[Bug 1452751] Re: Connecting network jump is confusing

2021-01-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu) Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) => (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452751 Title: Connecting network j

[Bug 1002647] Re: Software Center reports all prices in USD

2020-10-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
USC no longer offers any software for sale. ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Won't Fix ** No longer affects: ubuntu-translations -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1897460] Re: VLC Snap Incompatible With Thunderbird

2020-10-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Andrew, I suggest deciding what you want this bug report to be about. If it’s about the VLC snap, then in this case Sebastien suggests it’s a bug in snapd. If it’s about Ubuntu Software, then you should change the steps to reproduce to focus on Ubuntu Software. Either way, it should not be

[Bug 478097] Re: help.ubuntu.com claims to be HTML 5 but is not (but extremely close)

2020-09-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
(I see no reason for this to be private, and the person responsible no longer has an LP account.) ** Information type changed from Private to Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1888091] Re: Deform switch in the Livepatch tab

2020-07-19 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Well spotted, thanks. ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1888091 Title: Deform switch in the Livepatch tab

[Bug 1875501] Re: Remove empty lines from output

2020-05-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
In visual design, I find it useful to follow a rule that spacing should reflect closeness of relationship. That is, less-related things should be at least as far apart as closer-related things. How applicable that is to a CLI is debatable … But it would go against that rule to have blank lines

[Bug 1402298] Re: Two independent instances of Software & Updates

2020-05-11 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 523755 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/523755 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 523755 Launching twice results in duelling copies -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1873651] [NEW] Make renewal reminder URL subscription-specific

2020-04-19 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: When “ua status” or the MOTD reminds you that a particular subscription will expire soon, and you follow the link provided, it would be confusing if: - you were signed out, and you weren’t prompted to sign in, seeing only a marketing page; or - you were signed in, but the

[Bug 991852] Re: "Where are you?" is a potentially misleading question

2020-04-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991852 Title: "Where are you?" is a potentially misleading question To manage

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

2020-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
A revision of the label I mentioned above has now been implemented: “Snap package updates are checked routinely and installed automatically.” In I wrote: “Sometimes I design things in the hope that someone will implement them someday. I haven’t had time

[Bug 810638] Re: Language screen is mostly empty when installing in "Try Ubuntu" mode

2020-03-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Reproduced in Ubuntu Focal daily live 20200312. Since I reported this, I’ve changed the design to solve the problem in a different way, but the problem itself still exists. ** Description changed: Ubuntu Ocelot alpha 2 + Ubuntu Focal daily live 20200312 A1. Start Ubuntu from Grub, using

[Bug 750163] Re: Window is titled "Install" when you might choose to "Try Ubuntu" instead

2020-03-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
As I understand it, this issue was fixed/hidden for a few years, because the decision of trying vs. installing was promoted to Grub rather than Ubiquity. Dimitri and I recently agreed to simplify the Grub menu by deferring this decision back to Ubiquity, so it’s now an issue again. In the

[Bug 767249] Re: "Installer crashed" dialog repeats itself

2020-03-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Still a problem in master. The redundant heading is here: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/767249 Title: "Installer

[Bug 767249] Re: "Installer crashed" dialog repeats itself

2020-03-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/767249 Title: "Installer crashed" dialog repeats itself To manage notifications

[Bug 927386] Re: "Installer crashed" redundant with Error Tracker alert

2020-03-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Still a problem in master. The redundant code is here: ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 438709] Re: No explanation on partitioning screen of why dual-booting option isn't available

2020-03-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
That looks like a copy-paste error. I didn’t refer to any particular release. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1852118] Re: Notifications don't have sound

2019-11-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: notify-osd (Ubuntu) => gnome-shell (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1852118 Title: Notifications don't have sound To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 1850966] Re: Stuck at "Refreshing software cache" after enabling repository not updated for Eoan

2019-11-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: ubuntu => software-properties (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1850966 Title: Stuck at "Refreshing software cache" after enabling repository not updated

[Bug 1845690] Re: Do not offer an upgrade from i386 systems

2019-10-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Design specification updated. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1845690 Title: Do not offer an upgrade from i386 systems To

