[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1901829] Re: thunderbird fails to open, xml parse error

2020-10-29 Thread John Frankland
Olivier, this worked for me. The file which was removed was ~/.thunderbird/2nss1yxl.default/extensions/langpack-en- g...@thunderbird.mozilla.org.xpi Strangely, when I open Add-Ons in the newly-working Thunderbird, I still see English (CA), English (GB) and Français (all marked "Can't be

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1901829] Re: thunderbird fails to open, xml parse error

2020-10-28 Thread John Frankland
Here is the requested file. ** Attachment added: "tb-profile-extensions.zip" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1901829/+attachment/5428623/+files/tb-profile-extensions.zip -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1901829] [NEW] thunderbird fails to open, xml parse error

2020-10-28 Thread John Frankland
Public bug reported: launching thunderbird opens a small browser window displaying the following error: XML Parsing Error: undefined entity Location: chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xhtml Line Number 905, Column 3: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1901829 Title: thunderbird fails to

[Desktop-packages] [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,

[Desktop-packages] [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

[Desktop-packages] [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.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1241556] [NEW] cannot login after upgrade to 13.10

2013-10-18 Thread John Frankland
Public bug reported: since the release upgrade, i have difficulty logging in: the lightdm-unity-greeter seems to have a short timeout after which the user/password fields disappear and are replaced by Remote login with no possibility to login or return to the previous screen. for the moment i am