[Bug 923644] Re: Totem running in background causes menu of foreground application (like Opera) to open

2012-02-02 Thread mniess
** Patch added: "remove legacy screensaver support (from upstream report)" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/totem/+bug/923644/+attachment/2708076/+files/remove_legacy_screensaver.patch ** Also affects: unity Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: - To re

[Bug 923644] Re: Totem running in background causes menu of foreground application (like Opera) to open

2012-02-02 Thread mniess
Okay. So there are two problems to this. #1 Totem incorrectly uses xtest to send ALT every 30s even though other APIs (dbus) are available to prevent screensaver-activation. #2 totem does this, when not in focus. Upstream insists on using xtest as a fallback if no APIs (xscreensaver or dbus) are a

[Bug 923644] Re: Totem running in background causes menu of foreground application (like Opera) to open

2012-02-02 Thread mniess
According to Gordon Allott, this bug also causes big problems for Unitys new HUD since HUD also uses ALT. So if HUD lands in precise it will render totem unusable. So if this is not resolved in upstream, we definately need a patch in Ubuntu! The patch proposed in the upstream bug, seems to do the t

[Bug 923644] Re: Totem running in background causes menu of foreground application (like Opera) to open

2012-02-02 Thread mniess
Thanks for the info Sebastien. The opinion in the upstream bug seems to be that this won't be fixed as it doesn't cause any problems. I added the problem with Opera to the upstream report. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed t

[Bug 923644] [NEW] Totem running in background causes menu of foreground application (like Opera) to open

2012-01-30 Thread mniess
Public bug reported: To replicate play any movie in Totem (non-fullscreen) and open Opera. Just use Opera for a minute and the (ALT-) menu will open. It seems like totem is regularly sending a keycode so that the screensaver doesn't activate. ** Affects: totem (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided

[Bug 873545] Re: gnome-settings-daemon crashes on clipboard manager failure

2011-12-04 Thread mniess
** Summary changed: - No GTK theme applied on login / theme lost after gnome-settings-daemon error. + gnome-settings-daemon crashes on clipboard manager failure ** Description changed: + As described in [1] the crashes are caused by gnome-settings-daemons + integrated clipboard manager trying to

[Bug 873545] Re: No GTK theme applied on login / theme lost after gnome-settings-daemon error.

2011-12-04 Thread mniess
Comment #40 explains and fixes the problem. The clipboard manager integrated in gnome-settings-daemon doesn't work correctly. When an application (like Opera or Skype) closes, it tries to get the clipboard content of those applications and crashes. Knowing this I could reproduce the crash any time.

[Bug 885461] Re: nautilus crashes after closing Opera

2011-11-17 Thread mniess
The bug is still present after upgrading libgtk2. -- 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/885461 Title: nautilus crashes after closing Opera To manage notifications about

[Bug 885461] Re: nautilus crashes after closing Opera

2011-11-17 Thread mniess
For nautilus this bug seems to be invalid. I couldn't find the proper project for libgtk2, though. -- 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/885461 Title: nautilus crashes af

[Bug 885461] Re: nautilus crashes after closing Opera

2011-11-17 Thread mniess
Reading through the comments on the Opera blog this bug seems to be caused by Flash. So I tried blocking Flash and haven't experienced any crashes, yet. This seems to be related to a problem in libgtk2 2.24.6 and upgrading it to version 2.24.8 seems to fix the crashes. I'll try that and report back

[Bug 859723] Re: Nautilus appearance without colour or theme

2011-11-17 Thread mniess
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 885461 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/885461 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 885461 nautilus crashes after closing Opera -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nau

[Bug 792085] Re: Automatic remount of safely removed drive

2011-11-02 Thread mniess
The issue is still present for me with 3.0.0-12-generic and the nvidia chipset discussed above. -- 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/792085 Title: Automatic remount of s

[Bug 859723] Re: Nautilus appearance without colour or theme

2011-10-28 Thread mniess
I've got the same problem and it occurs 95% of the time when I quit the Opera Browser. I've got this problem on a freshly installed machine (I only copied over some documents and my .ssh from a backup). I'll try the solution of #14 and report back if it solves the problem. -- You received this bu

[Bug 821342] Re: nautilus crashed with SIGSEGV in g_main_context_dispatch()

2011-10-13 Thread mniess
nautilus is constantly crashing on me. fresh install on a samsung n130 netbook. Do you have enough information on this bug or should I do a backtrace? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.lau

[Bug 624755] Re: to remove a pen drive have to use "safely remove drive " twice

2011-05-03 Thread mniess
Isn't data loss a reason to mark this critical? -- 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/624755 Title: to remove a pen drive have to use "safely remove drive " twice -- de

[Bug 624755] Re: to remove a pen drive have to use "safely remove drive " twice

2011-05-03 Thread mniess
The GNOME people don't seem to care. What can be done about this but. What needs to be done to investigate further? I know lots of people for whom this bug caused data loss and it still happens in natty. In fact, pretty much every Ubuntu user I know suffers from this bug. The only workaround I know

