[Bug 879217] Re: search dialog selects incorrect results

2011-10-31 Thread Alex French
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 841254 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/841254 Marked this as a duplicate. There seem to be a lot of open bugs for this issue. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 841254 quick search can sometimes activate wrong results in dash -- You rece

[Bug 879217] [NEW] search dialog selects incorrect results

2011-10-20 Thread Alex French
Public bug reported: Unity's search dialog replaces the run dialog in form, but not function. It can be used to start programs, but results may differ from those expected. To duplicate this bug: 1. Hit Alt-F2 and type the name of an application you want to start. Wait several seconds until the c

[Bug 322314] Re: "Automatically connect on startup" setting confusing - users may expect this to run Empathy on login

2010-03-02 Thread Alex French
Pidgin handles this in a sane manner: Connections are either enabled or disabled. -- "Automatically connect on startup" setting confusing - users may expect this to run Empathy on login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322314 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu B

[Bug 433294] Re: missing groups

2009-12-21 Thread Alex French
I had this problem too, except I tried to move my grouped contacts into the unnamed group, because it looked cleaner. Instead of moving them, empathy deleted them. Now half of my contacts are completely gone. >:( This happened in 2.28.1.1. -- missing groups https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/433294

[Bug 342203] Re: nm-system-settings crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen()

2009-10-04 Thread Alex French
This happened to me in karmic while trying to delete wired connections. -- nm-system-settings crashed with SIGSEGV in strlen() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342203 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 442074] Re: The second button click with no mouse movement has no action

2009-10-04 Thread Alex French
This bug seems to affect all of the gnome UI (and it's not a xorg issue), so I'm assigning it to meta-gnome2, as that looks like the best fit so far. ** Package changed: checkbox (Ubuntu) => meta-gnome2 (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: meta-gnome2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- The second b

[Bug 442074] Re: The second button click with no mouse movement has no action

2009-10-04 Thread Alex French
A note for any developers looking at this: The easiest way to reproduce this bug is to open the calculator and try repeatedly pressing a number button. -- The second button click with no mouse movement has no action https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/442074 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 431456] Re: the gdm blinks my screen (random brigithness value) until I log in on my netbook msi wind. I'm affraid this can destroy my monitor

2009-10-04 Thread Alex French
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 415023 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415023 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 415023 brightness is broken on MSI WIND U100 -- the gdm blinks my screen (random brigithness value) until I log in on my netbook msi wind. I'm affraid this

[Bug 442392] Re: Backlight flickers between two brightness settings

2009-10-04 Thread Alex French
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 415023 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415023 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 415023 brightness is broken on MSI WIND U100 -- Backlight flickers between two brightness settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/442392 You received this b

[Bug 442074] Re: The second button click with no mouse movement has no action

2009-10-04 Thread Alex French
This bug affects my x86 laptop and my x86_64 desktop. I wondered if it was somehow related to the new Ubuntu theme, but that does not seem to be the case (the problem appears when using other theme engines as well). However, testing with xev shows that the button press and release events are being

[Bug 442392] Re: Backlight flickers between two brightness settings

2009-10-04 Thread Alex French
After rebooting for a kernel upgrade, the backlight flickered at the login screen and stopped flickering before I logged in. -- Backlight flickers between two brightness settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/442392 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whi

[Bug 442392] Re: Backlight flickers between two brightness settings

2009-10-04 Thread Alex French
** Attachment added: "AlsaDevices.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32988014/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: "ArecordDevices.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32988015/ArecordDevices.txt ** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32988016/BootDmesg.txt **

[Bug 442392] [NEW] Backlight flickers between two brightness settings

2009-10-04 Thread Alex French
Public bug reported: I'm running the Ubuntu 9.10 beta on my MSI Wind U100 (intel atom laptop with 945gme graphics). After I log in, the backlight switches between the brightest and second brightest levels at a rate of 1Hz or so. This continues until I fiddle with the backlight settings via the bri

[Bug 382703] Re: "Home Folder" has 3 different names

2009-06-21 Thread Alex French
"Home Folder" is not redundant, because "Home" is a *concept*, not the actual name of the directory. "Home" is the directory "/home." So, the discussion here should be limited to the following: Which is better? 1) Using a generic reference to a specific location ("Home Folder" means "/home/") pr

[Bug 329931] Re: Cannot drag panels to different edges of screen

2009-03-22 Thread Alex French
Hmm, I just noticed another problem.. When I go to System->Preferences->Windows and change my movement key to Super, I can no longer drag the panel. Ctrl and Alt work fine. -- Cannot drag panels to different edges of screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/329931 You received this bug notification

[Bug 329931] Re: Cannot drag panels to different edges of screen

2009-03-22 Thread Alex French
I found this very confusing as well. There is nothing to indicate that dragging the panel now requires the user to hold down alt. The gnome- panel help only says "Drag a panel to another side of the screen to move it there. Click on any vacant space on the panel to begin the drag." The "orientatio

Re: [Bug 246141] Re: no support for realtek rtl8187se

2008-07-16 Thread Alex French
Good to hear that they're continuing to work on it. I'll be curious to know how well it works, as I don't have a realtek card in my wind anymore. On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Matthew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Once again, the drivers compiled fine, without any hacks. I've loaded > them up a

Re: [Bug 246141] Re: no support for realtek rtl8187se

2008-07-14 Thread Alex French
Hmm. Some users reported instability with WPA. How long have you been using it? Also, Realtek released a new driver, but I haven't been able to download it yet. If someone has it and can upload it, I'd appreciate it. -Alex On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 8:50 AM, Matthew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I c

[Bug 246141] Re: no support for realtek rtl8187se

2008-07-06 Thread Alex French
Here's the patch. ** Attachment added: "rtl8187se.diff" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15863454/rtl8187se.diff -- no support for realtek rtl8187se https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246141 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 246141] Re: no support for realtek rtl8187se

2008-07-06 Thread Alex French
** Attachment added: "realtek's 8187se driver" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15863434/rtl8187se_linux_26.1012.0331.2008.tar.gz -- no support for realtek rtl8187se https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246141 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subsc

[Bug 246141] [NEW] no support for realtek rtl8187se

2008-07-06 Thread Alex French
Public bug reported: The RTL8187SE is a miniPCI version of the Realtek 8187 wireless chipset. Until recently, it had no linux driver. A user on the msiwind.net forums emailed realtek about this, and they received a GPL'd driver that was not listed on their site. The driver didn't compile for the 2