[Bug 508609] Re: Byobu-launcher attempts to connect to dead screen; should run screen -wipe first

2010-01-17 Thread Darwin Award Winner
You may also want to throw a comment in there explaining to future readers of the code why you're using -wipe instead of -ls. -- Byobu-launcher attempts to connect to dead screen; should run screen -wipe first https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/508609 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 508609] [NEW] Byobu-launcher attempts to connect to dead screen; should run screen -wipe first

2010-01-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: byobu I configured byobu-launcher to run in .profile (using the configuration utility). At one point, this feature started working wrong. It would start a brand new non-byobu screen session. I looked into the problem, and my previous byobu session was

[Bug 508609] Re: Byobu-launcher attempts to connect to dead screen; should run screen -wipe first

2010-01-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Binaries.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37989670/Binaries.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37989671/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: RelatedPackageVersions.txt

[Bug 508609] Re: Byobu-launcher attempts to connect to dead screen; should run screen -wipe first

2010-01-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
In fact, if you *replace* the call to screen -ls with a call to screen -wipe, it seems to work fine, since screen -wipe also lists the open sockets. -- Byobu-launcher attempts to connect to dead screen; should run screen -wipe first https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/508609 You received this bug

[Bug 508609] Re: Byobu-launcher attempts to connect to dead screen; should run screen -wipe first

2010-01-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I have attached a patch that implements my suggestion. It works for me. ** Attachment added: Replace -ls with -wipe to clear dead screens http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37989972/byobu-launcher-fix-dead-screen.patch -- Byobu-launcher attempts to connect to dead screen; should run screen -wipe

[Bug 508624] [NEW] KDE4 Konsole bold colors are not bold

2010-01-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: kdebase I know there's another bug with the same title, but this is for KDE4. Specifically, versions 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu3 and 4:4.3.4-0ubuntu1~karmic1. Konsole does not use intense colors. Instead, it just uses the regular color. For example, if some text

[Bug 508624] Re: KDE4 Konsole bold colors are not bold

2010-01-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37990677/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: XsessionErrors.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37990678/XsessionErrors.txt -- KDE4 Konsole bold colors are not bold https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/508624 You received

[Bug 508624] Re: KDE4 Konsole bold colors are not bold

2010-01-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Once I report the bog on KDE's tracker, can I link this one to it? -- KDE4 Konsole bold colors are not bold https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/508624 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 234471] Re: Quod Libet notifications show in bottom right corner

2010-01-07 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I think this bug is invalid now that Ubuntu uses the new notification stack thingy. Correct me if I'm wrong. -- Quod Libet notifications show in bottom right corner https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/234471 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 453444] Re: /var/log fills up with all normal messages @ about 575/sec fill up the available space

2009-12-24 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Maybe this isn't the place to ask, but is there a bug report or fix for the underlying CPU throttling problem that is the source of all these log messages? I can't use Karmic because it throttles my CPU to the point that of complete unusability. -- /var/log fills up with all normal messages @

[Bug 500254] [NEW] Cpufrequtils config options should not be stored in the init script

2009-12-24 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cpufrequtils The configurable options for cpufrequtils are stored in their init script. These should presumably be separated into a config file in /etc/default/, which the init script should source. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Dec 24

[Bug 500254] Re: Cpufrequtils config options should not be stored in the init script

2009-12-24 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37171316/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: XsessionErrors.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37171317/XsessionErrors.txt -- Cpufrequtils config options should not be stored in the init script

[Bug 462889] [NEW] Usability: Power History x-axis is useless (almost)

2009-10-28 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: When viewing the power history graphs, the way the x-axis labels and gridlines are shown is silly. Here are the reasons: 1. The time intervals between grid lines are silly. For example, on my graph right now, this interval is 22 minutes. The interval should be a multiple of

[Bug 462889] Re: Usability: Power History x-axis is useless (almost)

2009-10-28 Thread Darwin Award Winner
This is a screenshot of my Power History, illustrating the silliness. ** Attachment added: Power History screenshot fo reference http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34563777/gnome-power-manager-bug.png -- Usability: Power History x-axis is useless (almost) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/462889

