MATE Terminal menu is not shown even if user have checked "Enable the menu shortcut key (F10 by default)" checkbox

[N0rbert]

Expected behaviour

after pressing F10 the File menu is opened, rolled down and active

Actual behaviour

after pressing F10 terminal shows the tilde symbol ("~"), the File menu is not opened

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

1. Have Ubuntu MATE 21.10 installed
2. Open MATE Terminal
3. Select Edit - Keyboard Shortcuts, check "Enable the menu shortcut key (F10 by default)" checkbox, click Close
4. Press F10

MATE general version

1.26.0

Package version

1.26.0-0ubuntu1

Linux Distribution

Ubuntu MATE 21.10

Link to bugreport of your Distribution (requirement)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mate-terminal/+bug/1870965 known since Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS.

[N0rbert]

Still happens on latest Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS beta.

[mbkma]

This is probably a Ubuntu MATE specific bug. Not reproducible on Manjaro MATE (mate v1.26)

[lukefromdc]

Not working on Debian Unstable either (note that I am using a very old libvte to allow copying scrolled back content, but libvte should have no impact on this