[Bug 1308267] Re: Files app freezes after sftp reconnect.

2015-03-27 Thread cometdog
Workaround: to unfreeze Files / Nautilus must kill the offending ssh process ps -Af | grep ssh will give you a list to pick from -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308267 Title: Files

[Bug 1258837] Re: [Dell Latitude E7440] ALPS touchpad keeps having state reset

2014-12-01 Thread cometdog
I have the same issue with Ubuntu 14.04 and an E7440. The problem does not exist at all on Windows 7, using any BIOS I have tried (A05, A08, A10). That would seem to indicate that it is a driver issue, or can be solved by the driver. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1397993] [NEW] alps touchpad spurious movement and clicks, Dell e7440

2014-12-01 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: spurious movement and clicks from the ALPS touchpad, Dell e7440 These are accompanied by messages like this in syslog: Dec 1 08:07:38 Latitude-E7440 kernel: [ 9742.884668] psmouse serio1: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 Dec 1 08:07:38

[Bug 159031] Re: computer freezes when sshfs blocks waiting for connection

2014-05-29 Thread cometdog
Bug reported in 2007, still problem in 2014 on 14.04. Major usability issue. The debian bug linked to above mentions not being able to suspend, which seems like a slightly different problem than the original bug report and not what I am experiencing. Nautilus / files locks up, won't open if it

[Bug 1171878] Re: Adding/Removing an external monitor causes maximized windows to move to another workspace

2014-04-03 Thread cometdog
I still observe the problem with $ apt-cache policy compiz compiz: Installed: 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140328-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140328-0ubuntu1 Example: 4 workspaces, external monitor plugged in. Applications are maximized to primary monitors in workspaces 2 and 3. Current

[Bug 1300308] [NEW] select items matching (ctrl+s) only selects one file

2014-03-31 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: steps to reproduce: 1. open folder in files/nautilus which contains multiple files and/or folders 2. type ctrl+s to bring up the select items matching dialog 3. type glob pattern into text entry field which should match multiple files 4. choose OK observed behavior: - only

[Bug 1069217] Re: Minimizing apps launcher icon behavior

2014-03-25 Thread cometdog
take a look here, probably duplicate https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/733349 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069217 Title: Minimizing apps launcher icon behavior To

[Bug 751605] Re: Multi-monitor - Windows maximize on the wrong monitor

2013-01-02 Thread cometdog
Can anyone comment on two things? 1. What is the nature of the fix that was committed? Two proposals have been made. A: maximize window to display containing most of window's area. B: maximize window to display containing mouse. ...I hope the fix was implemented as option B, since that

[Bug 1067326] Re: hard lock or freeze after the computer becomes inactive

2012-10-16 Thread cometdog
Does not occur with upstream 3.6.2: $ uname -a Linux eric-Inspiron-6000 3.6.2-030602-generic #201210121823 SMP Fri Oct 12 22:31:22 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux ** Tags removed: needs-upstream-testing ** Tags added: kernel-fixed-upstream ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status:

[Bug 1067326] [NEW] hard lock or freeze after the computer becomes inactive

2012-10-16 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: Letting the computer sit until it becomes inactive results in a hard lock or freeze. The screen is set to turn off, but suspend when inactive for in power settings is set to Don't suspend. The key combination to kill X does not work in this state (even though it is

[Bug 987046] Re: shotwell's unity progress bar hangs halfway across

2012-05-18 Thread cometdog
Progress bar diappears for me in 0.12.3-0ubuntu0.1, so seems like that fixes it. However my problem with shotwell consuming resources and thrashing the hard drive for several minutes after startup persists, so I guess I should open a separate bug for that. -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 948053] Re: nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 uninstallable on Precise

2012-04-29 Thread cometdog
After upgrading to 12.04 I am now stuck with low (1024x768) resolution on a 1600x1200 monitor. Would love to fix this by installing nvidia-96, but have the problem identified in this bug. For some reason I can't coax xrandr or xorg.conf to do the right thing otherwise. 03:00.0 VGA compatible

