[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1897460] Re: VLC Snap Incompatible With Thunderbird

2020-10-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Andrew, I suggest deciding what you want this bug report to be about. If it’s about the VLC snap, then in this case Sebastien suggests it’s a bug in snapd. If it’s about Ubuntu Software, then you should change the steps to reproduce to focus on Ubuntu Software. Either way, it should not be

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1852118] Re: Notifications don't have sound

2019-11-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: notify-osd (Ubuntu) => gnome-shell (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1852118 Title: Notifications don't have sound Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1827948] Re: Use libreoffice-style-breeze as the default icon theme

2019-05-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
The breeze icons are calmer, and they are clearer in a few cases: for example, New (where elementary squanders  recognisability in redundantly conveying what kind of file will be created), Cut (where elementary’s puffy scissors look to me like a rabbit using binoculars), and, though it pains me

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1821523] Re: Installed snaps miss dependencies and permissions

2019-03-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
software-center does not provide snaps at all. This is either a problem with the snap itself, or with gnome-software. ** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1817080] [NEW] “In the news” (related blog posts) on app page

2019-02-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: When snapcraft.io has a post mentioning a snap, that post should be linked to from an “In the news” section on the gnome-software app page. For example, see the posts linked to from or . This might require requesting

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1485020] Re: firefox 40 shows a non-overrideable security error when talking to a captive portal

2018-10-29 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
> Quite often, the reason the site operator tried to use HTTPS at all > was that they're doing something that really does need security, > something they would never dream of using HTTP for. So without the > browser knowing what a site is for, letting you use misconfigured/ > vulnerable HTTPS is,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 418203] Re: "Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu canonical - 1.0" doesn't make sense

2018-10-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ok, I guessed wrong: more than one of the issues do require changes in aboutDialog.js. distroField.style.display = "block"; This fixes the second of the four issues I identified originally: it no longer displays “Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu” and “canonical - 1.0” as a single line. I would

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 418203] Re: "Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu canonical - 1.0" doesn't make sense

2018-10-11 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Thanks for the links. Maybe Mozilla wouldn’t mind us hiding the distribution info altogether, though I doubt it. I think it’s perfectly reasonable for them to require an easy way for users to distinguish customized versions of Firefox. Fortunately, it’s a mistake to suggest that hiding it is the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1791670] Re: back button not working in software center ubuntu 18.04

2018-09-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1791670 Title: back button not working in software

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1614818] Re: Integrate Ubuntu bug reporting configuration into gnome-initial-setup

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Imagine arriving at a hotel where the receptionist gives you your room number, your key, and instructions on what to do if you find bedbugs. Or entering a restaurant where the server takes you to your table, takes your drink order, then asks you who you would like them to call if you get food

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790146] [NEW] Shows differences in 18.04 that are no longer relevant

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: gnome-initial-setup | 3.29.92-1ubuntu1, Ubuntu Cosmic current (20180822) 1. Install Ubuntu and start it for the first time. What happens: A screen appears saying “Ubuntu 18.04 works differently from older versions.” What should happen: This step should no longer appear,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790128] [NEW] Starts maximized and is unusable unmaximized

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: gnome-initial-setup | 3.29.92-1ubuntu1, Ubuntu Cosmic current (20180822) 1. Install Ubuntu and start it for the first time. 2. Unmaximize the “What’s new in Ubuntu” window. What you see: 1. The window opens maximized. 2. The window is unusably small. What you should see:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1788084] Re: Flatpack apps from software center not mounted after reboot

2018-08-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the gnome-initial-setup app. It might also help to specify when, and how, you installed the apps. ** Package changed: gnome-initial-setup (Ubuntu) => flatpak (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 870863] Re: Wrongly prints whole range of pages, e.g. 1-4 if you ask for "1, 4"

2018-08-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is fixed in Firefox 61.0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04. ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/870863 Title:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1783624] Re: Some programs do not work

