[Bug 811921] Re: Clicking on icons in Nautilus changes focus
Guess there's no way to withdraw a comment. This is an old bug present in perhaps every X toolkit and window manager. Fixing it requires fixing both of those and perhaps the applications, depending on how the toolkit is fixed. There is at present either not the knowledge or not the will to make the necessary changes, in part because keeping support for anything other than click-to-focus is tricky. I've seen that Bill Spitzak is working on making sure Wayland gets drag and drop right from the start, so maybe some future X-less Nautilus will work right on Wayland. From the look of it, Wayland was headed for "freezing in" the bad assumptions people have made on X before Bill showed up; at least X is only made to seem awful in this regard because people misuse it. GNOME's BTS doesn't allow for bugs that are due to multiple components and their interaction, so it's necessary to have multiple reports. Bugs there against against one component which is part of the problem have been marked as duplicates of other bugs which are part of the problem. This means there's no tracking of the issues particular to the components, and defeats the purpose of a bug tracking system. Launchpad does allow for bugs which affect multiple components, so this could be merged with bug #803872 . But that bug was already changed from affecting nautilus to affecting compiz. It affects both . . . and Gtk+. (It can't be fixed in Nautilus until Gtk+ is fixed, unless Nautilus does some really hacky stuff or changes toolkit.) But it's been over 8 years since I presented a solution. The aforementioned work in Wayland can replicate the solution because Wayland doesn't have X's political baggage. I'm tired of this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/811921 Title: Clicking on icons in Nautilus changes focus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/811921/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 811921] Re: Clicking on icons in Nautilus changes focus
Looking for the duplicate which doesn't exist, I've seen your actions related to this bug and concluded I was wasting my time. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/811921 Title: Clicking on icons in Nautilus changes focus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/811921/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 811921] Re: Clicking on icons in Nautilus changes focus
Then please mark this as a duplicate of that report. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/811921 Title: Clicking on icons in Nautilus changes focus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/811921/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 388247] Re: Nautilus windows don't steal focus when files are dragged into them
Zach is correct; this is not a duplicate of bug #29560. That bug is a filed against metacity, which is only one of the components contributing to the failure of Ubuntu to provide a smooth DnD experience. As written, the summary and report do not describe the commonly desired behavior for DnD. What's needed is not for a program to "steal focus", merely for its window to be raised at the right time. Removing the duplicate marker and leaving as invalid. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 29560 drag & drop improvement: delay bringing window to front until mouse released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388247 Title: Nautilus windows don't steal focus when files are dragged into them To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/388247/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 811921] Re: Clicking on icons in Nautilus changes focus
This bug is not a duplicate of a similar bug in either compiz or metacity. This is a bug in Nautilus. The solution of the problem the user sees requires changes to both regular applications and window managers. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 29560 drag & drop improvement: delay bringing window to front until mouse released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/811921 Title: Clicking on icons in Nautilus changes focus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/811921/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 880962] Re: dnd pointer lock when dragging tab between two gedit instances
I added comments on GNOME bugzilla, but I have more comments relevant to just Ubuntu. When this locks up, there is almost no way out for me. Ctrl+Alt+Backspace hasn't worked in a long time, so that's not an option. Ctrl+Alt+1 (or 2-6) works, but because of some other bug (NVIDIA, perhaps) the VT is invisible. (I also get a sort of "backlight bleed" effect sometimes.) The VT is present so I can log in and `killall gedit`, but I have to do it blindly. There's also no sshd by default, so I couldn't even log in remotely to kill the process. There needs to be a way for a user who doesn't know these tricks to get back to working system without pulling the power. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880962 Title: dnd pointer lock when dragging tab between two gedit instances To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/880962/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 882856] [NEW] Text is misleading in Universal Access settings panel
Public bug reported: On the Pointing and Clicking page of the Universal Access settings panel there is a toggle for a "Simulated Secondary Click". By conventional American English, a "secondary" click would perhaps be the second click of a double-click, but really it just doesn't make any sense. What is meant is a click of the second button on a pointing device, or what is most commonly known as a "right-click". If the word "secondary" must be kept, it would be better to say "secondary button click". The effect described in the text does not match what happens. It says, "Trigger a secondary click by holding down the primary button". When this is enabled, the effect is that the right-click happens when the button is released, not when it is held down. The text should perhaps read "Trigger a right-click by holding down then after a delay releasing the primary button." Perhaps the text is correct and the behavior is not? ** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882856 Title: Text is misleading in Universal Access settings panel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/882856/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 721554] Re: EOG does not render SVG elements from other files at 100% zoom.
