Disappearing menus on kubuntu

[Gunter Königsmann]

Dear all,

Just a heads-up: I tried everything to keep my application's menu bar
from disappearing after it was clicked. Then I compiled the wxWidgets
3.2-examples the current ubuntu version came with. Same problem.

Compiling wxWidgets from the main git tree resulted in my application
working just fine => the problem is fixed upstream.

Solution until upstream enters Ubuntu:  UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0

Kind regards,

  Gunter.

[Vadim Zeitlin]

On Wed, 20 May 2026 20:40:07 +0200 Gunter Königsmann wrote:

GK> Just a heads-up: I tried everything to keep my application's menu bar
GK> from disappearing after it was clicked. Then I compiled the wxWidgets
GK> 3.2-examples the current ubuntu version came with. Same problem.

What is current Ubuntu version and what wx version does it come with?

GK> Compiling wxWidgets from the main git tree resulted in my application
GK> working just fine => the problem is fixed upstream.

Curious, I don't remember fixing this since 3.2. And if it was fixed since
3.2, it would be nice to find when and backport the fix to 3.2.

Regards,
VZ

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[Gunter Königsmann]

On 5/20/26 21:54, Vadim Zeitlin wrote:
> On Wed, 20 May 2026 20:40:07 +0200 Gunter Königsmann wrote:
>
> GK> Just a heads-up: I tried everything to keep my application's menu bar
> GK> from disappearing after it was clicked. Then I compiled the wxWidgets
> GK> 3.2-examples the current ubuntu version came with. Same problem.
>
> What is current Ubuntu version and what wx version does it come with?

wxWidgets 3.2.9 and kUbuntu 25.10, 26.04. and the current development
version of 26.10.

> GK> Compiling wxWidgets from the main git tree resulted in my application
> GK> working just fine => the problem is fixed upstream.
>
> Curious, I don't remember fixing this since 3.2. And if it was fixed since
> 3.2, it would be nice to find when and backport the fix to 3.2.

Compiling wxWidgets on my computer takes *hours*. But I'll try to start
an git bisect in the next days...

Kind regards,

    Gunter.

[Vadim Zeitlin]

On Wed, 20 May 2026 22:02:08 +0200 Gunter Königsmann wrote:

GK> wxWidgets 3.2.9 and kUbuntu 25.10, 26.04. and the current development
GK> version of 26.10.

Thanks. My memory is notoriously poor but I just can't think of any recent
fixes for this...

GK> Compiling wxWidgets on my computer takes hours.

Using ccache should help a bit.

GK> But I'll try to start an git bisect in the next days...

This would be very welcome, TIA!