GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 622046
right click on single window in group doesn't allow closing
Last modified: 2020-11-06 20:23:08 UTC
Expected results: Right clicking on a single window within a grouped window list would present a context menu allowing me to close the window. Actual Results: The window came into focus. It appears you can close individual windows by clicking on the "main" application placeholder for example "Firefox (3)" and then highlighting specific instance within the list and clicking "close" on the submenu presented. However, simply right clicking directly on a single window within the group results in the window coming into focus. I hope that makes sense. I think right clicking on a specific window within a group really ought to allow you perform actions on that item rather than having to right click on the placeholder and go through the extra steps. Launchpad bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/587901
Confirming that this is the case, but not convinced it's a bug. For ungrouped entries on the window list, left click simply activates the window (or minimizes it if it's already focused), and you have to use right click to perform other actions (including closing the window). Is there really a convincing rationale for having grouped windows behave differently? (I do see another inconsistency buglet here though-- if you click a group, then select a window from the group, that window doesn't minimize if it already has focus. Might file another bug about that, although not expecting much traction on it with 3.x around the corner...)
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