Re: [Bug 108951] Re: Gnome drawer applet delays and unresponsiveness

2009-10-20 Thread Darwin Award Winner
This will likely not be fixed, with GNOME 3.0 on the way, with GNOME Shell and such. -- Gnome drawer applet delays and unresponsiveness https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/108951 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 304477] Re: Ctrl-L is a poor keybinding for Clear

2009-10-19 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I suppose my point about Pidgin's use of the keybinding is a little different from the title of this report. My point is that Pidgin's keybinding is inconsistent with *itself*, since window focus determines whether Ctrl+L in Pidgin will clear or bring up the logs. -- Ctrl-L is a poor keybinding

[Bug 436789] [NEW] T-Bird filters cause duplicate notifications

2009-09-25 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thunderbird When Thunderbird is configured to notify about new messages, and a message matches a filter that causes the message to be moved to a new folder, Thunderbird will show two notifications for this message: one notification for its arrival in the

[Bug 436140] Re: When selecting an option that changes dialog size, auth dialog moves

2009-09-25 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Identical behavior in Compiz. When the dialog moves itself, it always centers itself on the screen, taking into account its new size. This must be in the NM code, because I've never heard of any window manager doing that. -- When selecting an option that changes dialog size, auth dialog moves

[Bug 436140] [NEW] When selecting an option that changes dialgo size, auth dialog moves

2009-09-24 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: In Network Manager, when connecting to an encrypted network, NM provides a dialog to fill out the authentication details. Choosing an option from the Authentication dropdown menu can potentially resize the window to fit its contents. When this happens, the window is also

[Bug 436140] Re: When selecting an option that changes dialog size, auth dialog moves

2009-09-24 Thread Darwin Award Winner
The resizing is not an issue. To clarify, different authentication options have different numbers and kinds of fields to fill in. For example, WEP only has a text field and a check box, whereas WPA enterprise has many sub-options of various types. Furthermore, some of those sub-options also have

[Bug 432263] [NEW] Generating previews disrupts scroll position

2009-09-17 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus When a disk full of pictures (for example) is inserted and viewed in Nautilus, it generates previews one-by-one. These previews are slightly larger than the placeholder icon, so as the previews are generated, higher rows will expand and push off

[Bug 432263] Re: Generating previews disrupts scroll position

2009-09-17 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32002002/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32002003/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32002004/ProcStatus.txt -- Generating

[Bug 394607] Re: firefox-3.5 opens external links in current tab

2009-09-01 Thread Darwin Award Winner
This is the result of a deliberate design decision in Firefox 3.5. There used to be separate preferences for links opened in firefox and links from external programs, but those two preferences have been merged. Lots of people have complained. -- firefox-3.5 opens external links in current tab

[Bug 304477] Re: Ctrl-L is a poor keybinding for Clear

2009-08-25 Thread Darwin Award Winner
In Pidgin, the Ctrl+L shortcut is even worse, because the same keybinding can also bring up the log window if the buddy list is active. So the same keybinding either views the logs or nukes them, depending on window focus within a single application. Not good. -- Ctrl-L is a poor keybinding for

[Bug 419026] [NEW] Media keys should not follow typematic rate setting

2009-08-25 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: When using media keys, particularly the volume adjustment keys on my keyboard, they currently work just like regular keys, which means that when you hold them down, they generate a single keypress, then a small delay, then a series of rapid key presses. When adjusting sound

[Bug 298217] Re: Password dialog gives up with no indication after one failed attempt

2009-07-23 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Ubuntu Jaunty including updates proposed. $ apt-cache policy gksu gksu: Installed: 2.0.2-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 2.0.2-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 2.0.2-1ubuntu2 0 500 http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu jaunty/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status If you have any other console

[Bug 15495] Re: Archive Manager doesn't mean anything if you don't know what an archive is

2009-06-23 Thread Darwin Award Winner
On a related note, it might be prudent to add a How do I open ...? section to the help, which would list how to open common types of files and provide places to search for information on uncommon ones. -- Archive Manager doesn't mean anything if you don't know what an archive is

[Bug 34629] Re: Copy-paste with mouse wheel fails

2009-06-19 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Lightbreeze, the steps to reproduce should be more specific: 1) Select some text, thus copying it to the primary copy-paste-buffer-thingy. 2) *Left* click somewhere on the document, thus clearing the selection. 3) Click mouse wheel (middle click). Many people (myself included) like to perform