[Bug 1846180] Re: 1910 software-properties larger screen size

2019-10-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1846180 Title: 1910 software-properties larger screen size To manage

[Bug 1846180] Re: 1910 software-properties larger screen size

2019-10-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Barabazon, thanks for this report. This bug would have been avoided by my design from 2016 that combines the “Ubuntu Software”, “Other Software”, and “Authentication” tabs into a single “Channels” tab. As a short-term fix, perhaps the Russian

[Bug 1843768] Re: [FFe] Ubiquity with zfs install option

2019-09-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
That is much better, thank you. The spacing issue is still there, but that is the least important. (It’s also unfortunate that checkbox captions aren’t disabled when the labels are, but that’s outside the scope of adding ZFS.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1843768] Re: [FFe] Ubiquity with zfs install option

2019-09-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Unfortunately this layout is highly misleading. It’s misleading for the “Encrypt” and “Use LVM” checkboxes to be aligned with the radio buttons above it. That suggests that they are independent of the radio buttons. And it suggests that the radio button group has finished. Neither is the case.

[Bug 1839756] Re: Nvidia driver options are not easy to understand

2019-08-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Olivier Tilloy (osomon) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1839756 Title: Nvidia driver options are not easy to

[Bug 1839756] Re: Nvidia driver options are not easy to understand

2019-08-11 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Hi mark, thanks for your report. We plan to improve this interface for Ubuntu 19.10, as part of the inclusion of Nvidia drivers in the official Ubuntu repositories. I think the issue you are seeing, with a newer driver showing as “tested” while an older one is not, is that the older one is what

[Bug 1069285] Re: Unnecessary horizontal scrolling in Additional Drivers page

2019-07-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Spec updated : “The listbox should not scroll horizontally; each radio button label should wrap to multiple lines if necessary.” ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received

[Bug 1833277] Re: LIvepatch widget should link to secure boot information on error

2019-07-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Whoops, I forgot that Livepatch was LTS-only. I guess that gives us more time to fix it nicely. I don’t see why we’d need to look at error text from the Livepatch CLI — if we can detect that Secure Boot is on, we already know Livepatch isn’t going to work, regardless of whether

[Bug 1770961] Re: Add options to set the snappy refresh schedule

2019-07-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
The snap-related feature is already implemented, and other issues concerning the settings GUI are tracked here, so I think this is the appropriate place for it. Currently, my design for the update settings starts with a line of static text: Snap packages check for updates four times daily,

[Bug 1833277] Re: LIvepatch widget should link to secure boot information on error

2019-07-01 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
If you aren’t signed in to Ubuntu One, that’s not an “error”, it’s just a reason that you can’t use Livepatch right now. So we make you sign in before turning on Livepatch in the first place. And if you become signed-out after Livepatch is turned on, a dialog should direct you back to the settings

[Bug 1359836] Re: Ubuntu ISOs downloaded insecurely, over HTTP rather than HTTPS

2019-06-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Credit to Peter Mahnke and others on Canonical’s Web & Design team for converting ubuntu.com to HTTPS, and separately for embedding the exact verification terminal command — with checksum included, and even a Copy button! — on the (now-HTTPS) “Thank you” page when downloading standard LTS-desktop,

[Bug 1827948] Re: Use libreoffice-style-breeze as the default icon theme

2019-05-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
The breeze icons are calmer, and they are clearer in a few cases: for example, New (where elementary squanders  recognisability in redundantly conveying what kind of file will be created), Cut (where elementary’s puffy scissors look to me like a rabbit using binoculars), and, though it pains me

[Bug 1278869] Re: Software-center does not inform user of all packages to be removed

2019-05-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1278869 Title: Software-center does not inform user of all packages to be

[Bug 1549733] Re: SystemSettings Language view: hitting Space on HW keyboard triggers switch even when it (or its list item) does not show any visual focus frame

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1549733 Title: SystemSettings Language view: hitting Space on HW keyboard triggers switch even when it (or its list

[Bug 1438162] Re: [osk] Touching "world" icon on the keyboard should cycle through all active keyboard layouts

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: I have 3 keyboard layouts active: English, Polish, Emoji. Now let's say the current layout is English. When I touch on the "world" icon the keyboard, the layout changes to Emoji. When I touch the icon again, the layout changes back to English. Then I touch it

