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Ubuntu 11.04: USN-1463-5 Moderate: Thunderbird Popup Menus Fixed

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Calendar Grey June 27, 2012
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Resolves dropdown menu bugs in Thunderbird while using Unity 2D after Ubuntu update to boost performance.
Popup menus were not working in Thunderbird under Unity 2D when started from the launcher.

Summary

Popup menus were not working in Thunderbird under Unity 2D when started

from the launcher.

Software Description:

- unity-2d: Unity interface for non-accelerated graphics cards

Details:

USN-1463-2 fixed a bug in Unity 2D exposed by a recent Firefox update. It

was discovered that the issue was only partially fixed on Ubuntu 11.04.

When Thunderbird was started from the launcher, Thunderbird was still

unable to obtain pointer grabs under certain conditions. This update fixes

the problem.

Original advisory details:

USN-1463-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The Firefox update exposed a

bug in Unity 2D which resulted in Firefox being unable to obtain pointer

grabs in order to open popup menus. This update fixes the problem.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update instructions ubuntu thunderbird unity-2d popup menu

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.04:
  unity-2d-launcher               3.8.4.1-0ubuntu1.2

After a standard system update you need to restart your Unity 2D session to
make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1463-5

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1463-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/1016386

June 27, 2012

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Topics Covered

security advisory update instructions ubuntu thunderbird unity-2d popup menu

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/3.8.4.1-0ubuntu1.2

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