[Bug 792636] Re: Power section no longer allows configuration of "when the lid is closed" action in Oneiric

2011-09-12 Thread Colin Law
I would like to add myself to the list of those who think that there should be a setting for what happens when laptop lid is closed, in the hope that if enough users make the point then some action may be taken. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

[Bug 847814] [NEW] Oneiric not asking for password after suspend / resume

2011-09-12 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: If Lock is set to Off in System Settings > Screen then Oneiric does not ask for a password on suspend resume. A user that is required to enter a password at login/startup should always be asked for the password on resume. The situation for re-enabling the screen after a p

[Bug 847814] Re: Oneiric not asking for password after suspend / resume

2011-09-12 Thread Colin Law
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/847814 Title: Oneiric not asking for password after suspend / resume To manage notifications about this bug go to: https

[Bug 847814] Re: Oneiric not asking for password after suspend / resume

2011-09-13 Thread Colin Law
It appears that this may be a resurrection of bug #446191 that was much discussed then fixed in Karmic but seems to be back for Oneiric. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launc

[Bug 1734095] Re: Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2020-08-12 Thread Colin Law
Is this really related to the linked gnome-shell bug? It doesn't look related to me. This bug is completely reproducible whereas the linked one seems to be an intermittent complete failure of the shell. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which

[Bug 1734095] Re: Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2019-04-16 Thread Colin Law
Just to confirm I can reproduce this 100% reliably in 18.10 and in Disco, as follows. Open Software & Updates and switch to the Other Software tab and click one of the checkboxes the window loses focus but the authentication dialog does not appear (I have checked it is not under another window).

[Bug 1734095] Re: Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2019-04-17 Thread Colin Law
Log attached, this is from the Disco system ** Attachment added: "journalctl.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1734095/+attachment/5256487/+files/journalctl.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subsc

[Bug 1734095] Re: Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2019-04-24 Thread Colin Law
For myself, I have not got any other applications open, and I have not got any Gnome shell extensions enabled (according to Gnome Tweaks). There must be something significant about the fact that it only fails from the Other Software tab, it works from the Ubuntu S/W, Updates and Developer Options

[Bug 1734095] Re: Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2019-04-24 Thread Colin Law
It doesn't seem to be to do with user settings as I have tried making a new user and it fails for that user also. I can also confirm that it is ok on Wayland, which is not surprising. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gn

[Bug 1734095] Re: After upgrade to ubuntu 17.10 Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2018-08-16 Thread Colin Law
@Darius this bug is about the Software & Updates app, which is the one that controls sources.list etc. The bug is that it does not popup the Authorization dialog. It seems to be in no way related to your issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bug

[Bug 1734095] Re: After upgrade to ubuntu 17.10 Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2018-08-17 Thread Colin Law
@Darius, the point is the bug is not about gnome-software it is about software-properties-gtk. To run it from a terminal use the command /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed t

[Bug 1734095] Re: After upgrade to ubuntu 17.10 Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2018-11-05 Thread Colin Law
Just to confirm I am still seeing this in 18.10. A few more details: If I open Software & Updates and switch to the Other Software tab and click one of the checkboxes the window loses focus but the authentication dialog does not appear (I have checked it is not under another window). If however

[Bug 1721963] [NEW] No mouse cursor on Wayland when Universal Access > Zoom is selected

2017-10-07 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: Using default login on 17.10 Beta, which I believe is Wayland, when Universal Access > Zoom is selected the mouse cursor disappears. The mouse continues to function, but no cursor is visible. It is ok when used with X login. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Packa

[Bug 1691676] Re: Mouse cursor (pointer) is missing during desktop zoom in gnome-shell

2017-10-22 Thread Colin Law
@skuck71 presumably you had zoom on before the upgrade. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1691676 Title: Mouse cursor (pointer) is missing during desktop zoom in g