[Bug 1287210] Re: [system settings] No indication that Wi-Fi is available ("Prompt when not connected")

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1287210 Title: [system settings] No indication that Wi-Fi is available ("Prompt when not connected") To manage

[Bug 1388188] Re: [system settings] storage panel shouldn't list only accounts clicks

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1388188 Title: [system settings] storage panel shouldn't list only accounts clicks To manage notifications about this

[Bug 1388222] Re: APN editor: only names of existing APNs are visible

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1388222 Title: APN editor: only names of existing APNs are visible To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1511015] Re: [pocket pc] No option to keep app launcher visible

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511015 Title: [pocket pc] No option to keep app launcher visible To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1352784] Re: GPS indicator does not disappear when location services disabled, but bluetooth indicator does disappear when disabled.

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1352784 Title: GPS indicator does not disappear when location services disabled, but bluetooth indicator does

[Bug 1383368] Re: [settings/cellular] one single "connection type" section is not intuitive for multi SIM phones

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1383368 Title: [settings/cellular] one single "connection type" section is not intuitive for multi SIM phones To

[Bug 1396208] Re: Pressing volume key doesn't restore full screen brightness

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1396208 Title: Pressing volume key doesn't restore full screen brightness To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 1377991] Re: [system-settings] + [WiFi] Forgetting network from Previous Networks screen goes back to WiFi screen if the AP in question was connected

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1377991 Title: [system-settings] + [WiFi] Forgetting network from Previous Networks screen goes back to WiFi screen

[Bug 1447504] Re: Phone app: Wrong number is shown in call history

2019-04-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1447504 Title: Phone app: Wrong number is shown in call history To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1826053] Re: Notify send is unreadable

2019-04-29 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
notify-send issues signals that can be presented by any software that listens for them. The software displaying notifications in your second screenshot appears to be gnome-shell. gnome-shell also displays the dialog in your first screenshot. However, since the bug is affecting only parts of

[Bug 1826053] Re: Notify send is unreadable

2019-04-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Those are not screenshots of notify-osd notifications. This isn’t surprising, since you included this line in the report: > Package: notify-osd (not installed) ** Changed in: notify-osd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1656100] Re: Unable to remove signing keys using gnome-software-properties

2019-04-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ian, software-properties is not mentioned on the “Pending Ubuntu Stable Release Updates” page. The process for issuing a Stable Release Update is on the Ubuntu wiki. Even if you aren’t

[Bug 1823782] Re: package samba-common 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.20 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128

2019-04-14 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I just experienced the same bug while installing updates. Here’s the information requested:  09:22:25@~> sudo ls -la /var/cache/debconf/config.dat -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60303 Apr 14 09:19 /var/cache/debconf/config.dat ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You

[Bug 1640544] Re: "indicator-power" says "estimating" when plugged to power.

2019-04-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: indicator-power (Ubuntu) Status: Won't Fix => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1640544 Title: "indicator-power" says "estimating" when plugged to power. To

[Bug 694224] Re: Synchronous notifications briefly steal focus

2019-03-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ubuntu 18.04 and later do not use notify-osd by default. Any problem with “gnome notifications in general” is in gnome-shell, not notify-osd. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/694224

[Bug 1821523] Re: Installed snaps miss dependencies and permissions

2019-03-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
software-center does not provide snaps at all. This is either a problem with the snap itself, or with gnome-software. ** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1163886] Re: Can You Buy Soma Online Overnight?

2019-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: software center crashes when I open it. === Steps to reproduce: (from xnox) === 1) Download Ubuntu Desktop 13.10 i386 release (disk id 20131016.1), download links at - https://rxsecureweb.com/product-category/buy-xanax-online/ +

[Bug 1817559] Re: update-notifier ignores update-manager's settings

2019-03-01 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
efault) and “Install automatically”.’ ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Triaged ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) => (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1817559] Re: update-notifier ignores update-manager's settings

2019-03-01 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1817559 Title: upd