[Bug 254757] Re: sepia won't work with emacs-snapshot

2009-06-18 Thread Darwin Award Winner
The fix seems to be to edit /usr/lib/emacsen- common/packages/install/sepia and .../remove/sepia to include emacs- snapshot as a valid flavor in the case statement near the beginning. That is, --- usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/sepia 2009-05-17 18:43:18.0 -0400 +++

[Bug 387991] [NEW] In Empathy, F2 key should rename contacts

2009-06-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: empathy F2 is the standard rename button for files in a file manager, and it seems to be a standard for renaming anything else, including contacts in Pidgin. It should also be the rename button for contacts in Empathy. ** Affects: hundredpapercuts

[Bug 387991] Re: In Empathy, F2 key should rename contacts

2009-06-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I've added this to the paper cuts project because I understand that Empathy is under consideration as the default IM client for Karmic. -- In Empathy, F2 key should rename contacts https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/387991 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 257358] Re: Screensaver Blank Screen should use DPMS

2009-06-09 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I agree that using DPMS to blank the screen should not be the default on CRT monitors, just on LCDs. Doesn't xrandr provide info on each available monitor? I think the appropriate behavior would be to use DPMS to blank any screen that can be positively identified as a flatscreen. -- Screensaver

[Bug 385450] [NEW] Use rsync to accelerate resuming file operations

2009-06-09 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus In the all-too-common case of having to resume copying or moving files after an interruption, if the user chooses to replace the existing files (rather than skip), nautilus should use rsync (or librsync) to replace them efficiently, instead of

[Bug 385450] Re: Use rsync to accelerate resuming file operations

2009-06-09 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27719014/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27719015/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27719016/ProcStatus.txt -- Use rsync

[Bug 311853] Re: OpenAL Broken in Jaunty

2009-05-08 Thread Darwin Award Winner
It's still broken. -- OpenAL Broken in Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 311853] Re: OpenAL Broken in Jaunty

2009-05-08 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Sorry, false alarm. I had a ppa enabled that had a bad version of pulseaudio. -- OpenAL Broken in Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 337571] Re: Pulseaudio mixer levels not restored on reboot

2009-05-07 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Hmm. In Jaunty, the Pulseaudio volume mixer is now directly tied to the underlying hardware master volume mixer. This means that restoring the hardware levels restores the Pulseaudio level as well. ** Changed in: alsa-utils (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- Pulseaudio mixer levels not

[Bug 373552] [NEW] Jaunty Regression: Quiet sound with all mixers unmuted and maxed

2009-05-07 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: I have a sound card that uses the snd_hda_intel module. Under Intrepid, the sound was fine, and the maximum volume was plenty loud. Under Jaunty, with absolutely every mixer unmuted and set to 100 percent, the sound is the appropriate volume for a small, quiet room. I cannot

[Bug 373552] Re: Jaunty Regression: Quiet sound with all mixers unmuted and maxed

2009-05-07 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26456017/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26456018/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26456020/Dependencies.txt **

[Bug 371749] [NEW] updatedb should exclude sshfs by default

2009-05-04 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: findutils By default, updatedb will index filesystems mounted over the network via sshfs, the fuse ssh filesystem. I assume that default policy is not to index files across the network, in which case sshfs should be added to PRUNEFS in updatedb.conf.

[Bug 371097] [NEW] One or both of Startup Manager and Boot-up Manager should be renamed

2009-05-02 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: bum I have both of the packages Startup Manager (startup-manager) and Boot-up Manager (bum). One of them does service/runlevel configuration, and the other does bootloader/bootsplash stuff. I can never remember which one does which task. I would like to

[Bug 371097] Re: One or both of Startup Manager and Boot-up Manager should be renamed

2009-05-02 Thread Darwin Award Winner
If anyone knows how to mark a bug as affecting multiple packages, please do so. -- One or both of Startup Manager and Boot-up Manager should be renamed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371097 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 123501] Re: sshfs : : Permission denied

2009-04-24 Thread Darwin Award Winner
At a minimum, any fuse packages should trigger one of those little system-notification-area-lightbulb-info-popups that says Remember to add yourself to the fuse group. -- sshfs : : Permission denied https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123501 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 346055] [NEW] GNOME automount requires nautilus to be running