[Bug 771376] Re: keyboard not working at grub screen

2012-04-28 Thread cometdog
Just upgraded to Precise. Computer won't complete booting due to nvidia graphics. My grub screen won't respond to keyboard input. Not too helpful. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 987046] [NEW] shotwell's unity progress bar hangs halfway across

2012-04-22 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: I love that shotwell supports the Unity progress bar on shotwell's launcher icon. But, when I open shotwell it uses the CPU heavily for several minutes, during which time the progress bar makes it about halfway across, and then stops. The progress bar stops, and fortunately

[Bug 987046] Re: shotwell's unity progress bar hangs halfway across

2012-04-22 Thread cometdog
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/987046 Title: shotwell's unity progress bar hangs halfway across To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 970924] Re: can't create playlist on iPod in Rhythmbox 2.96 on Precise 12.04 beta 2

2012-04-18 Thread cometdog
It's possible this isn't getting any traffic because of the bug #496681. I believe this is different because that one was marked fixed in Rhythmbox upstream in 2010. I chose that #496681 affected me also (because I can't tell for sure what the issue is from a user perspective) but I'm concerned

[Bug 985096] [NEW] ipod does not show up under portable devices in sources list

2012-04-18 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: I plug in my iPod photo via USB. Mount it by clicking on it in the side pane in Nautilus. Observed behavior: The iPod does not appear to be accessible from guayadeque at all. Expected behavior: The iPod should show up under Portable Devices in the sources pane in

[Bug 985096] Re: ipod does not show up under portable devices in sources list

2012-04-18 Thread cometdog
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/985096 Title: ipod does not show up under portable devices in sources list To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 981752] [NEW] can't move selection to bottom of HUD list with arrow keys

2012-04-14 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: To reproduce: Type Alt to open HUD, then type something into the box (e.g. File to get some file-related entries). Press the down-arrow. The selection moves down to the next entry, but almost immediately hops back up to the top on its own. Even if I press the down-arrow

[Bug 981752] Re: can't move selection to bottom of HUD list with arrow keys

2012-04-14 Thread cometdog
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/981752 Title: can't move selection to bottom of HUD list with arrow keys To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 947863] Re: gtkpod crashed with signal 5 in g_settings_bind_with_mapping()

2012-04-14 Thread cometdog
Any chance this will get fixed in Precise? Between this and Rhythmbox not working with playlists, I'm totally dead in the water for using my iPod on Ubuntu. I can only imagine there must be a fair number of iPod users who prefer to run Ubuntu for their OS... -- You received this bug

[Bug 950646] Re: Auto scroll of installed packages

2012-04-12 Thread cometdog
If it's a feature, it's not very well thought-out, since it takes a very long time to scroll. Also, I think it is not really scrolling, but entries are slowly disappearing from the top of the list one-by-one. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 875845] Re: nautilus-wallpaper menu item doesn't show up

2012-04-12 Thread cometdog
Continues to be a problem in 12.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/875845 Title: nautilus-wallpaper menu item doesn't show up To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 875845] Re: nautilus-wallpaper menu item doesn't show up

2012-04-12 Thread cometdog
workaround: install nautilus actions, then add an action Set as Wallpaper Path: gsettings Parameters: set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri %u -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 830495] Re: indicator-weather crashed with SIGSEGV in dbusmenu_menuitem_property_get_variant()

2012-04-03 Thread cometdog
Happens randomly on 12.04 beta 2 while system is on; I have never put the system in standby. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830495 Title: indicator-weather crashed with SIGSEGV in

[Bug 930671] Re: video blank and menus greyed out in cheese

2012-04-02 Thread cometdog
..working for me at the moment on 64-bit precise (original bug report was on 32-bit oneiric, and I wonder if Danny Teok is also on 32-bit?) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/930671 Title:

[Bug 496681] Re: Rhythmbox does not save playlist on iPod

2012-04-01 Thread cometdog
Not working in Rhythmbox 2.96 on Precise. Can create list in Rhythmbox and add songs to it. If I then choose to sync the ipod the list disappears. Instead, if I eject the iPod after creating the list but without syncing, I see an empty playlist on the iPod with that name. -- You received this

[Bug 970924] [NEW] can't create playlist on iPod in Rhythmbox 2.96 on Precise 12.04 beta 2

