[Bug 311236] Re: gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x)

2010-10-11 Thread njh
I'm using an AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ ubuntu 10.04 -- gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311236 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 311236] Re: gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x)

2010-10-11 Thread njh
Yes, I concur, this bug is fixed! Thanks everyone for your efforts. -- gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311236 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 311236] Re: gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x)

2010-10-11 Thread njh
I spoke too soon. I can in fact reproduce the same hang with log(x**k)/log(x) for k in [2, 10, 100], perhaps minor changes have made the trigger case move around a little. -- gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311236 You received this bug notification

Re: [Bug 327486] inviting someone to a room using keyboard should not require tabbing through UI

2010-08-25 Thread njh
get the same with Lucid or Maverick? Thanks in advance. ** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete It appears to still require typing a full username. Perhaps you can try it too? njh -- inviting someone to a room using keyboard should not require tabbing through UI https

Re: [Bug 242825] Re: large window frames misrender

2009-12-14 Thread njh
You can experience it too by following the instructions given on how to reproduce. -- large window frames misrender https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/242825 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

Re: [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode

2009-12-09 Thread njh
I personally prefer the popup menu, but I see no reason not to have both methods. The button is certainly sensible for single file cases. -- Nautilus should have a superuser mode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

Re: [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode

2009-12-08 Thread njh
That's very nice, but it's not something my aunt will be able to do. On Tue, 8 Dec 2009, robin0800 wrote: You can add sudo aptitude install nautilus-gksu in a terminal and you get an open as administrator on a right click on any folder or file in nautilus now. -- Nautilus should have a

Re: [Bug 242825] Re: large window frames misrender

2009-11-20 Thread njh
you could check too by following my how-to-recreate steps. I do not have karmic installed, but a friend informs me that metacity on karmic still has the same bug. On Fri, 20 Nov 2009, Kamus wrote: Since this report have a long time without activity, could you check (if is possible) in

[Bug 420625] Re: update-manager is hard to find when it autoappears

2009-10-09 Thread njh
thanks for that stacktracer. This is still just a workaround, I think my preferred behaviour would be for the clicking the blinking in the taskbar to bring the window/workspace to the front. -- update-manager is hard to find when it autoappears https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/420625 You

[Bug 420625] Re: update-manager is hard to find when it autoappears

2009-10-08 Thread njh
It is not that it is hard to know when it is there, it is that it is hard to find on the desktop. Clicking on the blinking in the taskbar only brings the window to the foreground if you are on the right workspace. So the only way to find it is to systematically go through all workspaces and

[Bug 420625] [NEW] update-manager is hard to find when it autoappears

2009-08-28 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager I have update-manager set to appear whenever updates are available. But the window appears on the workspace behind the currently open windows and it often results in me having to go through each workspace clicking the window list button

[Bug 404617] [NEW] apt-get should search for near misses when a package is not found

2009-07-25 Thread njh
Public bug reported: when I type apt-get install xyz which isn't actually called package I should get something like E: Couldn't find package xyz Did you mean libxyz-1.3 libxyz-dev Description:Ubuntu 8.10 Release:8.10 apt: Installed: 0.7.14ubuntu6.1 Candidate:

[Bug 400966] [NEW] gnome terminal should highlight user entered text for easy parsing

2009-07-17 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-terminal It's often hard to find an entered command in the text of a terminal. A simple solution to this would be to annotate the text entered by a user (or pasted perhaps) with a colour, or underline, or similar. n...@flobber:~$ lsb_release -rd

[Bug 327486] [NEW] inviting someone to a room using keyboard should not require tabbing through UI

2009-02-09 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pidgin Why can't I type the partial name, then hit return? Also, there should be a keyboard shortcut for invite. ** Affects: pidgin (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- inviting someone to a room using keyboard should not

[Bug 311236] Re: gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x)

2008-12-25 Thread njh
It's hard to imagine what a high importance bug for a plotting application might be if being unable to plot a simple, smooth function results in a lock up is considered low. -- gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311236 You received this bug notification

[Bug 242825] Re: large window frames misrender

2008-12-25 Thread njh
Still broken in intrepid. -- large window frames misrender https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/242825 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 311236] Re: gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x)

2008-12-25 Thread njh
yes, it is the sqrt operation which causes the problem. To me it suggests a more serious bug in the parser/compiler. If it appears very moderate to you, why was it marked low? Surely that would be 'Medium'? Thank you for upstreaming the bug. -- gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x)

[Bug 311236] [NEW] gnuplot locks up plotting log(x**0.5)/log(x)

2008-12-24 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnuplot-nox steps to recreate: run gnuplot plot [2:4] log(x**0.5)/log(x) gnuplot goes into an infinite loop (can be control-C'd out). There is nothing special about this function, it's clear that it can be reduced to simply: plot [2:4] 0.5 as far as