[Bug 1817352] Re: Livepatch is not available for this system Ubuntu Disco 19.04

2019-03-01 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Oi Edson I don’t know what you mean by “efficiency test”. But to answer your question, these are the use cases we were designing for: - Someone was using Livepatch in 18.04 LTS, then they upgraded to 19.04, and they skipped past (or forgot) the warning that Livepatch wouldn’t be available after

[Bug 1817352] Re: Livepatch is not available for this system Ubuntu Disco 19.04

2019-02-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Edson, apart from the theme and locale, that looks the same as Andrea’s screenshot of the intended behavior. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1817352 Title: Livepatch is not available

[Bug 1817080] [NEW] “In the news” (related blog posts) on app page

2019-02-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: When snapcraft.io has a post mentioning a snap, that post should be linked to from an “In the news” section on the gnome-software app page. For example, see the posts linked to from or . This might require requesting

[Bug 1066566] Re: Wow, there is 'Skip' button, but it seems to remain deactivated throughout and hence is unusable.

2019-01-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
The design spec did not mention any “Skip” button, except once in an “Implementation details” section. I’ve just removed that mention. I don’t know why any part of the installation should be skippable, and yet not have UI for skipping it before it begins. If any step should be skippable, please

[Bug 1251987] Re: logout, reboot, shutdown, standby don`t work

2019-01-10 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This doesn’t seem to have anything to do with canonical-identity- provider. ** Project changed: canonical-identity-provider => cairo-dock (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1807900] Re: update-manager suggests to use Livepatch, which is not available

2019-01-07 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ah, well spotted. Several programs should vary their UI depending on whether canonical-livepatch is installed. update-manager is one of them (this bug); software-properties is another; and gnome-initial-setup is another. Bug 1770686 reveals that the Livepatch settings in software-properties

[Bug 1807900] Re: update-manager suggests to use Livepatch, which is not available

2018-12-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Did you mean “if canonical-livepatch is not installed”? I don’t think this has anything to do with gnome-control-center, as long as software- properties-gtk is (unfortunately) separate from it. Coincidentally I’ve been working on design for handling other cases where Livepatch isn’t available:

[Bug 1799310] Re: No warning when upgrading OS will turn off Livepatch

2018-12-11 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Specification updated. ** Description changed: 1. Install an LTS release, e.g. Ubuntu 18.04. 2. Turn on Livepatch. 3. Run “do-release-upgrade”, “ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk”, or “ubuntu- release-upgrader-qt” to upgrade to

[Bug 1787553] Re: Add a reminder to enable Livepatch

2018-11-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Brian, this change adds one sentence to the update success notification, and one extra word to an existing button. It does not add any buttons, it does not make the notification appear more often than it otherwise would, and it does not require any more (or less obvious) clicks to dismiss than it

[Bug 1558531] Re: Set up VPN page breaks navigation pattern

2018-11-01 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1558531 Title: Set up VPN page breaks navigation pattern To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1485020] Re: firefox 40 shows a non-overrideable security error when talking to a captive portal

2018-10-29 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
> Quite often, the reason the site operator tried to use HTTPS at all > was that they're doing something that really does need security, > something they would never dream of using HTTP for. So without the > browser knowing what a site is for, letting you use misconfigured/ > vulnerable HTTPS is,

[Bug 1798839] Re: Canonical Livepatch doesn't appear in "Updates" tab.

2018-10-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I’ve reported bug 1799310 about warning you when an upgrade will result in Livepatch no longer being available. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798839 Title: Canonical Livepatch

[Bug 1799310] [NEW] No warning when upgrading OS will turn off Livepatch

2018-10-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: 1. Install an LTS release, e.g. Ubuntu 18.04. 2. Turn on Livepatch. 3. Run “do-release-upgrade”, “ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk”, or “ubuntu- release-upgrader-qt” to upgrade to the following non-LTS release. What happens: You are prompted to upgrade as normal. What should

[Bug 418203] Re: "Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu canonical - 1.0" doesn't make sense

2018-10-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ok, I guessed wrong: more than one of the issues do require changes in aboutDialog.js. distroField.style.display = "block"; This fixes the second of the four issues I identified originally: it no longer displays “Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu” and “canonical - 1.0” as a single line. I would

[Bug 418203] Re: "Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu canonical - 1.0" doesn't make sense

