Public bug reported:
The normal operation of the the Gnome desktop is slightly different than
that of a windows desktop with regard to the context (right click) menu.
More specifically, the Windows menu appears upon release of the right
mouse button, while the Gnome menu appears immediately with the release
selecting a menu item. For many users this subtlety is never noticed as
most users simply click and release without moving the mouse.
However, for a few of us find it a little frustrating. From using
Windows for many years, some of us have developed muscle memory that
results in automatically moving the mouse pointer down in anticipation
of the context menu click. This gives us a headstart in Windows. But
under gnome, typically it results in a release over a context menu item
and firing of an unintentional command.
Users may have trouble smoothly transitioning between the two mouse
operations and may not figure out what the problem was since the rest of
the operations are so similar. They may think there is something wrong
with the desktop or mouse. When I demonstrate Ubuntu to other power
users, I notice some issues in this regard. Typically, they think the
context menu is sticky.
What would be a good solution would be to provide an option under Gnome
control panel to emulate Windows context menu operation. This would
provide a fall back for users that are migrating from Windows desktops.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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GDM Context menu needs an option to display on button release
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/320259
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