Re: Problems with dmalloc5

[Dale Amon]

On Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 10:10:08AM +1000, Martin Pool wrote:
> I filed .
>  It may not be that hard to bring dmalloc up to date.  If you can, or
> you find out more about the problem, please comment on the bug.
> 
> Martin

I most assuredly will! I've had to sit it aside
at the moment as I have customers clamouring for
my time, but I will get back to it either in
the next two weeks... or not until mid-summer!


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Re: Problems with dmalloc5

[Martin Pool]

I filed .
 It may not be that hard to bring dmalloc up to date.  If you can, or
you find out more about the problem, please comment on the bug.

Martin

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Re: Controlling menubar title on Ubuntu 11.10?

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

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Hi Nikos

Nikos Chantziaras wrote on 18/03/12 22:11:
> 
> On 14/03/12 18:07, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: ...
>> I wrote an application that, at startup, prompts the user for a 
>> file (using a standard "open file" dialog). Ubuntu 11.10 takes 
>> the title of that dialog ("Choose the file you wish to play")
>> and uses it for the rest of the application's session. This is
>> wrong of course. The menu bar should display the application's
>> name.
>> 
>> Is there a way I can control the title of the menu bar?
> 
> ... So I guess it's not possible then.  This is really a
> shortcoming in Ubuntu and doesn't look very well thought out.  But
> I'll have to live with it.

This is straightforwardly a bug in Unity.

I suggest reporting it, and attaching a minimal example application to
the bug report. 

Thanks
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Re: Potential UI bug: wrong type of dialog upon hibernation notice

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

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Abhishek Bhatnagar wrote on 01/04/12 01:09:
> ...
> 
> As per my attachment, when battery on laptop is critically low, I
> get a dialog informing me that hibernation is imminent, and then 
> gives me two options: "Cancel" and "OK". They both do the same 
> thing -> make the dialog go away. Clearly an "OK" would suffice,
> as "Cancel" does not make sense in context.
> 
> I'm almost sure this happened because someone ended up using the 
> wrong type of dialog, but it probably should be mended.
> 
> Should this be filed as a bug?
> 
> ...

This is "Battery warning popup buttons dont make sense"
.

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Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

[Dale Amon]

Just so it is here in case someone picks this up in
google, the answer is:

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/03/gnome-classic-in-ubuntu-12-04-its-like-nothing-ever-changed/



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Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

[Dale Amon]

On Sun, Apr 01, 2012 at 08:36:11AM -0400, Evan Huus wrote:
> P.S. For better or for worse, Unity is the future of Ubuntu (for better,
> IMHO). If you're not willing to spend the time to adjust your workflow to
> it, switch to another desktop. I hear Cinnamon aims to be comparable to the
> old Gnome-2.

The top of my Requirements document on this would be:

* Inclusion of large numbers of launchers of
  xterms on the desktop where I can set up
  commands like: xterm -e ssh amon@
  which because of the crypto logins allows me
  a single double-click access to any of about
  30 machines.

* Ability to set file browser to default to xemacs
  for text files.

* Single or double click access to xterm, xemacs, 
  and a number of other important apps on my desktop.

* Key folders and apps on the desk top, also available
  instantly.

* Multiple timezone widget on top tool bar or
  elsewhere that is continuously available and to
  which I can with a single click check the time
  in NY,Chicago,Denver and LA where my customers
  are.

* At least 4 desktops, reachable by single click.

These are go/no go requirements, in priority order. Lack of
the top one is an instant down select.

Why not just have a menu entry like X windows has always
had, let the user click on it and change their window
manager at will? Put the customer in the drivers seat.










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Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

[Evan Huus]

On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Dale Amon  wrote:

> With the release date for the new LTS coming
> rapidly, I am faced with a quandary. There are
> things in Precise which I need; I do not like
> to be behind the curve for updates and such;
> but I just *cannot* have my desktop mucked about
> with.
>
> I make my living off consulting, so this is
> a serious monetary issue, not just a simple
> matter of taste.
>
> I've built up a working environment that lets
> me react to customer needs quickly and has
> everything I need for my day to day operations
> close at hand. I cannot afford to lose that,
> nor can I take an extended time to figure out
> what to do in an entirely new environment.
>
> Just as an example, I have about 30 terminals
> on my desktop. Clicking on one of them puts
> me directly into a server somewhere. I can
> have a customer on the phone, click once and
> be dealing with their problem almost instantly.
> I have skype, gringotts,pigeon and other apps
> which I need instant access to on my top toolbar.
>
> So the question is, how can I install Precise
> and *NOT* have Unity put me out of action and
> cost me days of work getting rid of it and
> getting my working environment back to normal?
>

Sorry, but I don't think you can.

Between the HUD, the Dash, and the new Alt-Tab/Alt-Grave I've found Unity
to eventually be *more* efficient than the old Gnome 2 stack, but it did
take a few days of figuring things out and retraining before I was
comfortable with it.

My advice would be to treat the upgrade as an investment - it will require
some time now that isn't immediately productive, but it will make you more
productive in the long run.

Just my two cents,
Evan

P.S. For better or for worse, Unity is the future of Ubuntu (for better,
IMHO). If you're not willing to spend the time to adjust your workflow to
it, switch to another desktop. I hear Cinnamon aims to be comparable to the
old Gnome-2.
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Re: How to install Precise without getting screwed?

[Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)]

Hi Dale

On 01/04/2012 07:52, Dale Amon wrote:

So the question is, how can I install Precise
and *NOT* have Unity put me out of action and
cost me days of work getting rid of it and
getting my working environment back to normal?


This list is for developer discussion, for user support, please try the 
methods listed on http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community


For trying out Precise, install VirtualBox or KVM and try it in a 
virtual machine. You can run Unity just fine in a VM and almost any 
other desktop environment is a quick install away via the software center.


-Jonathan

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How to install Precise without getting screwed?

[Dale Amon]

With the release date for the new LTS coming
rapidly, I am faced with a quandary. There are
things in Precise which I need; I do not like
to be behind the curve for updates and such;
but I just *cannot* have my desktop mucked about
with.

I make my living off consulting, so this is
a serious monetary issue, not just a simple
matter of taste.

I've built up a working environment that lets
me react to customer needs quickly and has
everything I need for my day to day operations
close at hand. I cannot afford to lose that,
nor can I take an extended time to figure out
what to do in an entirely new environment.

Just as an example, I have about 30 terminals
on my desktop. Clicking on one of them puts
me directly into a server somewhere. I can
have a customer on the phone, click once and
be dealing with their problem almost instantly.
I have skype, gringotts,pigeon and other apps 
which I need instant access to on my top toolbar.

So the question is, how can I install Precise
and *NOT* have Unity put me out of action and
cost me days of work getting rid of it and
getting my working environment back to normal?


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