Bug#887627: [gnome-shell] No way to open (evolution) calendar events from quick calendar view

[Conrad Hughes]

Package: gnome-shell
Version: 3.22.3-3
Severity: normal

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When I click on the date/clock at top centre of my screen, I get a
quick calendar view with a list of current/upcoming events and an
overview of this month.  However, no amount of hovering, left-clicking
or right-clicking on those events will get me any more information or
open my calendar app (Evolution).  I'm sure that at some point in the
past, clicking on an event in this view would open the event in
Evolution, or there was at least a button here to open my calendar app.
 Is the current total inability to get to my calendar from the gnome-
shell quick view expected, correct behaviour?  If not, any idea why it
might not be working please?  Is there a log file that might offer
clues?

Hmm: minor correction - it's not a total inability: I've just
discovered that clicking on the word "Events" at the top of the left
pane opens Evolution (perhaps the possibility of this interaction could
be cued more visibly?), so gnome-shell knows Evolution's my calendar
and is capable of launching it.  But is it expected behaviour to not be
able to open individual events or obtain more information on them by
clicking/hovering?  They highlight when I hover, which hints that they
should have interactions..

It occurs to me that one final piece of information might be relevant:
my actual calendar data is all remotely hosted, via CalDAV, with the
connections set up in Evolution (not Gnome's "online accounts", since
that doesn't seem to offer CalDAV as an option).

It's not listed below, but I appear to be running evolution 3.22.6-
1+deb9u1, subtly different from evolution-data-server.

Best,
Conrad

--- System information. ---
Architecture: 
Kernel:       Linux 4.9.0-5-amd64

Debian Release: 9.3
  500 yakkety         ppa.launchpad.net 
  500 stable-updates  deb.debian.org 
  500 stable          security.debian.org 
  500 stable          repository.spotify.com 
  500 stable          repo.vivaldi.com 
  500 stable          dl.google.com 
  500 stable          deb.opera.com 
  500 stable          deb.debian.org 
  100 stretch-backports deb.debian.org 

--- Package information. ---
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gir1.2-glib-2.0                  (>= 1.45.3) | 1.50.0-1+b1
gir1.2-gtk-3.0                     (>= 3.16) | 3.22.11-1
gir1.2-mutter-3.0                (>= 3.22.1) | 3.22.3-2
gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0                    | 1.6.2-3
gir1.2-soup-2.4                  (>= 2.40.1) | 2.56.0-2+deb9u1
gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12                    | 0.24.1-1.1
dconf-gsettings-backend                      | 0.26.0-2+b1
 OR gsettings-backend                        | 
libatk-bridge2.0-0                (>= 2.5.3) | 2.22.0-2
libatk1.0-0                      (>= 1.12.4) | 2.22.0-1
libc6                              (>= 2.14) | 
libcairo2                        (>= 1.14.0) | 
libcanberra-gtk3-0                 (>= 0.25) | 
libcanberra0                        (>= 0.2) | 
libcroco3                         (>= 0.6.2) | 
libdbus-glib-1-2                   (>= 0.78) | 
libecal-1.2-19                     (>= 3.17) | 
libedataserver-1.2-22            (>= 3.17.2) | 
libgcr-base-3-1                   (>= 3.8.0) | 
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0               (>= 2.22.0) | 
libgirepository-1.0-1             (>= 0.9.2) | 
libgjs0-libmozjs-24-0                        | 
libgjs0e                         (>= 1.46.0) | 
libglib2.0-0                     (>= 2.45.3) | 
libgstreamer1.0-0                 (>= 1.4.0) | 
libgtk-3-0                       (>= 3.21.6) | 
libical2                          (>= 2.0.0) | 
libicu57                        (>= 57.1-1~) | 
libjson-glib-1.0-0               (>= 0.13.2) | 
libmozjs-24-0                                | 
libmutter0i                      (>= 3.21.0) | 
libnm-glib4                     (>= 0.8.998) | 
libnm-util2                     (>= 0.8.998) | 
libpango-1.0-0                   (>= 1.14.0) | 
libpangocairo-1.0-0              (>= 1.14.0) | 
libpolkit-agent-1-0                (>= 0.99) | 
libpolkit-gobject-1-0              (>= 0.94) | 
libpulse-mainloop-glib0          (>= 0.99.1) | 
libpulse0                        (>= 0.99.1) | 
libsecret-1-0                       (>= 0.7) | 
libstartup-notification0           (>= 0.11) | 
libsystemd0                                  | 
libtelepathy-glib0               (>= 0.17.5) | 
libwayland-client0                (>= 1.0.2) | 
libx11-6                                     | 
libxfixes3                                   | 
evolution-data-server            (>= 3.17.2) | 
gir1.2-gdm-1.0                   (>= 3.18.2) | 
gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0                   | 
gir1.2-atspi-2.0                 (>= 2.9.91) | 
gir1.2-caribou-1.0                (>= 0.4.8) | 
gir1.2-freedesktop                           | 
gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0           (>= 3.12) | 
gir1.2-gcr-3                      (>= 3.7.5) | 
gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0        (>= 3.12.0) | 
gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0          (>= 3.12.0) | 
gir1.2-gweather-3.0                          | 
gir1.2-ibus-1.0                   (>= 1.5.2) | 
gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0                  (>= 0.9.8) | 
gir1.2-pango-1.0                             | 
gir1.2-polkit-1.0                            | 
gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2        (>= 0.8.0) | 
gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0              (>= 0.99) | 
gjs                              (>= 1.39.0) | 
gnome-settings-daemon            (>= 3.16.0) | 
gnome-shell-common              (= 3.22.3-3) | 
gnome-backgrounds               (>= 3.13.90) | 
gsettings-desktop-schemas        (>= 3.21.3) | 
mutter                           (>= 3.22.1) | 
python3                                      | 
libglib2.0-bin                 (>= 2.40.0-3) | 


Recommends                            (Version) | Installed
===============================================-+-=================
gkbd-capplet                                    | 3.22.0.1-1+b1
gnome-contacts                                  | 3.22.1-1+b2
gnome-control-center                            | 1:3.22.2-3
gnome-themes-standard-data                      | 3.22.2-2
gnome-user-guide                                | 3.22.0-1
gdm3                           (>= 3.10.0.1-3~) | 3.22.3-3+deb9u1
iio-sensor-proxy                                | 2.0-4
unzip                                           | 6.0-21


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