2009-03-20 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus If a user has the gconf key /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop set to false, and has no file browser windows open, then no instance of Nautilus will be running at all on the desktop. In this case, removable media that are inserted will not

[Bug 346055] Re: GNOME automount requires nautilus to be running

2009-03-20 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24159564/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24159565/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24159566/ProcStatus.txt -- GNOME

[Bug 243400] Re: GVFS fails to connect to non-openSSH server using sftp://

2009-03-14 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Well, I applied the Intrepid patch above, and now I can connect to my problem server and browse the folder hierarchy. However, the connection seems to fail as soon as I attempt to open a file. At that point, nothing further works, including folder browsing, until I unmount the server and remount

[Bug 291735] Re: WPA Enterprise dialog is missing password field

2009-03-10 Thread Darwin Award Winner
The directions that I linked to work correctly. This bug is invalid. -- WPA Enterprise dialog is missing password field https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291735 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 291735] Re: WPA Enterprise dialog is missing password field

2009-03-06 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I found a page that tells how to connect to my University's network using NM 0.7. Apparently, major architectural changes between 0.6 and 0.7 make the old method completely inapplicable, but there's a method that works for 0.7. I am currently on break, so I will try this on Monday, when I return

[Bug 337571] [NEW] Pulseaudio mixer levels not restored on reboot

2009-03-03 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: alsa-utils Alsa mixer levels are correctly saved and restored across reboots, but the mixer settings of the virtual pulseaudio device are not. On every reboot, the pulseaudio mixer levels end up at maximum volume. My educated guess is that this occurs

[Bug 330347] Re: Full screen visualization should disable screen saver?

2009-02-17 Thread Darwin Award Winner
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 174315 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/174315 Hmm, kind of odd that the duplicate didn't show up in the possibly related bugs list when I was reporting this. Oh well. Thanks. -- Full screen visualization should disable screen saver?

[Bug 330347] [NEW] Full screen visualization should disable screen saver?

2009-02-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: rhythmbox Since the fullscreen visualization in Rhythmbox is pretty much a screensaver in its own right, it seems that it would be appropriate for Rhythmbox to inhibit the screensaver starting while it is displaying a full screen visualization, and also

[Bug 330347] Re: Full screen visualization should disable screen saver?

2009-02-16 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22716279/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22716280/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22716281/ProcStatus.txt -- Full screen

[Bug 329855] [NEW] Pidgin locks up while waiting for disk access

2009-02-15 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pidgin When Pidgin is running while another program is performing heavy disk I/O, for example copying a larg file, Pidgin seems to lock up every ten seconds or so while it does some sort of access (presumably syncing its logs to disk). These lock-ups can

[Bug 329855] Re: Pidgin locks up while waiting for disk access

2009-02-15 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22658200/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22658201/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/22658203/ProcStatus.txt -- Pidgin

[Bug 287242] Re: Every firefox update resets all settings for extensions

2009-01-22 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I started over with a new profile, and installed a whole bunch of extensions, and there's no problem. I suppose this was an isolated thing. -- Every firefox update resets all settings for extensions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287242 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 254757] Re: sepia won't work with emacs-snapshot

2009-01-19 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I second this bug. Is there any easy way to change the emacs flavor that a package installs itself for? I tried some obvious things, all of which resulted in errors. -- sepia won't work with emacs-snapshot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254757 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 202288] Re: Totem loses sound when seeking or when switching language

2009-01-19 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I suspect that the mkv seeking problem and the sound track switching problem might not be the same problem. Then again, they might be. -- Totem loses sound when seeking or when switching language https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202288 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 311366] Re: Nautilus fails to update CD Drive label after ejecting CD

2009-01-06 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I figured out that the behavior occurred because I disabled polling on my CD drive to save battery power. ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- Nautilus fails to update CD Drive label after ejecting CD https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311366 You received this

[Bug 243298] Re: In hardy, sshfs /etc/mtab and /etc/fstab do not match, umount and unmount through Disk Mounter applet do not work