[Bug 303901] [NEW] system monitor applet does not update stats on mouseover, nor gives useful average

2008-12-01 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-monitor Currently, mousing over the applet is worthless. You are given the instantaneous value (be it cpu or network), and the value is not updated. To make it useful, it needs either to update the value continuously, or show the average

[Bug 303903] [NEW] rhythmbox crashes when pulseaudio settings are changed, even when not playing

2008-12-01 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: rhythmbox using padevchooser to modify the sound server settings (Configure Local Sound Server...), when rhythmbox is running (playing or not), results in rhythmbox locking up completely. Description:Ubuntu 8.10 Release:8.10 rhythmbox:

[Bug 303903] Re: rhythmbox crashes when pulseaudio settings are changed, even when not playing

2008-12-01 Thread njh
crash files are not generated by programs locking up. ** Summary changed: - rhythmbox crashes when pulseaudio settings are changed, even when not playing + rhythmbox locks up when pulseaudio settings are changed, even when not playing ** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid =

[Bug 303903] Re: rhythmbox locks up when pulseaudio settings are changed, even when not playing

2008-12-01 Thread njh
As the program has simply locked up, I waited a few seconds, then hit control z then got a backtrace: #0 0xb807b430 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0xb7e39d09 in __lll_lock_wait () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 #2 0xb7e35114 in _L_lock_89 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0 #3

[Bug 299688] [NEW] no key binding to close 'tracker' search window

2008-11-18 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Description:Ubuntu 8.10 Release:8.10 1. click tracker (magnifying glass) icon in panel 2. search for something 3. try to close the window with cntl-W, cntl-Q, escape 4. nothing happens. ** Affects: tracker (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New

Re: [Bug 294865] Re: dragging a .iso onto a blank CD should suggest burning the iso directly to the disk

2008-11-12 Thread njh
That's your job. On Wed, 12 Nov 2008, Sebastien Bacher wrote: the request is an upstream one and should be sent to bugzilla.gnome.org ** Changed in: nautilus-cd-burner (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Wishlist Assignee: (unassigned) = Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) -- dragging

[Bug 260173] Re: abiword mishandles unicode

2008-11-07 Thread njh
You are wrong. Changing the font to webdings displays another random symbol, it does not display the correct unicode character. You can equally test this bug with a random chinese character or mathematical symbol. However, the bug does appear to be fixed in intrepid, this bug can be marked

[Bug 294865] [NEW] dragging a .iso onto a blank CD should suggest burning the iso directly to the disk

2008-11-06 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus Dragging an image onto a disk almost always means that the user wants to burn the image to the disk, rather than creating a filesystem with the .iso as a single file. nautilus should detect this case and offer to burn the .iso directly to the

[Bug 294928] [NEW] battery applet disappears when battery is changed

2008-11-06 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager replacing the battery on a T40 thinkpad causes the battery applet to disappear. If I add the battery monitor applet I get a different program, with different options and different icon. Restarting the machine restores the old

[Bug 294932] [NEW] hardware testing checkboxes are poorly placed

2008-11-06 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: hwtest-gtk The interface for the hardware testing applet is cumbersome. I suggest replacing the 'yes', 'no', 'skip' radio buttons with normal buttons. skip is equivalent to next, so the final interface is four buttons along the bottom: _Yes _No

[Bug 285166] [NEW] rhythmbox doesn't store compilations in a single directory

2008-10-17 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: rhythmbox When rhythmbox rips compilation CDs each track is stored under its respective artist, which results in lots of directories with a single song. This is messy and hard to manage. :~$ lsb_release -rd Description:Ubuntu 8.04.1 Release:

[Bug 274516] [NEW] can't close font preview with keyboard

2008-09-25 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-control-center 1. Open a font from nautilus 2. Try to close it with any key command 3. Fail Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend |/

Re: [Bug 242825] Re: large window frames misrender

2008-08-28 Thread njh
gutsy/main Packages njh -- large window frames misrender https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/242825 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 https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

[Bug 260173] [NEW] abiword mishandles unicode

2008-08-21 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: abiword open a new abiword document. paste this hot beverage into your document ☕. I see ° but if I reselect and copy that and paste it back into a gtk entry or this firefox edit window I get my beverage back. Choice of font does not change this. I

[Bug 260173] Re: abiword mishandles unicode

2008-08-21 Thread njh
** Attachment added: A file which demonstrates the bug. http://launchpadlibrarian.net/16986893/simple.abw -- abiword mishandles unicode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/260173 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 257916] [NEW] pidgin chat rooms break twice on network failure

