GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 326835
menu bar hangs while connecting to network server
Last modified: 2007-02-03 14:40:37 UTC
The applet (Applications, Places, System) renders the panel unusable until the connection is either done or cancelled. If I need to enter a password for an ftp server, I can't use the panel at all until the password window is closed. Moreover, until I get this window, the panel hangs aswell (Places menu stays highlighted), so if connecting takes 5 seconds, I just gotta wait. Other information: Ubuntu Breezy, but I've seen pretty much the same in Dapper.
*** Bug 368309 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This bug is fixed in gnome 2.17.90.
Ubuntu bug https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/69281 is about that and the submitter say it's fixed now, closing then. Feel free to reopen if you still get problem with the new version