2012-04-01 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: Steps to reproduce: 1. Connect iPod Photo via USB 2. Click on the iPod Photo in the Devices list in Nautilus, in order to mount it (not sure why it is not mounted automatically). 3. Open Rhythmbox. 4. Right-click on iPod Photo in the Rhythmbox side pane under Devices and

[Bug 970924] Re: can't create playlist on iPod in Rhythmbox 2.96 on Precise 12.04 beta 2

2012-04-01 Thread cometdog
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970924 Title: can't create playlist on iPod in Rhythmbox 2.96 on Precise 12.04 beta 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 947863] Re: gtkpod crashed with signal 5 in g_settings_bind_with_mapping()

2012-04-01 Thread cometdog
Happens to me on an iPod Photo 60GB. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/947863 Title: gtkpod crashed with signal 5 in g_settings_bind_with_mapping() To manage notifications about this

[Bug 970989] [NEW] cover art and cover art search plugins do not seem to do anything (undocumented last.fm requirement)

2012-04-01 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: Running Rhythmbox as default install in 12.04 Beta 1, I didn't see album art for many of my albums. I found that cover art and cover art search were already selected in the plugins, but that did not seem to matter. No documentation appeared anywhere online or in the

[Bug 970989] Re: cover art and cover art search plugins do not seem to do anything

2012-04-01 Thread cometdog
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970989 Title: cover art and cover art search plugins do not seem to do anything (undocumented last.fm requirement) To manage notifications about this

[Bug 970989] Re: cover art and cover art search plugins do not seem to do anything

2012-04-01 Thread cometdog
Hmm, I had edited the bug title when I realized that the problem was that I didn't have a last.fm account, but that edit seems to have disappeared. If anyone feels this bug should be renamed, feel free to do so (I don't know how or can't). ** Summary changed: - cover art and cover art search

[Bug 970989] Re: cover art and cover art search plugins do not seem to do anything (undocumented last.fm requirement)

2012-04-01 Thread cometdog
ok, could edit after all... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970989 Title: cover art and cover art search plugins do not seem to do anything (undocumented last.fm requirement)

[Bug 947863] Re: gtkpod crashed with signal 5 in g_settings_bind_with_mapping()

2012-04-01 Thread cometdog
Also -- it's not just preferences that has this problem. I find I can't really do anything in gtkpod without it crashing and disappearing... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/947863

[Bug 928719] Re: Bring back Intellihide for unity as an option

2012-02-19 Thread cometdog
There seem to be a significant number of users who like to use the dodge option and are disappointed about its demise, and I am one of them. I like to use it because it is the only way to achieve the following balance: 1. It keeps the launcher visible in situations when I don't need all of my

[Bug 930671] [NEW] video blank and menus greyed out in cheese

2012-02-11 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: Webcam (Microsoft LifeCam Cinema) works properly in guvcview, but not in cheese on 11.10 32-bit. Worked in cheese on Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit. Opening cheese from the terminal gives the following series of messages: $ cheese (cheese:2740): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to add a

[Bug 930671] Re: video blank and menus greyed out in cheese

2012-02-11 Thread cometdog
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/930671 Title: video blank and menus greyed out in cheese To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 131094] Re: Heavy Disk I/O harms desktop responsiveness

2011-11-18 Thread cometdog
Incredibly bad responsiveness under heavy IO for me on Oneiric. My only recent point of comparison is Lucid. Unfortunately it's not completely fair since I had a different HDD setup then. But in any case, desktop gets nearly unusable when starting up a program, etc. Freezes for multiple

[Bug 350040] Re: Image viewer will not read .bmp images

2011-11-15 Thread cometdog
This happens to me with some files that have the mime type image/png but have a .bmp extension. Not sure how the files ended up that way to begin with, but I suppose that's beside the point. In that particular use case, then it is useful to have a pointer here to

[Bug 751689] Re: Thinkpad x201* overheats due to slow fans when on 'auto'