2008-08-14 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pidgin Whenever the network drops out and returns, pidgin closes all the currently subscribed rooms and puts () around the room's name. Rather than resubscribing, these rooms become 'locked'. To rejoin the room the user has to perform these steps:

[Bug 257916] Re: pidgin chat rooms break twice on network failure

2008-08-14 Thread njh
To recreate, ifdown/ifup is sufficient. -- pidgin chat rooms break twice on network failure https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/257916 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 256445] [NEW] evince should use the whole window for single page pdfs

2008-08-09 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evince When displaying a single page pdf, evince still uses dual mode display, wasting half the screen real estate. To reproduce: 1 set to dual mode by default 2 open a single page pdf Expected: full page display. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd

[Bug 256221] [NEW] no way to escalate privileges (sudo) for file moving operations in nautilus

2008-08-08 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus A new user could not discover a way to perform administrator privileged file system operations (in particular, moving a directory into a root owned directory. steps to reproduce: 1 open /usr/share/ and home dir in two nautilus windows 2 attempt

[Bug 255443] [NEW] update manager should warn of restart before installing

2008-08-06 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager It is not generally possible to determine whether an update will require a restart until after the packages are installed. This goes against the general design principle of warning before doing anything disruptive. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$

[Bug 242825] [NEW] large window frames misrender

2008-06-24 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: metacity I have a wide screen. And when I maximise windows the drag bar at the top misrenders above 3349 pixels wide. It just seems to run out of picture on the right end. I can recreate this effect on small screens by pushing the window off the left

[Bug 242825] Re: large window frames misrender

2008-06-24 Thread njh
** Attachment added: Screenshot.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15572553/Screenshot.png -- large window frames misrender https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/242825 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 239555] [NEW] leave terminal open if program run from nautilus exits with error

2008-06-12 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus If I run an application/script from nautilus by double clicking, and that application returns an error, I get no notification that it failed. As an example, my wife has a script which synchronises a local directory and a webserver directory.

Re: [Bug 239555] Re: leave terminal open if program run from nautilus exits with error

2008-06-12 Thread njh
It is a bug, the user is left with no indication that the program failed. In any case, for the right person this is a 10 minute fix. And the fastest way to get to the right person is to report a bug. On Thu, 12 Jun 2008, Dimitrios Symeonidis wrote: This in my opinion does not fit the

[Bug 77080] Re: Gnucash-docs isn't installed with gnucash

2008-05-30 Thread njh
I would just like to vote for this bug. My wife installed gnucash on Heron and was quite confused when the tutorial wouldn't work (she interpreted it as the package being broken). -- Gnucash-docs isn't installed with gnucash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/77080 You received this bug

[Bug 221209] [NEW] inserting an audio CD restarts the currently playing track

2008-04-23 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: rhythmbox Description:Ubuntu 8.04 Release:8.04 rhythmbox: Installed: 0.11.5-0ubuntu6 Candidate: 0.11.5-0ubuntu6 Version table: *** 0.11.5-0ubuntu6 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages 100

[Bug 186141] Re: missing nautilus-actions menu entries

2008-03-28 Thread njh
Confirming bug and fix and patch. -- missing nautilus-actions menu entries https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/186141 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 204914] Re: invalid password note appears behind prompt

2008-03-22 Thread njh
** Attachment added: photo of the error http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12811473/error-behind.JPG -- invalid password note appears behind prompt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204914 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 158941] Re: can't browse jamendo collection from rhythmbox plugin

2008-03-22 Thread njh
As far as I can see, that patch is implemented in hardy, yet I still can't see the music either. -- can't browse jamendo collection from rhythmbox plugin https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 204914] [NEW] invalid password note appears behind prompt

2008-03-21 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gdm If I mistype my password in gdm it says 'invalid password or user name' behind the login prompt. Just a cosmetic thing. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd Description:Ubuntu hardy (development branch) Release:8.04 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$

[Bug 201690] [NEW] It would be nice to be able to rearrange desktops by dragging

2008-03-12 Thread njh
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: gnome-panel 1:2.20.1-0ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcCmdline: gnome-panel --sm-client-id default1 ProcCwd: /home/njh ProcEnviron: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-panel

[Bug 201690] Re: It would be nice to be able to rearrange desktops by dragging

2008-03-12 Thread njh
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12623177/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: ProcMaps.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12623178/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: ProcStatus.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12623179/ProcStatus.txt -- It would be

[Bug 162918] gqview editor option for gimp has extra -n

2007-11-15 Thread njh
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gqview The -n option prevents the gimp from starting. Removing it fixes the problem. Easy to fix as a user: preferences - editor tab - remove -n from gimp line. I imagine it is equally easy to fix permanently in the source. ** Affects: gqview