[Bug 2044124] [NEW] ubuntu-bug shows extra information window that does not fit on screen so action buttons not available

[Henning Sprang]

Public bug reported:

When trying to report a bug on "Ubuntu Software" I try to use the "-w"
option to select the window of the application

(because I dont know the program or the package name of the application
running with the icon in the dock saying it's "Ubuntu Software", and it
seems impossible to find out the pid "Ubuntu Software" is running on, as
there is nothing resembling "ubuntu software" in the ps process list)

but after selecting it shows me some additional info dialog window, that
seems to have so much text content, that any further action buttons that
might be at the end of the text are not visible and reachable.

it looks like the apport dialog window goes over the size of my screen
and I see not possibility how to move it to reach its bottom. This used
to work by pressing "alt" and moving the window with the mouse but that
doesn't do the job.

So it's impossible for me to file a bug.


A better behaviour would be if the window are with the lots amount of text content would be scrollable and the window made to just fit the current screen resolution so the buttons are reachable.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: apport 2.27.0-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-1015.15-lowlatency 6.2.16
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-1015-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Nov 21 14:10:16 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-08-21 (92 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230418)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=xterm-256color
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: apport
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to mantic on 2023-11-05 (16 days ago)

** Affects: apport (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug mantic

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Title:
  ubuntu-bug shows extra information window that does not fit on screen
  so action buttons not available

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When trying to report a bug on "Ubuntu Software" I try to use the "-w"
  option to select the window of the application

  (because I dont know the program or the package name of the
  application running with the icon in the dock saying it's "Ubuntu
  Software", and it seems impossible to find out the pid "Ubuntu
  Software" is running on, as there is nothing resembling "ubuntu
  software" in the ps process list)

  but after selecting it shows me some additional info dialog window,
  that seems to have so much text content, that any further action
  buttons that might be at the end of the text are not visible and
  reachable.

  it looks like the apport dialog window goes over the size of my screen
  and I see not possibility how to move it to reach its bottom. This
  used to work by pressing "alt" and moving the window with the mouse
  but that doesn't do the job.

  So it's impossible for me to file a bug.

  
  A better behaviour would be if the window are with the lots amount of text content would be scrollable and the window made to just fit the current screen resolution so the buttons are reachable.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
  Package: apport 2.27.0-0ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-1015.15-lowlatency 6.2.16
  Uname: Linux 6.2.0-1015-lowlatency x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue Nov 21 14:10:16 2023
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-08-21 (92 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230418)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=xterm-256color
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: apport
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to mantic on 2023-11-05 (16 days ago)

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