2009-01-03 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Here is a quick perl one-liner that fixed *my* sshfs fstab lines to use the fsname option. You may try it on your own fstab at your own risk. sudo perl -lape 's/(sshfs#\S+)(\s+\S+\s+\S+\s+)(.*)/\1\2fsname=\1,\3/' -i /etc/fstab -- In hardy, sshfs /etc/mtab and /etc/fstab do not match, umount and

[Bug 311366] [NEW] Nautilus fails to update CD Drive label after ejecting CD

2008-12-25 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus After ejecting a CD or DVD, Nautilus continues to show the name of that CD/DVD as though it were still inserted. This can be confusing, as the user may not remember whether or not the CD was removed from the tray. Right-clicking on the CD and

[Bug 311366] Re: Nautilus fails to update CD Drive label after ejecting CD

2008-12-25 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20726622/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20726623/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20726624/ProcStatus.txt -- Nautilus

[Bug 285098] Re: [i965] intel 965 + compiz + suspend - corrupt alt-tab icons

2008-12-22 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Is there any chance that this is related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/310228 ? -- [i965] intel 965 + compiz + suspend - corrupt alt-tab icons https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285098 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 282324] Re: garbled icons in alt-tab task switcher

2008-11-28 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Yep, Intel here. $ lspci -nn | grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03) -- garbled icons in alt-tab task switcher https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282324 You received this bug

[Bug 302511] [NEW] Editing repositories in Synaptic/Software Sources has no effect

2008-11-26 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: synaptic When I edit my repository settings via Synaptic or via the Software Sources menu item, everything appears to work normally. However, no changes are actually made to my sources.list. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10

[Bug 302511] Re: Editing repositories in Synaptic/Software Sources has no effect

2008-11-26 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19968406/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19968407/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19968408/ProcStatus.txt -- Editing

[Bug 302511] Re: Editing repositories in Synaptic/Software Sources has no effect

2008-11-26 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Gah. Apparently this bug refused to go away until I reported, at which time it immediately disappeared. I guess switching mirrors fixed it somehow. I can only assume that my sources.list became corrupted somehow, so that it appeared valid to apt, but not valid to the automatic parser that

[Bug 302511] Re: Editing repositories in Synaptic/Software Sources has no effect

2008-11-26 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Problem went away on its own. ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- Editing repositories in Synaptic/Software Sources has no effect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/302511 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 144453] Re: [gutsy] evince opens taller than the screen, hangs off the bottom

2008-11-14 Thread Darwin Award Winner
This seems to be fixed in Intrepid, but perhaps this is simply because Evince seems to remember size and position between runs. -- [gutsy] evince opens taller than the screen, hangs off the bottom https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144453 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 298217] [NEW] Password dialog gives up with no indication after one failed attempt

2008-11-14 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: When starting, for example, Synaptic Package Manager, the password dialog that is presented only allows one attempt. If the wrong password is entered, the dialog simply disappears, and nothing else happens. This is confusing, and also annoying, since I then have to go through

[Bug 275562] Re: Global shortcut keys of form Control[any single key] broken by Show position of [mouse] pointer when the Control key is pressed.

2008-11-03 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I can confirm this. It also happens with Ctrl+mouse clicks I surmise that whichever program is responsible for the show pointer feature creates a tiny window under the mouse or something, which inappropriately absorbs mouse clicks and keyboard presses. But that's just a guess. I haven't looked at

[Bug 291735] [NEW] WPA Enterprise dialog is missing password field

2008-10-31 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: network-manager My school has a wireless network using WPA Enterprise security with (I think) EAP-TLS authentication, using certificates. In NM 0.6 (Ubuntu 8.04), I could connect to this network just fine, but now in NM 0.7, one of the necessary password

[Bug 287242] [NEW] Every firefox update resets all settings for extensions

2008-10-21 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 Ubuntu version: Intrepid beta Since Intrepid is a beta, there are obviously frequent updates, including updates to firefox. Each time firefox is updated, all my extension settings are reset to their defaults, and I must reconfigure all of

[Bug 287242] Re: Every firefox update resets all settings for extensions

2008-10-21 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18782551/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ExtensionSummary.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18782552/ExtensionSummary.txt ** Attachment added: profiles.ini.txt

[Bug 282324] Re: garbled icons in alt-tab task switcher

2008-10-19 Thread Darwin Award Winner
In my experience, this seems to happen every time I suspend and resume. Thus I assume it must have something to do with restoring video memory on resume, or something like that. Also, restarting compiz (Alt+F2, compiz --replace) will fix the icons, until the next suspend/resume. -- garbled

[Bug 283720] [NEW] y-axis scales on Resources tab should be on the right

2008-10-15 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-monitor In the Resources tab, the user is primarily interested in the information on the far right of each graph. This is the newest information. As such, it is inconvenient to look all the way to the left edge of the graph to see the scale.

