Re: [Gretl-users] Drop-down menu issues
On Mon, 20 Jun 2016, Clive Nicholas wrote:
My responses inline:
On 20 June 2016 at 08:03, Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu> wrote:
Here's what I'm seeing:
>
> 1. Open a built-in data file, e.g. data 4-10 from Ramanathan.
*Fine. *
>
> 2. Go to the model menu and Estimate a model (e.g. OLS with ENROLL as
> dependent, CATHOL, PUPIL and WHITE as independent).
*Fine.*
> 3. The model output window appears. I move the mouse pointer into that
> window, and click on (say) "Analysis": the Analysis menu drops down.
*This is where it breaks down, as I thought I'd explained in the OP.*
You said "results output window". I was trying to determine if you
meant the model output window or something else. Gretl can produce
lots of "results" of various kinds.
*The "Analysis" tab lights up as I point the cursor over
it, but clicking
on it doesn't bring down the drop-down menu. What about that wasn't clear?
You didn't mention that the tab "lights up"; that's relevant
information. It indicates that the window does have focus, so my first
hypothesis was wrong. I'm just trying to figure out what's happening
here since I've never seen anything resembling the problem you
described. (Until today, when Jack was able to demonstrate it on
his Mint/MATE laptop.)
Anyway, this appears to be a MATE or Mint or Compiz bug. Apparently
what's happening is that the menu is indeed "dropping down", but
_behind_ its parent window, so you can't see it. That's obviously
pathological, but it's not a gretl bug, it's a bug somewhere in your
stack of Desktop, window manager, compositor. So please take the bug
report there -- and you might try being a little nicer about it if you
want a helpful response.
Allin Cottrell