[Bug 1014494] Re: Improper display on Xfce 4.10/Cinnamon running on Ubuntu 12.04/Mint

2016-01-25 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Since this bug is obviously not going to be fixed any time soon, there is an alternative for Cinnamon users: Multi-Core System Monitor 1.5 http://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/79 You can install it from Linux Mint's Panel Applets list -- You received this bug notification because y

[Bug 1276186] Re: System becomes unresponsive, ibus-ui-daemon takes ~150 % cpu

2015-06-12 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Affects me when simply writing text in gedit! Killing ibus-daemon in the terminal cuts the CPU usage and restores responsiveness. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1276186 Title: System

[Bug 1366519] Re: Incredibly slow editing of documents when connected to network

2015-03-22 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
"Workaround from upstream: clear the recent documents list (File->Recent Documents->Clear List)" This doesn't work for me. Why? Because clicking on any item in the Recent Documents List, including "Clear List" actually just opens up the first Recent Document!! Most enterprise users will load and

[Bug 1276960] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 upgrade broke click-and-drag

2015-01-22 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
After a fuck-tonne of Googling, I have a temporary workaround: sudo rmmod psmouse sudo modprobe psmouse Simply unloading and reloading the mouse kernel module fixes the problem. This seems to be a kernel driver bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 1276960] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 upgrade broke click-and-drag

2015-01-22 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Also apparent in 14.04 with Synaptics Touchpad. If the cursor is in motion while the left touchpad button is pressed, the click event only occurs after a long delay. I've tried all sorts of synclient settings, nothing improves the situation. Interestingly a USB mouse works fine, it's just the touc

[Bug 1289977] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 Update breaks grub, resulting in "error: symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found"

2014-04-23 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Affects me too. Stock upgrade from 13.10 to 14.04. The arrogance and buck-passing behaviour of the Ubuntu devs on here is astounding. This is a very definite critical bug where the update process is failing to handle what seems to be a common situation. Stop arguing and start fixing, there clearl

Re: [Bug 910812] Re: Multi-display - when exiting from full screen applications, unity icons moved, windows aligned mostly off screen, right desktop intermittently lost

2012-04-27 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
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Re: [Bug 910812] Re: Multi-display - when exiting from full screen applications, unity icons moved, windows aligned mostly off screen, right desktop intermittently lost

2012-04-09 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Mike ------ Dr. Michael Brooks (MA Cantab. MB BChir Cantab.) Locum Neurosciences Doctor (ST1 level) CEO - Onley Group http://www.onleygroup.com Tel: 07793383397 -- On 4 April 2012 19:35,

[Bug 910212] Re: Workspace switcher displays badly on dual monitors

2012-01-05 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
** Package changed: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) => unity (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/910212 Title: Workspace switcher displays badly on dual monitors To manage notifications abo

[Bug 912232] [NEW] Audio output fails on resume from hibernate, Dell Vostro, Ubuntu 11.10

2012-01-05 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: Platform: Ubuntu 11.10 running latest ALSA, PulseAudio and outputting via a M-Audio Delta 1010LT soundcard. Trigger: On resuming a session from hibernate Expected behaviour: I should be able to output audio from the selected default device in Settings -> Sound, much as I was

[Bug 910812] [NEW] Multi-display - when exiting from full screen applications, unity icons moved, windows aligned mostly off screen, right desktop intermittently lost

2012-01-02 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: When exiting from a full-screen program (e.g. Firefox on F11 mode), the window is returned with its top left corner aligned off the top of the screen. Reproducible on any multi-screen desktop environment where the screens have different resolutions or different orientations su

[Bug 910212] Re: Workspace switcher displays badly on dual monitors

2011-12-30 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
** Attachment added: "Screenshot of borked workspace switcher" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/910212/+attachment/2651763/+files/Unity_funted_switcher-Screenshot.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.laun

[Bug 910212] [NEW] Workspace switcher displays badly on dual monitors

2011-12-30 Thread Dr Michael Brooks
Public bug reported: On Oneiric with Unity, when using dual monitors in different orientations (Samsung 1440 x 900, one landscape, one portrait, ATI Radeon graphics card), the workspace switcher fails to display correctly: Expected: - Previews of the four workspaces visible on both monitors, abil