** Attachment added: "Demonstration of the bug." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/721554/+attachment/1858767/+files/bugfiles.zip -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to eog in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/721554 Title: EOG does not render SVG elements from other files at 100% zoom. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 721554] [NEW] EOG does not render SVG elements from other files at 100% zoom.
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: eog When an SVG 'use' tag links to an element in another file and the zoom is 100%, EOG does not render that element. Change the zoom higher or lower and the element is rendered. Go back to 100% and the element goes away. Also, if a gradient is defined in another file, EOG will not render it at 100% zoom, but will at other zoom values. The attached zip file contains two SVGs, one of which, 'parent.svg', uses elements from the other, 'child.svg'. Both problems are demonstrated. In the file 'parent.svg', a red rectangle with a blue border will appear on the left and a gradient will appear in the rectangle on the right at non-100% zoom values. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: eog 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Feb 18 15:48:42 2011 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/eog InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: eog XsessionErrors: (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1756): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed (nautilus:1753): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed (nautilus:1753): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed (nautilus:1753): GConf-CRITICAL **: gconf_value_free: assertion `value != NULL' failed ** Affects: eog (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to eog in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/721554 Title: EOG does not render SVG elements from other files at 100% zoom. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 294182] Re: GNOME's Help Slow to Load
Two of the bugs marked as duplicates of this bug should be reopened and reassigned to the package responsible for the System menu which contains the item About Ubuntu, because that item does not need to open the help browser. It could instead open an About dialog - like every other About menu item. Those bugs are: bug #49 and bug #474923 . -- GNOME's Help Slow to Load https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294182 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 555549] Re: About Ubuntu and Help take a very long time to start
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 294182 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294182 I'm sorry. It seems there's just one other bug #474923 that has been marked as a duplicate but shouldn't be. I thought I'd seen more. -- About Ubuntu and Help take a very long time to start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/49 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to yelp in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 555549] Re: About Ubuntu and Help take a very long time to start
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 294182 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294182 Duplicate status is wrong. One of the problems here, and in some other bugs marked as duplicates, is that Yelp is being used for About Ubuntu, not that Yelp is slow. These need to be marked as WONTFIX if the intent is that About Ubuntu will always use Yelp. I say that is a bad choice. Don't complain that your screwdriver won't hammer nails, get a hammer instead. -- About Ubuntu and Help take a very long time to start https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/49 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to yelp in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 70951] Re: double click in file from my desktop folder open the application, but focus is not in new application.