2018-07-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ubuntu Software and Ubuntu Software Center are different apps. ** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1782964] Re: left sidebar ubuntu software

2018-07-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1782964 Title: left sidebar ubuntu software Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 702504] Re: Focus ring is incomplete around combo boxes and spin boxes

2018-07-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Seven years, one week, and four days after I reported it, this was fixed. -- You received this bug notification because

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 93281] Re: "Suspend failed" message gives false advice

2018-06-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Eleven years later, gnome-power-manager no longer includes this string or anything like it, so I guess this is fixed. ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1775798] [NEW] Inappropriately uses Snapcraft icon when snap is missing an icon

2018-06-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: When a snap does not have an icon, gnome-software uses the Snapcraft logo as a substitute. This is not a good idea, because: - It gives the Snapcraft logo an association of “something is missing”. - It gives the Snapcraft logo an association with a snap that might be

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1775794] [NEW] Drop screenshot placeholder area

2018-06-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Upstream gnome-software is targeted solely at graphical applications. So the app view has a large “No screenshots” placeholder, to encourage the publisher to upload screenshots. In Ubuntu the balance is different. gnome-software displays snaps as well as .debs. And many

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1675024] Re: nouveau fails with orange screen with Quadro M2000 (Maxwell) in 16.04.2

2018-03-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-nouveau in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1675024 Title: nouveau fails with

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 629258] Re: Battery life estimation never comes around

2018-02-19 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This bug was fixed over six years ago. If you experience similar systems on multiple operating systems, contact your PC vendor. Otherwise, report a separate bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to upower in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1744037] Re: ubuntu software center-diappeared

2018-02-07 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ubuntu Software Center is not installed by default in Ubuntu 16.04. I could understand if this was an upgrade from 14.04, but your attached config says “DistUpgraded: Fresh install”. What do you mean by “lost”? What happened between the last time that it was there, and the first time you noticed

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1739908] Re: Ubuntu Software Center has low contrast with some themes

2018-01-15 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gtk2-engines in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1739908 Title: Ubuntu Software Center has low contrast

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1317860] Re: the phone should switch itself off before completely draining battery

2017-11-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to upower in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1317860 Title: the phone should switch itself off before completely draining battery Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1723542] Re: Ubuntu Software Center not loading - trying solutions.

2017-10-23 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Unfortunately, this report is no help to developers because it does not contain any information on how to reproduce the problem. Please reopen it if and when you can provide the info. ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1715264] Re: shutdown system dialog installation hangs

2017-09-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-main-menu (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1715264 Title: shutdown system dialog installation

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1714766] Re: Software center apt failure at 15% when loading programs

2017-09-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => apt (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1714766 Title: Software center apt failure at 15% when loading

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1713551] Re: System tray (notification area) icons are not shown on unity-session and gnome-classic

2017-08-29 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ubuntu abolished the notification area in 2011, in favor of application indicators, and reviving it would be a regression. Transmission and hplip both adopted application indicators years ago, so there is no need to show the notification

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1711791] Re: Remove the word 'Ubuntu' from 'Ubuntu Dock settings'

2017-08-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
That is a very strange layout: lots of boxes, inconsistent padding, a mysterious button, something that looks like it’s supposed to be a switch but appears to be static text, and something that looks like it’s supposed to be a checkbox but appears to be a switch. Anyway. I agree with dropping the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1710656] Re: Allow user to select power off button functionality

2017-08-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1710656 Title: Allow user to select power off button

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1133107] Re: Hidden Microsoft ULA when installing Ubuntu Restricted Extras

2017-07-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: debconf (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 393585] Re: Focused/unfocused selection colors are confusingly similar

2017-06-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
ubuntu-ux was a dummy project for the purpose of getting the opinion of Canonical’s platform design team. That team no longer exists. My view on this, however, is the same as it was when I commented in April 2010. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1555569] Re: [snaps] Show human-readable names for store apps