2011-08-03 Thread cometdog
I can confirm the problem on Ubuntu 10.10 on a Lenovo W500 with kernel 2.6.35-30-generic-pae-tuxonice (and every other recent kernel I've tried). Can't boot with BIOS AC setting on Balanced, which would allow frequency scaling to kick in at lower temp to keep things cool. Temp climbs up to 90C

[Bug 742090] [NEW] index scrolls to wrong line when code is folded

2011-03-24 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: spe lsb_release -rd Description:Ubuntu 10.10 Release:10.10 apt-cache policy spe spe: Installed: 0.8.4.h-2 Candidate: 0.8.4.h-2 Version table: *** 0.8.4.h-2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386

[Bug 257135] Re: notify-send(1) can't replace an existing notification

2011-01-17 Thread cometdog
@ Sebastien Bacher I want to disclose up front that I really don't know the details of how bug importance is assigned, or what it really means for this to be Low importance. That said, it does look like you have looked at bug #390508 (I see that you responded there), which many people have been

[Bug 579804] Re: Store/read tags inside photos

2010-10-04 Thread cometdog
@ Adam Dingle Chiming in on the request for an option to strip tags on export. It's all too easy to tag a bunch of photos with names, locations, etc., and then export them to who-knows-where without thinking. It would also be good if it always showed up as a visible option on any export dialogs

[Bug 455378] Re: Can't resize windows to be displayed on several monitors

2010-09-01 Thread cometdog
@mback - if you still need a workaround 1. install CompizConfig Settings Manager 2. Under the category Window Management, turn on Resize Window 3. Assign your desired keyboard shortcut to the last entry on the Bindings tab, Initiate Window Resize. I'm using AltF8. Use the keyboard shortcut

[Bug 464893] Re: Menu icons missing after upgrade to Karmic

2010-09-01 Thread cometdog
You're running Ubuntu 10.04 probably, where not only were the icons removed, but that tab in Appearance Preferences was also removed to make it harder to get them back. In my opinion Gnome developers made the wrong decision; I don't think the extra tab made the interface too cluttered, and the

[Bug 574815] Re: clock 2.30.0 on ubuntu 10.04 amd64 does not update; times on locations do.

2010-08-23 Thread cometdog
I have an issue with the panel clock not updating correctly, starting within the past week or two, not only on 10.04 AMD64, but also on 9.10 32-bit PAE. -- clock 2.30.0 on ubuntu 10.04 amd64 does not update; times on locations do. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574815 You received this bug

[Bug 548415] Re: Shutdown timer no longer appears

2010-07-25 Thread cometdog
I also liked the timer -- it served a purpose that provided genuine usability advantages. Choose shutdown once and then leave. If you realize within 60 sec that you really wanted to do something else on the computer, you can cancel the shutdown. This way you don't have to confirm the shutdown

[Bug 43066] Re: Window list behaves bad when panel is vertical.

2010-07-08 Thread cometdog
@ Sebastien Bacher Nearly 1 year ago you wrote: Upstream is doing patch review this week we will have a look before karmic beta if they don't comment before Any more news on getting this included in upstream? Not everyone's going to be rushing to Gnome Shell, particularly since Ubuntu Lucid is

[Bug 529853] Re: [karmic 64] pulseaudio reports asyncq overrun and ratelimit.c supressed messages

2010-06-17 Thread cometdog
@ Daniel T Chen Why closing for 10.04 LTS? Isn't an LTS version supposed to get support and updates for a long time? Do you need more information to troubleshoot? I get one of these messages in my logs every 5 seconds while playing music. -- [karmic 64] pulseaudio reports asyncq overrun and

[Bug 532421] Re: Merged menu bar and window border in light themes makes it difficult to grab the right area to move windows

2010-06-15 Thread cometdog
Why is this won't fix for firefox and invalid for openoffice? It's definitely broken in the default ubuntu 10.04 configuration, and it's a frustrating UI inconsistency. Firefox and openoffice don't behave like other applications (nautilus and gedit, for example). Maybe I misunderstood the

[Bug 382708] Re: docky in auto-hide mode only re-appears if user mouses over width of docky panel

2010-06-04 Thread cometdog
I prefer the existing behavior: it reduces the chances of the bar getting in the way when I don't want it. And if I actually want to scrub the dock or the launchers and click on something, I will have to move my mouse to where the dock is anyway. Please don't change this without including a