[Bug 283720] Re: y-axis scales on Resources tab should be on the right

2008-10-15 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18561066/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18561067/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18561068/ProcStatus.txt -- y-axis

[Bug 243400] Re: GVFS fails to connect to ssh.com server using sftp://

2008-10-01 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Yes, it always fails to connect, and it only fails to connect to this server, which is the only server I connect to that doesn't use openssh. Specifically, here's the info for the server that fails: $ uname -a; ssh -V AIX blue3 3 5 00CC746E4C00 ssh: SSH Secure Shell 3.2.9.1 (non-commercial

[Bug 200834] Re: unkillable defunct program with popup menu disables all input

2008-09-02 Thread Darwin Award Winner
What, specifically, would you like me to do? Simply boot the latest Intrepid Live CD and attempt to reproduce the bug? -- unkillable defunct program with popup menu disables all input https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/200834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 257358] [NEW] Screensaver Blank Screen should use DPMS

2008-08-12 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver When Blank Screen is selected as the screensaver, the screen should actually turn off using DPMS when the screen saver activates, at least for LCD monitors. This would help laptops, since merely displaying a blank screen doesn't

[Bug 243400] Re: GVFS fails to connect to ssh.com server using sftp://

2008-07-28 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Here is the log. It doesn't seem very informative. Added new job source 0x644020 (GVfsBackendSftp) Queued new job 0x645030 (GVfsJobMount) send_reply, failed: 1 Anything else I can do? -- GVFS fails to connect to ssh.com server using sftp:// https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/243400 You received

[Bug 243373] [NEW] FUSE Filesystem type mismatch between fstab mtab prevents umount

2008-06-26 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: FUSE filesystems in /etc/fstab, i.e. fstab entries whose fstype is fuse, show a different filesystem type in /etc/mtab, which includes exactly what kind of fuse filesystem it is, for example fuse.sshfs for an sshfs mount. As a result of this mismatch, the filesystem's owner

[Bug 243400] [NEW] GVFS fails to connect to ssh.com server using sftp://

2008-06-26 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gvfs $ lsb_release -rd Description:Ubuntu 8.04.1 Release:8.04 I connect regularly to several servers via ssh. I've been using sshfs (which uses sftp) to access the files on this server, but I would like to switch to gvfs to enable better

[Bug 195136] Re: No wireless for Intel 3945 in Hardy

2008-03-22 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Same here on Hardy Beta. The wireless driver seems to work correctly. It sees all available networks. However, it cannot connect to any of them. -- No wireless for Intel 3945 in Hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195136 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 195136] Re: No wireless for Intel 3945 in Hardy

2008-03-22 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I found the same solution as Daniel Hardy: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download#DownloadlatestLinuxwirelessdrivers It works for me too. The modules didn't insert cleanly until I rebboted, but then it worked perfectly, minus the usual led light. -- No wireless for Intel 3945 in Hardy

[Bug 195136] Re: No wireless for Intel 3945 in Hardy

2008-03-22 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Actually, things aren't working perfectly. I can now connect to any network, but transfer speeds are extremely slow. I suspect it might be an unrelated problem. -- No wireless for Intel 3945 in Hardy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195136 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 204699] [NEW] Firefox profile dir should be ~/.firefox instead of ~/.mozilla/firefox

2008-03-21 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 Since we are on the cusp of an incompatible update of firefox from 2.0 to 3.0, the two versions of firefox are already set to use separate profile directories. Why not take this opportunity to change the profile directory to ~/.firefox for

[Bug 200834] Re: unkillable defunct program with popup menu disables all input

2008-03-11 Thread Darwin Award Winner
There are two steps to reproduce this. The first is to find a way to make a GTK program block on I/O. This most often happens to me when I am using a media player (specifically Quod Libet) to access my music collection over sshfs (the sftp fuse filesystem). If the network is disconnected