2017-05-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I’ve added Snapcraft because Sergio Schvezov tells me the problem also occurs there: there is no way to record an app name in the snapcraft.yaml, and the “name” field in that file is a store ID rather than a name as users and app developers would understand the term. ** Also affects: snapcraft

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1186754] Re: Use icon theme for starred icons

2017-05-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1186754 Title: Use icon theme for starred icons

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1186754] Re: Use icon theme for starred icons

2017-05-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Still the case in 14.04: the USC star icons are different from the standard ones seen in Rhythmbox (for example), but the standard ones are too nasty to use. ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1687252] Re: Gnome Software Center Showing Duplicate Installed Apps

2017-05-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1687252 Title: Gnome Software Center Showing Duplicate

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1685805] Re: Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_realized: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

2017-05-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I can’t tell what this bug report is about, but it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Ubuntu Software Center. Please see for advice on how to report bugs that get fixed. Thanks. ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New =>

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1590462] Re: Wizard city search should do searches in the middle of names

2017-02-01 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I’ve just discussed this with Paty and we agreed on the following. Search should work the same way in the first-run setup as it does in System Settings. If those two search the same way, then comparing “the string and [any] portions of the string” would regress bug 1454186. Fortunately, the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1640765] Re: lgpl2+ licensed snap is tagged as non-free

2016-12-09 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1640765 Title: lgpl2+ licensed snap is tagged as

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1645976] Re: Ubuntu Software crashes (opens the panel, and suddenly disappears), even after reinstalling software-center

2016-12-09 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1645976 Title: Ubuntu Software crashes (opens the panel,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1640958] Re: Can not update Ubuntu

2016-11-15 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1640958 Title: Can not update Ubuntu Status

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1634651] Re: Ubuntu software-center won't let login to ubuntu one account

2016-10-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
That isn’t Ubuntu Software Center. ** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1634651] Re: Ubuntu sofware-center won't let login to ubuntu one account

2016-10-20 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ubuntu Software Center does not install snap packages, and your bug report says it is not even installed. Perhaps you were using some other app? ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1535335] Re: [App permissions] Change prompt "wants to record audio" to "wants to access microphone"

2016-09-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is not a design bug: the design already specifies that the text is supposed to be “wants to use the microphone”. ** No longer affects: ubuntu-ux ** Summary changed: - [App permissions] Change prompt "wants to record audio" to "wants

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 965080] Re: "Sticky Edge" is neither obvious nor explained

2016-07-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
hanged in: unity-control-center (Ubuntu) Assignee: Stewart Wilson (stewartw) => Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) ** No longer affects: ayatana-design -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-control-center in Ubun

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 538614] Re: NetworkManager prompts for reconnection (with previously entered password filled in) on resume from suspend

2016-06-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I doubt that “there is no way on a Wi-Fi network to tell the difference between "out of range" and "wrong password"”, because other operating systems do not seem to have the same problem. Anyway, that is bug 615239. It is parenthetical to the problem reported here, that resuming results in any

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1594743] Re: Yahoo account access blocked because of “less secure sign-in”

2016-06-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: Ubuntu 15.04 (r349) 1. Launch Dekko. 2. Choose to set up a new account. 3. Choose Yahoo. 4. Enter your Yahoo account details. What happens: * An error appears: “Authentication failed. This often happens due to bad password or wrong user name.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1594743] Re: Yahoo account access blocked because of “less secure sign-in”

2016-06-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Project changed: dekko => account-plugins (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to account-plugins in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1594743 Title: Yahoo account access blocked because of “less secure

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1245878] Re: Cannot connect to open network with captive portal

2016-05-09 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Alan, if you open an http: URL (for example, ) in the Browser app, do you then get the page where you can click the button? If so, this is a duplicate of bug 914507. If not, what happens when you try? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1396198] Re: Replicas in applications

2016-05-09 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
That is not a screenshot of Ubuntu Software Center, it is a screenshot of the file manager. ** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => nautilus (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1571522] Re: Detect captive WiFi hotspots

