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Bug 1021 - 'What's This' popups do not always work in KControl
Summary: 'What's This' popups do not always work in KControl
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: TDE
Classification: Unclassified
Component: tdebase (show other bugs)
Version: R14.0.x [Trinity]
Hardware: Other Linux
: P1 normal
Assignee: Timothy Pearson
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Reported: 2012-06-05 12:31 CDT by Darrell
Modified: 2018-05-27 11:00 CDT (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Darrell 2012-06-05 12:31:38 CDT 
Using "right-click" in KControl to invoke a "What's This" popup does not work. Using "right-click" in other apps works as expected.

Using Shift-F1 and then using the mouse pointer ("left-click") works in KControl.

Using "right-click" works when a KControl module is started individually through kcmshell or the TDE Settings menu.

This regression was confirmed by another user in the developer's mail list.
Comment 1 Darrell 2012-11-02 19:04:15 CDT 
I'm removing the Regression tag from this bug report. In 3.5.10 the What's This tooltips do not work with a direct "right-click." This bug has been around a long time.

I'm wondering whether "right-click" help has ever worked in KControl. The text in tdebase/kcontrol/kcontrol/helpwidget.cpp:44:

Use the \"What's This?\" (Shift+F1) to get help on specific options.

The text implies that only Shift-F1 is supported, but that is contrary to the behavior in all other apps.

Second, the existence of the "?" button in the top right of the title bar again implies that only Shift-F1 support exists for the tooltips.

Then again, select Appearance & Themes -> Background -> Advanced Options. "Right-click" tooltips work correctly in that child dialog.

There is an old 3.1 bug report addressing the problem:

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53791

Inconsistent behaviors confuse users. Although not a regression, direct "right-click" support should be supported.