I have this problem with at least GIMP, Metacity or Mutter, and Nautilus or Nautilus Elementary. When I first double-click an XCF file and GIMP is not running, then GIMP starts and its windows are raised and focused. If I then go to a folder and open another XCF file - with GIMP still running - the XCF file is opened in an unfocused window underneath the folder window and its task bar button pulses. Between the second click of the double-click and a few moments after the new window appears, I neither type nor click. This happens with applications other than GIMP, but I don't recall which ones. I've not exhausted the combinations of apps, Metacity or Mutter, and Nautilus or Nautilus Elementary. I've tried both "smart" and "strict" as options for "focus_new_windows" and the behavior is the same. As I recall, and it's been more than 5 years, the file manager should pass the timestamp of the second click in the double-click to the application with which the file will be opened. The application should either call XSetInputFocus using that timestamp or use some EWMH request with the timestamp or both to have the window raised and focused. Focus should only change if no button presses or key presses have occurred since the double-click. Because this bug could be a failure on the part of any of the three applications involved (launcher, new window maker, window manager), I'm not sure it's actually a Metacity bug. -- double click in file from my desktop folder open the application, but focus is not in new application. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/70951 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 532633] Re: [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment
Thank you, Ludwik, for recognizing that students are supposed to be learning new things. This is too often forgotten and in fact there are university classes in the US devoted to slavish memorization of Microsoft applications. I would say that teachers and administrators should be even more adaptable than the students and that computers are tools of their professions which they should learn to use well. I've observed many of my colleagues treat computers as annoying conveniences (an oxymoron, eh?) instead of tools - or perhaps they like to blame their tools? -- [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532633 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 532633] Re: [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment
@Pako Until 2005, I ran Debian GNOME or jhbuild GNOME (on Debian) with only 96MB RAM. That was a Toshiba Portege 3010, you can look up the rest of the specs. -- [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532633 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 532633] Re: [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment
I've noticed only one mention of the disappearance of the system menu, also called the window menu or the application menu. It's the one that shows when you click the application icon in the frame, right-click the frame, or press Alt+Space. To maximize a window, I usually use Alt+Space-X. That may be a habit formed to avoid missing Maximize and clicking Close. I mentioned this bug to a Mac user I know and she knew the buttons were in the frame but didn't recall, without looking, which did what. She confessed she almost never uses the frame controls. A thousand anecdotes don't make a data point, but there you go. -- [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532633 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 532633] Re: [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment
I've made comments on blogs about this and I hope it will be helpful to add them here. The layout I've seen in screenshots has already shown flaws, because whatever draws the window frames hasn't been made to adjust rounded outlines when buttons are missing. That's an "easy" fix, barely worth noting. Same goes for other complaints about broken themes. But also apparent in those screen shots is that with the new button arrangement the buttons will either be in different places on different windows, or there will be gaps, or we will need frame controls that for some windows are always disabled. This was already a problem because of the order of Minimize and Maximize; no maximizable window is not minimizable, but some minimizable windows are not maximizable. It was always advisable to put Close in the top-right corner because we have left-aligned menu bars in the windows. In fact, in the early days of GNOME it was decided that the Help menu item must not be right- aligned because that would place it too close to the Close button (among other reasons). There has always been a good reason to keep Close away from Minimize and Maximize - it's too easy to miss your intended target. Put these together and an order like Min-MaxTitleClose seems best. But the danger of accidentally clicking Close can be mitigated by other changes. The Close button can be disabled when there are unsaved changes in a document. You still have to reopen your document, but at least nothing should be lost. In lieu of that, the application can prompt the user to save changes. Annoying, but alas. If these things are done, then Close can be safely put next to Minimize and Maximize and it can be put on either side. If missing-button gaps are to be avoided, disabled window frame controls will not be used, and the buttons will be grouped together, then there is one button order which is suitable for the frames; from outside to inside that is: Close, Minimize, Maximize. Change those conditions, and anything goes. (Well, almost.) I favor getting rid of all three buttons and replacing them with . . . well, that another topic, eh? -- [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532633 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 474923] Re: help/about ubuntu applet takes too long to load
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 294182 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294182 I think this bug should be reopened and reassigned, perhaps to the package responsible for the System menu. The problem initially reported is not that Yelp is slow, but that the "About Ubuntu" action is slow. It would be much faster if it loaded an About window like "About GNOME" does. That window could have a link to further documentation. I'd wager that most of the time people use "About" menu items, they are looking for version numbers. That's what I was doing a moment ago when I encountered this problem. -- help/about ubuntu applet takes too long to load https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/474923 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to yelp in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