2016-05-09 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 914507 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/914507 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 914507 Feature Request: special Browser window for logging in to WiFi Hotspots -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 914507] Re: Feature Request: special Browser window for logging in to WiFi Hotspots

2016-05-09 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Also affects: canonical-devices-system-image Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: indicator-network (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: indicator-network

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1564836] Re: Ubuntu Software Center BUG

2016-05-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
You can review software only if you downloaded or bought it from within Ubuntu Software Center. You can’t review software from external Web sites, because any Web site could provide a package with that name. ** Project changed: software-center => software-center (Ubuntu) ** Changed in:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1566177] Re: Can't install WhatsApp-Ubuntu

2016-04-20 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
WhatsApp does not provide an app for Ubuntu, just like they don’t for Windows or OS X. This is not a bug in Ubuntu. If you would like WhatsApp to provide an app for Ubuntu, contact them. ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1565423] Re: Display does not fit on my HDTV via HDMI Input

2016-04-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1565423 Title: Display does not fit on my HDTV

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1560677] Re: Software related applications fail to run

2016-04-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Nils: 1. What version of Ubuntu are you using? 2. What output do you get when you run Software & Updates (“software-properties-gtk”) from the terminal? ** Project changed: software-center => software-center (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1558915] Re: button gives "access denied"

2016-03-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
That button just opens the link provided in the package. In a terminal, “apt-cache show nautilus-actions” shows the same Web site link. So the problem is in the package. ** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => nautilus-actions (Ubuntu) ** Summary changed: - button gives "access denied"

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1553561] Re: question mark � in window titles

2016-03-07 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => compiz (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1553561 Title: question mark � in window titles Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1552619] Re: A common Chinese word translate error of time

2016-03-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Simplified Chinese Translators (ubuntu-l10n-zh-cn) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1551467] Re: The new Ubuntu Software Center 16.04 uninstall other critical applications Ubuntu

2016-03-01 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Package changed: software-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-software (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1551467 Title: The new Ubuntu Software Center 16.04

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 833650] Re: Recommended packages don't show up as addons in USC

2016-02-29 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Reproduced in 13.10 on Ubuntu 14.04; reopening. The problem might be that the recommendations are not being calculated transitively. “wesnoth” does not Recommend wesnoth-*-music, but it Depends on wesnoth-1.10, which does Recommend wesnoth-1.10-music. ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1230169] Re: screensaver turns on while watching youtube video

2016-02-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is probably not a gnome-screensaver bug: gnome-screensaver knows not to show the screensaver only if any app tells it not to. For example, VLC was fixed in bug 1080847. So this bug report is incomplete without steps to reproduce, because without those, we can’t tell which app is failing to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1321960] Re: Ubuntu should not lock screen when I watch a long video

2016-02-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is probably not a gnome-screensaver bug: gnome-screensaver knows not to show the screensaver only if any app tells it not to. So this bug report is incomplete without steps to reproduce, because without those, we can’t tell which app is failing to send the appropriate signal. ** Changed in:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 886415] Re: No GUI for disabling guest account access

2016-02-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Also affects: unity-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886415 Title: No GUI for

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1408766] Re: GUI way of managing guest account

2016-02-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 886415 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886415 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 886415 No GUI for disabling guest account access -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1245986] Re: users should define wifi net preference, defaulting to heuristics

2016-01-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: I'm at a hotel. There's a strong network AP in this room that my org owns, and a weaker hotel wifi AP elsewhere. Before my org convened, I connected to the hotel wifi, so it's in the list of SSIDs that I automatically connect to. I would rather connect to my

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1522360] Re: Online Accounts authorization on desktop (unity7) is confusing

2016-01-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
rsonal and work Google Accounts on your work PC so that you can see both their calendars, but you want to access only work e-mail. ** Changed in: unity-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Triaged ** Changed in: unity-control-center (Ubuntu) Assignee: Matthew Paul Th