[Bug 411174] Re: Hard to switch between windows grouped by an icon

2010-06-04 Thread cometdog
Another possible alternative solution: Right now I have compiz set to show window previews when I hover over buttons in the taskbar. This also works in gnome-do, but when there are multilple windows grouped under the same icon, it only shows one of them. Would there be any way to set up gnome

[Bug 579485] Re: google calculator not working at all

2010-05-25 Thread cometdog
anyone need more information here? or is there a known workaround -- would be great if I could just edit something manually in a script somewhere (but I fear it is all compiled) -- google calculator not working at all https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/579485 You received this bug notification

[Bug 579485] Re: google calculator not working at all

2010-05-20 Thread cometdog
(also not working in 9.10) -- google calculator not working at all https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/579485 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 306602] Re: [upstream] OOo 3.0 uses comma formula field separators instead of semi-colons

2010-04-30 Thread cometdog
This is also a problem in Karmic as of today. Haven't checked on it in Lucid yet. In Karmic, it is not _quite_ as severe. You still can't use Shift+F4 to cycle relative references when you have commas separating arguments. But if you change the commas to semicolons and cycle how you want with

[Bug 411542] Re: [upstream] OpenOffice.org 3.1 Impress Very Slow due to AA

2010-03-17 Thread cometdog
This also seems to be related to bug #462487, as that problem also goes away when turning off antialiasing. -- [upstream] OpenOffice.org 3.1 Impress Very Slow due to AA https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411542 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 462487] Re: [ooo-build] Calc's marching ants bring Xorg to its knees

2010-03-17 Thread cometdog
Yes, for a workaround see bug #411542. I seem to be able to eliminate the marching ants slowdown here by turning off antialiasing as suggested there, so I suppose these two bugs are somehow related. That's options - openoffice.org - view - graphics output - use anti- aliasing (uncheck) --

[Bug 529228] [NEW] typo prefernces in autogenerated code in PreferencesprojectDialog.py

2010-02-27 Thread cometdog
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: quickly 1) Description: Ubuntu 9.10 Release:9.10 2) quickly-ubuntu-template: Installed: 0.2.6 Candidate: 0.2.6 Version table: *** 0.2.6 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3)

[Bug 529228] Re: typo prefernces in autogenerated code in PreferencesprojectDialog.py

2010-02-27 Thread cometdog
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39865761/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: XsessionErrors.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/39865762/XsessionErrors.txt -- typo prefernces in autogenerated code in PreferencesprojectDialog.py

[Bug 446394] Re: Connect to Hidden...select Saved Secure Connection; Connect not possible

2010-02-25 Thread cometdog
I had the PPA fix installed. Network Manager upgrade yesterday broke my network connectivity completely, both wired and wireless. The versions that broke it for me were: network-manager_0.8-0ubuntu4~nmt4~karmic and network-manager-gnome_0.8-0ubuntu3~nmt2~karmicl. Not sure if these came from

[Bug 462487] Re: [ooo-build] Calc's marching ants bring Xorg to its knees

2010-02-24 Thread cometdog
This is not just AMD64. Also happens to me on 32-bit PAE kernel. With and without Compiz, makes no difference. I observe both the slowdown with marching ants for copy in Calc, and the really slow drag drop in Impress. Does drag drop in Impress need a different bug submission, or is it

[Bug 446394] Re: Connect to Hidden...select Saved Secure Connection; Connect not possible

2010-01-23 Thread cometdog
@ Tony Espy This is absolutely a regression and absolutely should be released to the standard repositories. RE: Furthermore, the case outlined here is not the typical use case, as NM should automatically re-connect a hidden network that's been previously connected. It may not be the typical use

[Bug 95326] Re: sound juicer aac formatted files skip and...

2007-09-07 Thread cometdog
I have the same problem, AAC audio ripped by sound juicer is skipping. What information do you lack on this bug? Please let me know and I'll try to provide some. Running Feisty Fawn. Originally installed ugly codecs, etc., some stuff from multiverse, I think. Sound Juicer appears to rip the