Re: Reporting usability problems: please be more tolerant when you triage bugs!

2009-07-23 Thread Davyd McColl
Let me suggest that Ubuntu appoint an usability triager/ombudsman, to determine (from the Ubuntu users' perspective, not from an Ubuntu developers' perspective) how much attention ought to be paid to each and every usability-related bug report. My 2c: I have to whole-heartedly agree. Probably

Re: a safer system

2009-07-23 Thread Vincenzo Ciancia
Il 23/07/2009 04:43, Anthony G Weitekamp ha scritto: In short, the install of any one new application should never effect the operation of the entire system. What do I need? Separate Linux installations for each group of tasks that I may be working on? Really? This is completely out of

Rant and Re: Ubuntu-devel-discuss Digest, Vol 32, Issue 31

2009-07-23 Thread Siggy Brentrup
Anthony, on each digest you're receiving there's a thick fat note for those who can read: When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Ubuntu-devel-discuss digest... Hint: select the receive digest as MIME attachment option on your MM options

Re: Reporting usability problems: please be more tolerant when you triage bugs!

2009-07-23 Thread Andrew Sayers
Hi Vincenzo, You might have more luck if you describe your changes as feature requests. Whether or not you personally think they're bugs, calling them new features should avoid the always been that way reaction from developers. You might also want to try helping out with the improved me too

Re: Reporting usability problems, and an example that I'd like you ALL to read

2009-07-23 Thread Vincenzo Ciancia
Il 23/07/2009 12:05, Andrew Sayers ha scritto: Hi Vincenzo, You might have more luck if you describe your changes as feature requests. Whether or not you personally think they're bugs, calling them new features should avoid the always been that way reaction from developers. Hi Andrew, if

Re: Reporting usability problems, and an example that I'd like you ALL to read

2009-07-23 Thread Sebastien Bacher
On jeu., 2009-07-23 at 13:40 +0200, Vincenzo Ciancia wrote: triggers the response that I am the only one reporting the bug, then it's not affecting all users, hence it's low priority or even not a bug. I think some of you reading will remember such a circumstance recently :) (Perhaps not

Re: Reporting usability problems, and an example that I'd like you ALL to read

2009-07-23 Thread Vincenzo Ciancia
Il 23/07/2009 15:28, Sebastien Bacher ha scritto: On jeu., 2009-07-23 at 13:40 +0200, Vincenzo Ciancia wrote: I agree with the issues you raise. Let me see if I can even be propositive. Things are often not as clear as you think, read the list of all the bugs users suggested as

Re: swt-gtk sync-request.

2009-07-23 Thread Onkar Shinde
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Onkar Shindeonkarshi...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Onkar Shindeonkarshi...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Adrian Perezadrianperez@gmail.com wrote: Hello list. I've recently uploaded swt-gtk_3.4.2-1 to debian sid.

Re: Reporting usability problems, and an example that I'd like you ALL to read

2009-07-23 Thread Vincenzo Ciancia
Il 23/07/2009 18:17, Vincenzo Ciancia ha scritto: - no underestimation of the person reporting the bug or discussing. Members of the team are supposed to know what usability is, so if at a first glance it seems they are saying something stupid, perhaps a second look is needed. Acting like the

Re: swt-gtk sync-request.

2009-07-23 Thread Adrian Perez
Great! I was trying to get a simple revision now, don't scare shouldn't break anything. I was working on azureus, then I was planning to get some space to ubuntu :D but that's great news. On Thu, 2009-07-23 at 21:58 +0530, Onkar Shinde wrote: On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Onkar

Re: Rant and Re: Ubuntu-devel-discuss Digest, Vol 32, Issue 31

2009-07-23 Thread Jan Claeys
Op donderdag 23-07-2009 om 09:52 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef Siggy Brentrup: Hint: select the receive digest as MIME attachment option on your MM options page, makes live much easier :). Last time I checked, Thunderbird didn't support that very well--while that bloody incomplete

Re: a safer system

2009-07-23 Thread C.J. Adams-Collier
Il 23/07/2009 04:43, Anthony G Weitekamp ha scritto: In short, the install of any one new application should never effect the operation of the entire system. What do I need? Separate Linux installations for each group of tasks that I may be working on? Really? Hey there Anthony, I came

Reminder: First Ubuntu Gaming Team Meeting!

2009-07-23 Thread Danny Piccirillo
I just wanted to remind everybody interested about the upcoming Ubuntu Gaming Team meeting in #ubuntu-gaming http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2009/06/first-ubuntu-gaming-team-meeting.html Here's the Agenda so far: - Defining our team - Address concerns - Go over goals, purpose, and

The google custom search

2009-07-23 Thread Vincenzo Ciancia
Dear all, today I noticed that the consistency problem between the default ubuntu start page, which is a custom google search, and the search box at the top-right of firefox, has finally been solved. Now also the search box is a custom search. I already tried to raise the problem that average