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1536195] Re: Can't receive calls and sms while Hotspot is active

2016-01-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
So you can't receive calls while watching streaming video (or listening to streaming music, even)? That would be rather awkward. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1522360] Re: Online Accounts authorization on desktop (unity7) is confusing

2016-01-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Here's a rough draft of the dialog and adjusted flow: the "PC version" dialog is the one relevant to Unity 7. Focus stealing prevention isn't quite as reliable in Compiz as it is in other OSes, but yes, we do have it. Sam Spilsbury has written a summary of how it works.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1536195] Re: Can't receive calls and sms while Hotspot is active

2016-01-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Perhaps this should be explained in the caption below the hotspot switch? If so, please open this report for ubuntu-system-settings and assign to me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1522360] Re: Online Accounts authorization on desktop (unity7) is confusing

2016-01-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
So bug 1507540 is basically the Ubuntu Touch equivalent of this bug? At least, it's unlikely that the design for that particular case will be different from the general design for (re)authorization. Anyway, for the reasons I gave, I think it would be risky (and even aggravating) to present this

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 840777] Re: Muting sound indicator in Unity Greeter does not mute sound on login

2016-01-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: I am using beta edition of Ubuntu 11.10,with lightdm 0.9.3-0ubuntu8,and unity 4.12.0-0ubuntu2, There is a new feature in Display Manager(well,I didn't notice it in gdm,but it might have been there as well),That you can mute the sound so that login sound wont

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1349975] Re: [system settings] OAuth based plug-ins appear to crash under poor network connectivity

2016-01-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Verified fixed in Ubuntu 15.04 r224. The "Try Again" button is present and works. ** Changed in: ubuntu-ux Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to signon-plugin-oauth2 in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1506217] Re: Battery critical and will suspend in 30 seconds - at 54% charged

2016-01-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This looks similar to bug 1097965. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to upower in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1506217 Title: Battery critical and will suspend in 30 seconds - at 54% charged Status in upower

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1189293] Re: Power "When the lid is closed" has no effect in 3.04

2016-01-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This looks similar to bug 1222091, which has more details and discussion. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to upower in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189293 Title: Power "When the lid is closed" has no effect in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1522360] Re: Online Accounts authorization on desktop (unity7) is confusing

2016-01-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
"the first time that these processes start using the newly created account, they need to be authorized by the user: this is not something that we can control, as it's a requirement from the remote server" Is this true on the phone as well? If not, how does the phone avoid this? And if so, the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1230091] Re: [enhancement] Trusted Session surface management (required for appstore app trust model), modal subwindows

2015-12-10 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Specification updated. ** Changed in: unity-mir (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to signon in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1230091] Re: [enhancement] Trusted Session surface management (required for appstore app trust model), modal subwindows

2015-12-10 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
(I now realize that this bug report is about Mir allowing out-of-process child windows in general, not about the permissions prompt in particular. Sorry for the noise.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to signon in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1230091] Re: [enhancement] Trusted Session surface management (required for appstore app trust model), modal subwindows

2015-12-10 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: (I'm filing this as a bug in order to be able to point other people to it, and to track its progress; if there's a blueprint containing this task, please let me know) Some components (such as the Online Accounts trusted helper) need to be able to pop-up a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1478321] Re: Weird battery values bq Aquaris 4.5

2015-11-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
The screenshot is not of indicator-power, it is of System Settings. If the value is jumping in the System Settings graph, it can't be a bug in indicator-power. The question then is whether it is a problem in upower, which provides the charging information, or in System Settings, which graphs the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1508468] Re: Users are forced to wade through unknown networks to single out the network/s they have previously connected to in the past

2015-11-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
ctions for security/privacy/battery reasons, the user is forced to wade through networks he/she has never connected to and will never connect every time he/she wants to make a wifi connection. Since my previous proposal was shot down, can ubuntu engineers please come up with a solution to th