[Bug 624755] Re: to remove a pen drive have to use "safely remove drive " twice

2011-02-08 Thread mniess
This is a really bad bug and has already cost me data-loss on an external NTFS-drive. What needs to be done to fix this? Is this a Ubuntu-only bug or should it be reported upstream? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nauti

[Bug 446359] Re: totem hangs at end of video when screensaver activates

2010-10-12 Thread mniess
the exact source of the problem could not be identified. the problem is fixed so this bug should be invalid. ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- totem hangs at end of video when screensaver activates https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446359 You received this bug n

[Bug 446359] Re: totem hangs at end of video when screensaver activates

2010-10-07 Thread mniess
This problem doesn't occur anymore. -- totem hangs at end of video when screensaver activates https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446359 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.ubunt

[Bug 647064] Re: Screensaver activates while video is playing

2010-10-01 Thread mniess
The problem was fixed in 2.32.0. ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- Screensaver activates while video is playing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/647064 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to tote

[Bug 647064] [NEW] Screensaver activates while video is playing

2010-09-24 Thread mniess
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: totem Ubuntu 10.10 maverick totem: Installed: 2.31.90-0ubuntu1 On a fully updated vanilla install of maverick (and a fresh user account) the screensaver activates while playing a video with totem. I tried VLC and it doesn't happen there, so I assume the

[Bug 136702] Re: nautilus 'replace file' dialog box could give more information

2010-08-04 Thread mniess
I am pretty sure this has already been fixed in upstream nautilus. At least it is in nautilus-elementary and the developer stated somewhere (can't remember where exactly) that the new replace-dialog is not his doing but a benefit from just using the latest nautilus version. -- nautilus 'replace f

[Bug 560771] Re: include libimobiledevice 1.0 in lucid

2010-04-28 Thread mniess
So now it is too late to include this until lucid release. Is there any way to get this in through lucid-updates or backports? What do we have to do? -- include libimobiledevice 1.0 in lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/560771 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubun

[Bug 560771] [NEW] include libimobiledevice 1.0 in lucid

2010-04-11 Thread mniess
Public bug reported: A lot of people use iDevices and the inclusion of the 1.0 release will insure that the LTS release has full support for all current (incl. iPad) iDevices. The 1.0 release is feature complete, so that people can do everything in Ubuntu they could do with iTunes. - do backups

[Bug 446359] Re: totem hangs at end of video when screensaver activates

2009-11-17 Thread mniess
Okay. I figured out, it has nothing to do with the screensaver activating, but only with the kind of videos you play. Totem reproducably hangs at the end of 50% of my AVIs. I'll try to make a sample video file for others to test it. Probably the header data in those files is wrong, but that shouldn

[Bug 446359] [NEW] totem hangs at end of video when screensaver activates

2009-10-08 Thread mniess
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: totem Here is how I can reproduce this in the karmic beta (totem 2.28.1-0ubuntu1): Watch a video in fullscreen until it ends. Totem will stay in fullscreen. If you don't exit the fullscreen-mode but wait until the screensaver activates, totem will crash

[Bug 399286] [NEW] Volume control does not behave consistently using mouse-wheel

2009-07-14 Thread mniess
Public bug reported: gnome-media volume control applet 2.26.1 When you move the mouse on the applet and scroll up and down, everything works as expected. Scrolling up increases the volume, scrolling down decreases it. But when you open it (left click) and move the mouse above the slider the behav

[Bug 273142] Re: screensaver won't release with mouse movement

2008-10-29 Thread mniess
I experience the same thing on two different computers, same version as above comment. BTW, this ONLY happens with GL screensavers. All others release as they should. So maybe the problem is with xscreensaver-gl. -- screensaver won't release with mouse movement https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/273

[Bug 288625] Re: Mouse movement fails to disable active screensaver

2008-10-29 Thread mniess
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 273142 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/273142 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 273142 screensaver won't release with mouse movement -- Mouse movement fails to disable active screensaver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288625 You receive

[Bug 136702] Re: nautilus 'replace file' dialog box could give more information

2008-10-22 Thread mniess
Is any work being done on this? Especially for new users this behavior is really annoying. Filesize and modied times should be the minimum of information given on replacing files. If you have no information on what is being overwritten than you can just leave out the entire dialog because it doesn'

[Bug 256131] Re: failed to upgrade : "update-xmlcatalog: error: entity already registered"

2008-10-13 Thread mniess
I had the same problem. As soon as the upgrade reached the configuration of rarian-compat it stopped with an error. All further errors were because of dependencies to scrollkeeper, which is provided by rarian- compat. As others I installed scrollkeeper, finished the dist-upgrade and then installed

[Bug 118605] Re: [fglrx] freezes upon Logout or Switch user [patch]

2008-08-04 Thread mniess
This issue still isn't fixed. All above mentioned fixes come with the updates now. Still a bunch of (different) laptops with fglrx drivers crash on logout for me. Please let me know what information you need (which logfiles) to further investigate. -- [fglrx] freezes upon Logout or Switch user [p