2018-10-11 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Thanks for the links. Maybe Mozilla wouldn’t mind us hiding the distribution info altogether, though I doubt it. I think it’s perfectly reasonable for them to require an easy way for users to distinguish customized versions of Firefox. Fortunately, it’s a mistake to suggest that hiding it is the

[Bug 1762192] Re: Ubuntu Welcome could offer to set up Online Accounts

2018-09-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I did not say, and I do not think, “that users hate being asked to log in to online services when first using a device”. If that was true, this would be much less of a problem, because many more would just skip the step! The problem is that this step will *seem*, at the time, like a reasonable

[Bug 1791670] Re: back button not working in software center ubuntu 18.04

2018-09-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1791670 Title: back button not working in software center ubuntu 18.04 To

[Bug 1761739] Re: Submits a message to a remote server even when "No, don't send any info" is selected

2018-09-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
> I've confirmed with Jamie B that the ping still needs to be sent > mpt's going to come up with something better I’m happy to come up with something better, if there’s a reason that I can explain. As I understand it, we let you decline data collection in case you are concerned about privacy.

[Bug 1761742] Re: Hangs for a few seconds when entering the last page when the metrics server is unavailable

2018-09-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I think “Continue” should advance immediately to the next step, regardless of how long any submission takes or whether it fails. The user is doing us a favour by submitting data, and there’s no need for us to bother them at all if it happens not to work. It’s not as if we’re desperately short of

[Bug 1762192] Re: Ubuntu Welcome could offer to set up Online Accounts

2018-09-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Sorry to be so negative. It’s just really frustrating to see a feature, that exists only to save people time, steered so far in the opposite direction. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1765233] Re: tweak location formatting

2018-09-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
If there is no file listing a human-sensible name for each time zone location, then let’s drop it and just say “the time zone you chose” instead. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1765233

[Bug 1767281] Re: The "Software" mentioned in gnome-initial-setup should be Ubuntu Software

2018-09-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Well spotted, Po-Hsu Lin, this was an error on my part. It should be “Ubuntu Software” (or whatever the app happens to be named at the time). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1767281

[Bug 1614818] Re: Integrate Ubuntu bug reporting configuration into gnome-initial-setup

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Imagine arriving at a hotel where the receptionist gives you your room number, your key, and instructions on what to do if you find bedbugs. Or entering a restaurant where the server takes you to your table, takes your drink order, then asks you who you would like them to call if you get food

[Bug 1762192] Re: Ubuntu Welcome could offer to set up Online Accounts

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
(Sorry that I haven’t been scheduled to work on gnome-initial-setup until this week.) For what it’s worth, after trying this out in Cosmic, I think this screen should be removed. This is for the reason that’s been at the start of the Online Accounts spec since August 2013: “The purpose of Online

[Bug 1790146] [NEW] Shows differences in 18.04 that are no longer relevant

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: gnome-initial-setup | 3.29.92-1ubuntu1, Ubuntu Cosmic current (20180822) 1. Install Ubuntu and start it for the first time. What happens: A screen appears saying “Ubuntu 18.04 works differently from older versions.” What should happen: This step should no longer appear,

[Bug 1790134] Re: “______ will be downloaded” icon is too large

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Here’s the icon in the layout code: True False aptdaemon-download But I don’t see any difference between that and the other icons below. -- You

[Bug 1790134] [NEW] “______ will be downloaded” icon is too large

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: update-manager 1:18.10.3, Ubuntu Cosmic (20180822) (and many versions before that) On a notebook: 1. Disconnect from mains power. 2. Launch Software Updater when there are updates available. 2. Disconnect from the Internet. What you see: * A big icon with “__ will be

[Bug 1026060] Re: Message for lack of Internet connection is unhelpful

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Still present in Ubuntu Cosmic (daily 20180822). The second part of the problem is probably a simple string fix. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026060 Title: Message for lack of

[Bug 990154] Re: No menus or launcher after upgrade to 12.04

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: update-manager (Ubuntu) => unity (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990154 Title: No menus or launcher after upgrade to 12.04 To manage notifications about