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 780776] Re: Launcher - No feedback when application launched elsewhere

2015-11-10 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 750177 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/750177 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 893140 Launcher - The Launcher should provide instant visual feedback when a user clicks on a icon to launch an application ** This bug has been marked a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1504695] Re: does not update with software center that crashes when opening

2015-11-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
None of the attached files mention software-center at all. At a terminal, please enter "software-center" (without quotes), wait for it to crash, then copy and paste all the terminal output into this bug report. Thanks. ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete --

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1451209] Re: can't read programs description

2015-11-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Duplicate bug 1510200 cites "when turning on the Dark Theme in the GNOME Tweak Tool". ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1510200] Re: Text colour making it almost unreadable

2015-11-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1451209 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1451209 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1451209 can't read programs description -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1501715] Re: Software Centre search box not visible / interactable

2015-10-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1080665 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080665 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1080665 At minimum window width, search field is hidden by "Progress" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1420036] Re: Progress bar not drawn properly in "All Software" section

2015-10-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - Progress bar not drawn properly during software installation + Progress bar not drawn properly in "All Software" section ** Description changed: + software-center 13.10-0ubuntu6, Ubuntu 15.04 elementary OS 0.3 The progress bar is not drawn properly during software

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1482388] Re: no paid apps in 15.04

2015-10-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1482388 Title: no paid apps in 15.04 Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1450793] Re: Progress bar in "All Software" section is not drawn properly

2015-10-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1420036 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1420036 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1420036 Progress bar not drawn properly during software installation -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1496136] Re: Software-center fatal design flaw

2015-10-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Insulting the design of software can be great fun. Unfortunately, you made three critical mistakes. First, you confused the design with the designer. Second, you did it in a bug report, making it measurably less likely that the report would result in anything being fixed. And third, the design

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1497609] Re: wifi does not auto reconnect on Meizu MX4

2015-10-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is almost certainly a problem in network-manager, not indicator- network. It looks the same as bug 1242798 and perhaps bug 1449983. ** Package changed: indicator-network (Ubuntu) => network-manager (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1256349] Re: anthy icon does not differentiate between romaji input or hiragana/katakana

2015-10-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: indicator-keyboard (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to anthy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256349 Title: anthy icon d

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1485020] Re: firefox 40 shows a non-overrideable security error when talking to a captive portal

2015-10-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
It's not the case that "this has always been handled ... with an error page ... which includes the option to override the security problem if the user knows what they're doing". That might have been the category of TLS error that you've noticed most. But both Firefox and Chromium have four broad

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1485020] Re: firefox 40 shows a non-overrideable security error when talking to a captive portal

2015-10-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Bug watch removed: Mozilla Bugzilla #945961 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=945961 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1485020 Title: firefox 40 shows a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1485020] Re: firefox 40 shows a non-overrideable security error when talking to a captive portal

2015-10-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
SSL Labs provides an example of a server with the same Logjam vulnerability that Firefox reported here.[1] Like Firefox, Chromium 45 blocks the page and doesn't let me override it: "Chromium won't use insecure connections in order to protect your privacy." v45 was the first Chrome version to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 761766] Re: Indicator for bluetooth should use additional icons when device is visible/connected

2015-10-01 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Also affects: indicator-bluetooth (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-bluetooth in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/761766 Title: Indicator for bluetooth

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 113338] Re: Cannot close a tab in Gedit by middle clicking the tab bar

2015-09-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Also affects: gedit via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=687267 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/113338 Title:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1478506] Re: Apps change volume all the time

2015-09-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1485522 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1485522 If you weren't pressing the volume buttons at the same time as the sound effects were playing, as you probably weren't, then (once again) changing the role of SoundEffect and fixing bug 1418210/1485522

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1468811] Re: headphone volume auto-set to loudest

2015-09-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1485522 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1485522 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1478506 Apps change volume all the time ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1485522 Volume obtained is 100% in multimedia sink for sounds from

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