the
dependency checking stuff grabbed the additional libraries needed if we
did not already have them.  We run a lot of stuff, and run it hard, on
8.04 and so far everything is working, except for the occasional odd
items like I have described.

I will inquire further with my guy who maintains the Ubuntu.

Jay