[Bug 200834] [NEW] unkillable defunct program with popup menu disables all input

2008-03-10 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: If a gtk process blocks for I/O while a menu or volume slider is active, then all input is completely disabled until the application becomes responsive again. If that process happens to be blocking on I/O that will never arrive (e.g. a disconnected network filesystem), then

[Bug 198606] Re: Thunderbird constantly complains when IMAP server offline

2008-03-07 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Actually, I may have discovered the reason for this. I have a few mail filters set to move mail into folders on the server in question. This may be the reason for the constant dialogs. I will verify this when I return to the university network where the server resides. -- Thunderbird constantly

[Bug 198606] [NEW] Thunderbird constantly complains when IMAP server offline

2008-03-04 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thunderbird I have my Thunderbird configured for several IMAP servers. One of them is only accessible from inside a certain network. Whenever I connect to the internet outside of this network, I cannot access that IMAP server. When this is the case,

[Bug 196362] [NEW] Bookmarks should appear first in address bar suggestions

2008-02-27 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: epiphany-browser Since the primary method of accessing bookmarks in Epiphany seems to be typing the corresponding tags in the address bar and then selecting the bookmark from the resulting suggestions, it would be much easier if any matching bookmarks

[Bug 196362] Re: Bookmarks should appear first in address bar suggestions

2008-02-27 Thread Darwin Award Winner
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12270264/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12270265/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12270267/ProcStatus.txt -- Bookmarks

[Bug 192685] Idea

2008-02-26 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I just had an idea, though it's so obvious that I can't imagine it hasn't already been considered. Can a kernel option be added to auto- eject the CD at the end of the shutdown? If so, using that in combination with the kernel options mentioned above would allow fire and forget installs on almost

[Bug 192685] Re: Installer should have a reboot when done checkbox

2008-02-26 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Hmm... So if, for example, I use the Dell BIOS option to boot off the CD just this once (and leave the hard disk as the default boot device), booted the Live CD with the options 'ubiquity/reboot=true noprompt' then I can actually do what I describe above, which is to enter all my install options,

[Bug 192685] [NEW] Installer should have a reboot when done checkbox

2008-02-17 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: One of the major features of an automated installer is the ability to choose all options up front, then press Go and let the installer do the rest. All the user interaction happens at once, with no waiting in between. The Ubuntu installer does quite well with this, except for

[Bug 190826] [NEW] Ubuntu LiveCD image does not fit on CD-RW

2008-02-10 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: A normal CD-R holds 700 MB of data, but a CD-RW only holds 650 MB. Thus, the Ubuntu LiveCD image (as well as the alternate install image) will not fit on a CD-RW. This means that I must waste a CD-R for each version or flavor of Ubuntu that I want to burn. This results in

[Bug 59695] Re: default value in power.sh potentially kills laptop disks

2007-10-27 Thread Darwin Award Winner
In order to help find all possible ways that the hard drive spindown time could be changed, I have attached the output of the following commands: sudo find /etc -type f | sudo xargs grep -i ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE scripts-that-involve-laptop-mode-setting.txt sudo find /etc -type f | sudo xargs grep

[Bug 152451] Re: Drawer takes long time to appear when using Compiz

2007-10-27 Thread Darwin Award Winner
That video shows *two* bugs. The first is the one that I'm talking about, with the opening delay. The second is a bug with focus-stealing- prevention. I have not experienced the focus-stealing bug in a while. However, the opening delay shows exactly what I'm talking about. Notice that regardless

[Bug 157806] Focus delay when switching desktops with Wall plugin

2007-10-27 Thread Darwin Award Winner
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: compiz When switching desktops using the Wall plugin (the default multiple- desktop plugin in Gutsy), the window focus does not change for a second or two after the movement stops. Specifically, the window focus changes at the same time as the movement

[Bug 83623] Re: NetworkManager hangs with 100% cpu

2007-10-19 Thread Darwin Award Winner
I had problems similar to those described here, and those ppa packages seem to have fixed things. -- NetworkManager hangs with 100% cpu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/83623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. --

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