GNU bug report logs - #46990
28.0.50; popup menu not navigable via arrow keys on lucid build

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Message #145 received at 46990 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Colin Baxter <m43cap <at> yandex.com>, 46990 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 "Jan D." <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
Subject: Re: bug#46990: 28.0.50; popup menu not navigable via arrow keys on
 lucid build
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:22:54 +0800

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> But I'm not sure whether we actually want this.  The commit message is
> somewhat vague -- what's the debugging this simplifies?  Is it still
> relevant?  I've added Jan to the CCs; perhaps he remembers the reasoning
> for the 20 year old change:

If the keyboard is grabbed, typing anything into another window becomes
impossible, which is not pleasant if you need to debug the Lucid menu
bar.

Jan's email bounces, but I would trust his judgement.

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