Thread 'Manager closes (crashes?) on various keyboard / mouse actions'

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Luke U Send message Joined: 7 Apr 21 Posts: 1	Message 103881 - Posted: 7 Apr 2021, 12:11:57 UTC Version: 7.16.11 (x64) on Windows 10. (Running in Advanced mode.) Hi there, I've found what I think is a bug (that I didn't spot by skimming summaries in your Trac database). Any of these actions cause the application to instantly close: Right-click anywhere inside the title bar (even on the maximise button) Left-click the Boinc icon Press Alt + Space (a Windows shortcut to show the Window Menu) With the file menu showing (Alt+F), press the left arrow key So this seems to occur whenever the standard Window Menu wants to appear. Consequences: it hinders accessibility, unexpectedly halts running tasks. Kind regards, Luke ID: 103881 ·

Richard Haselgrove Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5134	Message 103883 - Posted: 7 Apr 2021, 12:25:51 UTC - in response to Message 103881. Last modified: 7 Apr 2021, 12:26:06 UTC Yup, that's a thing. It's been reported and fixed (#4186, #4198). Unfortunately, that was only a couple of months ago, and there hasn't been a public release since then containing the fix. It's on its way, but as yet without a timetable or ETA. ID: 103883 ·

Dave Help desk expert Send message Joined: 28 Jun 10 Posts: 2725	Message 103887 - Posted: 7 Apr 2021, 13:11:05 UTC - in response to Message 103883. As the git-hub links don't mention it I presume this isn't a problem on Linux? At least I was unable to reproduce the problem on my 7.17.0 which I built myself rather more than two months ago. ID: 103887 ·

Richard Haselgrove Volunteer tester Help desk expert Send message Joined: 5 Oct 06 Posts: 5134	Message 103888 - Posted: 7 Apr 2021, 14:04:35 UTC - in response to Message 103887. Last modified: 7 Apr 2021, 14:35:47 UTC The specific fix was intended to handle the alt-space key combination. I don't know if that's defined for Linux - I'll try it later. Edit - my current Linux Manager (built 4 February 2021) reacts to alt-space the same way as native Linux tools: it displays a menu analogous to the Windows menu, and doesn't crash. ID: 103888 ·

Dave Help desk expert Send message Joined: 28 Jun 10 Posts: 2725	Message 103889 - Posted: 7 Apr 2021, 15:10:48 UTC - in response to Message 103888. Yes I found that it reacted the same way, didn't manage to crash it with any of the scenarios listed in the OP so I suspect that it never was a Linux problem. ID: 103889 ·

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