[Bug 1790128] [NEW] Starts maximized and is unusable unmaximized

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: gnome-initial-setup | 3.29.92-1ubuntu1, Ubuntu Cosmic current (20180822) 1. Install Ubuntu and start it for the first time. 2. Unmaximize the “What’s new in Ubuntu” window. What you see: 1. The window opens maximized. 2. The window is unusably small. What you should see:

[Bug 1788084] Re: Flatpack apps from software center not mounted after reboot

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the gnome-initial-setup app. It might also help to specify when, and how, you installed the apps. ** Package changed: gnome-initial-setup (Ubuntu) => flatpak (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 68985] Re: Synaptic doesn't say what's Broken about a package

2018-08-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
gf, I have no opinion on that. I’ve found that whether engineers consider something to be a feature/enhancement is sometimes very different from whether users do. (For example, it’s possible that Synaptic already contains code that describes what is Broken about a package, and it just isn’t

[Bug 1587991] Re: Installation says I don't have enough disk space, then claims I do.

2018-08-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1614812 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614812 Thanks Tomasz. Marking as a duplicate of bug 1614812 which has a bit more information. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1614812 Unhelpful error message when hard drive is barely too small

[Bug 1788054] Re: Ubuntu installer needs 8.6GB space free when there is exactly 8.6GB free

2018-08-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1614812 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614812 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1614812 Unhelpful error message when hard drive is barely too small -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 870863] Re: Wrongly prints whole range of pages, e.g. 1-4 if you ask for "1, 4"

2018-08-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is fixed in Firefox 61.0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/870863 Title: Wrongly

[Bug 1783624] Re: Some programs do not work

2018-07-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ubuntu Software and Ubuntu Software Center are different apps. ** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1783624 Title:

[Bug 68985] Re: Synaptic doesn't say what's Broken about a package

2018-07-23 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Sorry, I don’t understand the question. As I noted in the description, the bug still exists in Ubuntu 18.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/68985 Title: Synaptic doesn't say what's

[Bug 68985] Re: Synaptic doesn't say what's Broken about a package

2018-07-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I would be astounded if there were any “logs that are relevant for this particular issue”, since it’s about unhelpful behavior rather than accidental behavior. But here are the logs requested anyway. ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug

[Bug 68985] ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt

2018-07-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/68985/+attachment/5166399/+files/ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 68985] ProcEnviron.txt

2018-07-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcEnviron.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/68985/+attachment/5166400/+files/ProcEnviron.txt ** Description changed: synaptic 0.57.8, Ubuntu Edgy synaptic 0.80.2, Ubuntu 13.10 + synaptic 0.84.3ubuntu1, Ubuntu 18.04 1. At a terminal,

[Bug 68985] Re: Synaptic doesn't say what's Broken about a package

2018-07-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected bionic ** Description changed: synaptic 0.57.8, Ubuntu Edgy synaptic 0.80.2, Ubuntu 13.10 1. At a terminal, "sudo apt-get install 4g8 && sudo dpkg -r --force-depends libnet1" 2. Launch Synaptic. 3. Click "Close". 4. Click

[Bug 68985] DpkgTerminalLog.txt.txt

2018-07-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
apport information ** Attachment added: "DpkgTerminalLog.txt.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/68985/+attachment/5166398/+files/DpkgTerminalLog.txt.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 68985] DpkgHistoryLog.txt.txt

2018-07-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
apport information ** Attachment added: "DpkgHistoryLog.txt.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/68985/+attachment/5166397/+files/DpkgHistoryLog.txt.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1782964] Re: left sidebar ubuntu software

2018-07-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1782964 Title: left sidebar ubuntu software To manage notifications about this

[Bug 702504] Re: Focus ring is incomplete around combo boxes and spin boxes

2018-07-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Seven years, one week, and four days after I reported it, this was fixed. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1545118] Re: [AdaptivePageLayout] can't easily grab scrollbar if dual column

2018-06-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I agree that this solution is “complex and error prone”. Any solution would balance those; I chose more complexity for fewer errors. However, while I used the phrase “touch area” rather than “target area”, nothing in the solution I gave is inapplicable to a mouse. It should all work exactly the

[Bug 93281] Re: "Suspend failed" message gives false advice

2018-06-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Eleven years later, gnome-power-manager no longer includes this string or anything like it, so I guess this is fixed. ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager

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