[Bug 1362960] [NEW] applications can no longer access google account

2014-08-29 Thread John Frankland
Public bug reported: Every time I log in (either with Unity or Gnome3) I get the prompt Applications can no longer access your Google account. Enter password [for Google account]: Typing my Google password in gives Password was incorrect, typing my Ubuntu password in gives Password incorrect,

[Bug 1348516] [NEW] password fails to unlock screen

2014-07-25 Thread John Frankland
Public bug reported: Quite often, but not always, after manually locking the screen, I find that I cannot unlock it and end up having to restart X (ctrl-alt-backspace). Each time I enter my password, there is no Sorry, that didn't work message (i.e. password is apparently correct - I checked

[Bug 1311546] [NEW] transparent background doesn't work correctly

2014-04-23 Thread John Frankland
Public bug reported: hi, since update to ubuntu 14.04, i have noticed that selecting Edit Profile preferences Background Transparent background doesn't work anymore. the terminal background (initially white) becomes darker as transparency is increased, without becoming transparent at all.