[Bug 876897] Re: Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect on some registered types

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Yes, that method works (thank you), but none the less (for user- friendliness' sake), you should provide such options where they're most commonly used; put a check-box in the open with dialog (see attachment). ** Attachment added: "MissingAlwaysCheckbox.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/

[Bug 986189] Re: Missing "Always Use" checkbox in "Open With" Dialog

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Notice how other operating systems handle this. See attachment; they include a convenient check-box. ** Attachment added: "MissingAlwaysCheckbox.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/986189/+attachment/3095786/+files/MissingAlwaysCheckbox.png -- You received this bug n

[Bug 986189] Re: Missing "Always Use" checkbox in "Open With" Dialog

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Attachment added: "MissingAlwaysCheckbox2.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/986189/+attachment/3095781/+files/MissingAlwaysCheckbox2.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 986189] [NEW] Missing "Always Use" checkbox in "Open With" Dialog

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: 1) Right-click a file in nautilus 2) Select "Open With" 3) Select "Other Application" 4) See the attached screenshot MissingAlwaysCheckbox2.png Notice that it is missing the check box option to "Always use this program for this kind of file". Even if their are alternative wa

[Bug 398138] Re: 'Open with Other Application' dialog needs 'Always use this application to open files like this' option

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Is the status of this bug wrong (Fix Released)? I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 beta 2, and this is still an issue. Shouldn't someone change it to "confirmed"? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs

[Bug 398138] Re: 'Open with Other Application' dialog needs 'Always use this application to open files like this' option

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Notice in this attachment, that nautilus is missing the checkbox that is NOT missing in my previous post's attachment. ** Attachment added: "MissingAlwaysCheckbox2.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/398138/+attachment/3095751/+files/MissingAlwaysCheckbox2.png ** Tags added:

[Bug 398138] Re: 'Open with Other Application' dialog needs 'Always use this application to open files like this' option

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
The "Open With" feature, SHOULD have an "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" check-box (see attachment). Compare this attachment, with the one I post next (the dialog from nautilus, after clicking "Open With"). ** Attachment added: "MissingAlwaysCheckbox.png" https://bu

[Bug 876897] Re: Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect on some registered types

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Yes, but as you know, the main point is that there is no functioning GUI for setting default applications. The user should be able to choose/change which applications launch for each (an unlimited number) file type. Look at the attached screen shot. Notice how Ubuntu's "Open With" feature is missi

[Bug 876897] Re: Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect on some registered types

2012-04-18 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I guess this isn't an exact duplicate, but it is related: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/611754 -- 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/876897 Title: Changing

[Bug 840402] Re: Default Applications does not belong in System Info(Oneiric)/Details(Precise)

2012-04-16 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I created duplicate of this bug for Ubuntu 12.04 beta2: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/982084 The only difference is that now "System Info" is called "Details". It really doesn't matter what you name it, "Default Applications" remains hard to find. Who would think to go to "System Info" OR "Deta

[Bug 982084] Re: "Default Applications" Needs Its Own Icon!

2012-04-15 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Description changed: The steps to change "Default Applications", in Ubuntu 12.04 (beta 2), don't make any sense to me. Here's what you must do: (1) Right click on Power button icon (top-right on desktop) (2) Click System Settings. So far, so good. (3) Click "Details" icon

[Bug 982084] Re: "Default Applications" Needs Its Own Icon!

2012-04-15 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Tags added: unity -- 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/982084 Title: "Default Applications" Needs Its Own Icon! To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 982084] Re: "Default Applications" Needs Its Own Icon!

2012-04-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Description changed: - The steps to change "Default Applications" in Ubuntu 12.04 (beta 2), doesn't make any sense to me. Here's what you must do: + The steps to change "Default Applications", in Ubuntu 12.04 (beta 2), + don't make any sense to me. Here's what you must do: + (1) Right click

[Bug 982084] Re: "Default Applications" Needs Its Own Icon!

2012-04-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Attachment added: "DefaultApplications.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/982084/+attachment/3069243/+files/DefaultApplications.png -- 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.l

[Bug 982084] [NEW] "Default Applications" Needs Its Own Icon!

2012-04-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: The steps to change "Default Applications", in Ubuntu 12.04 (beta 2), don't make any sense to me. Here's what you must do: (1) Right click on Power button icon (top-right on desktop) (2) Click System Settings. So far, so good. (3) Click "Details" icon *** What? Every syste

[Bug 876897] Re: Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect

2012-04-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I just installed smplayer like this: sudo apt-get install smplayer Then I went to System Settings > Details (poorly named) > Default Applications I changed both video and audio to be handled by default with smplayer (I actually suggest making it the default player in the upcoming release). Howev

[Bug 924388] Re: Opening files from the dash won't open with the default application

2012-04-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 876897 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876897 I just installed smplayer like this: sudo apt-get install smplayer Then I went to System Settings > Details (poorly named) > Default Applications I changed both video and audio to be handled by default with

[Bug 465689] Re: Ubuntu Clock Won't Show Year

2012-04-09 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Others who want the clock to show the date's year: - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1676372 - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=780676 - http://linux.bigresource.com/Ubuntu-How-to-Show-year-in-Gnome-Calendar-v4i5z8lZr.html - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1607903 -

[Bug 465689] Re: Ubuntu Clock Won't Show Year

2012-04-09 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Call it what you want, but it is a option that is NOT there in Ubuntu, that IS there in Windows and Mac (see screen-shots I've provided). If it is by design, it is an over-presumptuous design to assume that no one wants the year to be displayed; I've given very practical reasons for why I dearly p

[Bug 360970] Re: Multi-monitor - When using two displays with different vertical resolution, icons get lost on the shorter display

2012-04-08 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I'm using 12.04 beta 2. When I right click on the unity desktop, and then click "Organize Desktop by Name", it places the highest icon too high on my laptop's monitor; it places it underneath the top bar of the unity desktop. Yes, I do have a 2nd monitor hooked up that has a higher resolution than

[Bug 345754] Re: gvfsd-trash crashed with SIGSEGV in g_simple_async_result_complete()

2012-04-08 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I just got this bug in 12.04 beta 2, while trying to empty the trash. The name that the crash detector proposed was exactly the name of this bug, so I didn't submit it as a new bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gvfs

[Bug 465689] Re: Ubuntu Clock Won't Show Year

2012-04-07 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Here we are in 2012, and "show year" is still not an option on the clock in Ubuntu! ** Description changed: Binary package hint: gconf-editor The Ubuntu Gnome Clock offers no setting to "show year". Yes, I know what year it is, but I have very good reason for wanting it shown. For y

[Bug 460755] Re: Emapathy won't Pop Up Incoming Chats in a New Window

2011-06-02 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
No, it hasn't. When you receive an IM, the only notification you get is a color change of the "envelope" indicator/panel-applet/tray-icon, by the clock. This is way too subtle (a notification) for my NEEDS, you should at least the OPTION to "Open Incoming Chats Upon Receiving a new IM". ** Changed

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