Bug #8010

Florence icon is badly integrated within GNOME Shell

Added by intrigeri 2014-10-05 11:40:49 . Updated 2014-11-23 16:58:07 .

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Resolved
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Normal
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Tails_2.0
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% Done:

100%

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Description

It seems that Florence hijacks the notification bar for its icon, which doesn’t work so well in GNOME Shell.

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Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #8281: Consider replacing Florence with GNOME's own on-screen keyboard Resolved 2014-11-20
Blocks Tails - Bug #8271: Remove florence floating icon workaround in automated test suite Resolved 2014-11-18

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2014-10-05 11:42:14

Next thing to do is to check whether the latest upstream release is in Jessie, maybe a fix is ready upstream. Otherwise, we should make sure this bug is reported upstream, and either have Florence properly support GNOME Shell, or find another virtual keyboard that’s better integrated in there.

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2014-10-05 11:50:44

  • Subject changed from Florence icon is hidden in GNOME Shell's notification bar to Florence icon is hidden in GNOME Shell's notification area

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2014-10-05 11:52:37

Reported as https://bugs.debian.org/764139. Not seen any related change upstream, but I haven’t looked very seriously.

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2014-10-07 02:37:51

Supposedly fixed in 0.6.2-1. Note that the default GNOME Shell’s virtual keyboard seems to be pretty good, and very well integrated — maybe we should just switch to it?

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2014-11-13 20:50:11

So, with Florence 0.6.2-2, there’s now a floating icon on the desktop that allows to pop the virtual keyboard up and down. However, that floating icon is an empty gray window: https://bugs.debian.org/764455. Supposedly fixed in sid (0.6.3-1).

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2014-11-13 20:50:46

  • Subject changed from Florence icon is hidden in GNOME Shell's notification area to Florence icon is badly integrated within GNOME Shell

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2014-11-13 20:54:33

The TopIcons extension that was mentioned on Bug #8051 might be an acceptable kludge if we don’t manage to fix all such things in time for Tails/Jessie.

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2014-11-17 10:12:37

intrigeri wrote:
> So, with Florence 0.6.2-2, there’s now a floating icon on the desktop that allows to pop the virtual keyboard up and down. However, that floating icon is an empty gray window: https://bugs.debian.org/764455. Supposedly fixed in sid (0.6.3-1).

Indeed, fixed in sid => we now install that version in feature/jessie.

#9 Updated by anonym 2014-11-18 12:08:08

Since the floating icon interferes with the automated test suite, I have pushed commit 992cc82 as a workaround. It should be reverted once we have a proper solution.

#10 Updated by anonym 2014-11-18 12:09:51

  • blocks Bug #8271: Remove florence floating icon workaround in automated test suite added

#11 Updated by intrigeri 2014-11-23 16:18:37

  • related to Feature #8281: Consider replacing Florence with GNOME's own on-screen keyboard added

#12 Updated by intrigeri 2014-11-23 16:58:07

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

Workaround’d with the topIcons extension. I’m not too happy with that, but OTOH I doubt that we’ll want to prioritize migrating all the applets we use out of the notification area, so this will do for the time being. I don’t think this will work forever, so it would be good if someone took care of Feature #8281.