Re: [ubuntu-uk] Disappearing characters
On 9 March 2015 at 20:40, Bruce Beardall bruc...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, Liam, I'll give it a go. You're welcome. By the way, we bottom-post around here. :-) I'd have given the package name but I'm afraid I've switched my main home machine to a Mac. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Disappearing characters
Hi All I've just recently received my new laptop from PC Specialist, the Lafité as they call it (http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/lafite/). For the most part, I'm quite happy, 14.10 runs quite smoothly and Unity handles the HD display but I've noticed when typing on LibreOffice Writer, characters disappear. That is to say, that although they're still there, they don't show on the page. Selecting all and changing the font makes them visible again but at this point no particular font seems immune. I haven't yet noticed this happening in any other program which includes writing. Also, it doesn't happen all the time. Any ideas? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Disappearing characters
On 09/03/15 13:35, Bruce Beardall wrote: For the most part, I'm quite happy, 14.10 runs quite smoothly and Unity handles the HD display but I've noticed when typing on LibreOffice Writer, characters disappear. That is to say, that although they're still there, they don't show on the page. Selecting all and changing the font makes them visible again but at this point no particular font seems immune. I haven't yet noticed this happening in any other program which includes writing. Also, it doesn't happen all the time. I see this mostly in LibreOffice but also sometimes in Thunderbird too. I find if you scroll the page back and forward out of the viewport they come back :-) I'm using a fairly old Samsung R320 laptop - I don't recall having this issue before 14.10 but I could be wrong. I'm also using the metacity fallback window manager after Unity lost all it's settings and the launcher failed to display twice. After spending ages fixing it the first time I gave up. I assumed it was a dodgy graphics driver or something similar but it doesn't bother me enough to worry about or try and write a bug report... Al -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Disappearing characters
Thanks Alan I find if you scroll the page back and forward out of the viewport they come back :-) Tried this first but it didn't work. I'm using a fairly old Samsung R320 laptop - I don't recall having this issue before 14.10 but I could be wrong. I'm also using the metacity fallback window manager after Unity lost all it's settings and the launcher failed to display twice. After spending ages fixing it the first time I gave up. I'll have a play with the window manager and see what happens. On 9 March 2015 at 16:56, Alan Lord alansli...@gmail.com wrote: On 09/03/15 13:35, Bruce Beardall wrote: For the most part, I'm quite happy, 14.10 runs quite smoothly and Unity handles the HD display but I've noticed when typing on LibreOffice Writer, characters disappear. That is to say, that although they're still there, they don't show on the page. Selecting all and changing the font makes them visible again but at this point no particular font seems immune. I haven't yet noticed this happening in any other program which includes writing. Also, it doesn't happen all the time. I see this mostly in LibreOffice but also sometimes in Thunderbird too. I find if you scroll the page back and forward out of the viewport they come back :-) I'm using a fairly old Samsung R320 laptop - I don't recall having this issue before 14.10 but I could be wrong. I'm also using the metacity fallback window manager after Unity lost all it's settings and the launcher failed to display twice. After spending ages fixing it the first time I gave up. I assumed it was a dodgy graphics driver or something similar but it doesn't bother me enough to worry about or try and write a bug report... Al -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Disappearing characters
Thanks, Liam, I'll give it a go. On 9 March 2015 at 19:18, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: On 9 March 2015 at 14:35, Bruce Beardall bruc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All I've just recently received my new laptop from PC Specialist, the Lafité as they call it (http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/lafite/). For the most part, I'm quite happy, 14.10 runs quite smoothly and Unity handles the HD display but I've noticed when typing on LibreOffice Writer, characters disappear. That is to say, that although they're still there, they don't show on the page. Selecting all and changing the font makes them visible again but at this point no particular font seems immune. I haven't yet noticed this happening in any other program which includes writing. Also, it doesn't happen all the time. Any ideas? Do you have the LibreOffice GNOME integration stuff installed? Try removing it. I found this made it look a bit old-fashioned and ugly but it worked better. Mind, this is on Unity, not Maté. I prefer something a bit more modern. ;¬) -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Disappearing characters
On 9 March 2015 at 14:35, Bruce Beardall bruc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All I've just recently received my new laptop from PC Specialist, the Lafité as they call it (http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/lafite/). For the most part, I'm quite happy, 14.10 runs quite smoothly and Unity handles the HD display but I've noticed when typing on LibreOffice Writer, characters disappear. That is to say, that although they're still there, they don't show on the page. Selecting all and changing the font makes them visible again but at this point no particular font seems immune. I haven't yet noticed this happening in any other program which includes writing. Also, it doesn't happen all the time. Any ideas? Do you have the LibreOffice GNOME integration stuff installed? Try removing it. I found this made it look a bit old-fashioned and ugly but it worked better. Mind, this is on Unity, not Maté. I prefer something a bit more modern. ;¬) -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
