[Bug 1407192] Re: firefox icon frequently replaced by placeholder

2015-01-05 Thread robert shearer
Affects both Firefox and Decibel audio player. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1407192 Title: firefox icon frequently replaced by placeholder To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 1196169] Re: minitube hangs on start

2013-11-24 Thread robert shearer
This bug has been around since 12.04. :-( Workaround In this order... install phonon-backend-vlc then remove phonon-backend-gstreamer restart Minitube -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 668415] Re: Movement of Unity launcher

2013-02-20 Thread robert shearer
If you look back over the long history of the bug, you'll see that we're quite open to landing code which implements launcher movement. Mark So post #3 on this thread, (reproduced here below), is quite open...??? If multiple 'won't s' is open i would hate to see what closed looks like. I think

[Bug 1054645] Re: Starting an app then locking to launcher is not persistent across sessions

2012-09-26 Thread robert shearer
When I start new applications their icon appears below the floppy and disk icons. Anything locked to the launcher there will be lost at logout or reboot. However, if I lock to launcher and then drag the icon up above the workspace-switcher it will remain persistant. -- You received this bug

[Bug 980519] Re: Random log off in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

2012-09-21 Thread robert shearer
AMD and ATI with open source drivers. random dropping to login screen whilst browsing photos on card reader with default image viewer. 12.04 utter fail. Resource hog, unexplained high cpu usage for panel applets and HUD and now this random log-out. Such a dissappointment and this is meant to be

[Bug 853056] Re: Cannot select ICC profile

2011-11-21 Thread robert shearer
Running pre-alph 12.04 and the bug is still present. Using the nouveau driver seems to work fine and the display is detected and icc profiles can be loaded through Gnome colour manager. However, once the nvidia drivers are enabled the colour manager reports 'no devices found' even though the

[Bug 668415] Re: Movement of Unity launcher

2011-11-07 Thread robert shearer
When we post to the Ubuntu forums we are told Ubuntu Devs don't read forum posts. Post to launchpad. When we post to launchpad we are told Guys, that sort of conversation belongs in the Forums. and so quod erat demonstrandum https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/882274 -- You received

[Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2011-10-13 Thread robert shearer
Hmmnn, so upstream have had notification since June and no action whatsoever ??? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796076 Title: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries

[Bug 863154] Re: Wacom Bamboo One tablet random coordinate malfunctions

2011-10-11 Thread robert shearer
Using a Wacom bamboo pen and touch-fun and have the exact same behavior when using the stylus in Gimp. Using application mypaint the Wacom tablet behaves correctly. ** Attachment added: gimp_wacom_stylus.jpg

[Bug 371530] Re: samba does not start since upgrade to 9.04

2009-05-31 Thread robert shearer
sudo ufw status [sudo] password for: ERROR: / is world writable! @ubuntu:~$ sudo ufw enable ERROR: / is world writable! @ubuntu:~$ ls -ld / drwxrwxrwx 21 root root 4096 2009-05-14 21:21 / ls -l /etc/samba/smb.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11229 2008-12-04 21:29 /etc/samba/smb.conf -- samba

[Bug 191889] Re: Firefox's new Offline Mode feature cannot properly detect when there is a valid network available for use in many circumstances

2008-04-30 Thread robert shearer
I have the offline default problem using FF3.0 beta 5 and Kppp in Hardy so installed FF2. FF2 works fine but get this... if I close FF2 after using it online and then open FF3/5 it connects as it should and does not default to offline. If I then close it and reopen it it defaults to offline.

[Bug 75295] Re: system freeze while accessing DVD drive

2008-03-05 Thread robert shearer
yes, same problem here.Total system freeze associated with dvd-rom drive.Also hald-addon storage noted in top as a large user of resources.Hard restart needed. And having problems with cd burner where the drive has to be revisited after initial recognition. It is found ok at boot up but cannot