[Bug 1772677] Re: gnome-shell filling up syslog with thousands of entries with stack traces ending in osdWindow.js (lines 206/207 in bionic, lines 223/224 in cosmic)

2019-01-10 Thread Colin Law
@experimancer it is not correct to say that this problem affects all 18.04 and 18.10 installations, none of mine are seriously affected by it. It seems it only affects a small minority. This does not change the fact that for those affected it is a serious issue that needs to be addressed but it d

[Bug 1734095] Re: Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2019-09-30 Thread Colin Law
It is still an issue on 19.04. Steps to replicate: Open Software & Updates and switch to the Other Software tab and click one of the checkboxes. The window loses focus but the authentication dialog does not appear. If however a checkbox on the Ubuntu Software tab is clicked then the authenticati

[Bug 1734095] Re: Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2019-11-19 Thread Colin Law
@Arnaud D this bug is specifically about the Authorization dialog in the Software and Updates app. It is not a general problem with the mouse. In fact it is nothing to do with the mouse at all. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscr

[Bug 1734095] Re: Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2020-01-27 Thread Colin Law
I am still seeing this in 19.10 (eoan). ** Tags added: eoan -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734095 Title: Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [

[Bug 1734095] Re: Software & Updates not showing authorization popup [gnome-shell[N]: pushModal: invocation of begin_modal failed]

2020-01-27 Thread Colin Law
I don't seem to be able to change the status back to confirmed for some reason. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734095 Title: Software & Updates not showing aut

[Bug 1856516] Re: Excessive memory usage by gnome-shell in 19.10

2020-02-10 Thread Colin Law
I don't know whether a problem I have is related to this issue or not. On one of my machines which has been upgraded over several years and is now running 19.10 just one of the configured users is seeing a dramatic leak in gnome-shell, even when nothing is happening on the UI. Immediately afte

[Bug 1856516] Re: Excessive memory usage by gnome-shell in 19.10

2020-02-11 Thread Colin Law
Unfortunately when I run ubuntu-bug gnome-shell it collects the information but then when I tell it to send it just returns to the command line immediately rather than sending me to launchpad, so I will have to get that sorted first. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 1856516] Re: Excessive memory usage by gnome-shell in 19.10

2020-02-12 Thread Colin Law
Reported bug #1862910 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1856516 Title: Excessive memory usage by gnome-shell in 19.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to

[Bug 1862910] [NEW] gnome-shell leaking memory

2020-02-12 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: On one of my machines which has been upgraded over several years and is now running 19.10 just one of the configured users appears to be seeing a dramatic memory leak in gnome-shell, even when nothing is happening on the UI. Immediately after logging on, using the Ubuntu selec

[Bug 1862910] Re: gnome-shell leaking memory

2020-02-12 Thread Colin Law
1. Screenshot attached. I have been using two screens but to simplify things I have confirmed that only having one makes no difference, so I am sticking to that whilst testing. 2. I did already have show seconds set, I have now tried without and it doesn't seem to make a difference 3. I thought

[Bug 1862910] Re: gnome-shell leaking memory

2020-02-12 Thread Colin Law
** Attachment added: "glxinfo.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1862910/+attachment/5327670/+files/glxinfo.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launch

[Bug 1862910] Re: gnome-shell leaking memory

2020-02-12 Thread Colin Law
** Attachment added: "lspci -k" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1862910/+attachment/5327669/+files/lspcik.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.

[Bug 1862910] Re: gnome-shell leaking memory

2020-02-12 Thread Colin Law
I think this may not be a gnome-shell issue at all. I installed appimagelauncher [1] some time ago and if I disable the daemon and reboot then it seems the memory leak is no more. At least I think that is the case, I need to do some more testing but thought I should report back immediately so

[Bug 1862910] Re: gnome-shell leaking memory

2020-02-13 Thread Colin Law
I had initially misunderstood which way round you wanted me to check with the seconds setting, but I had checked carefully both ways and have now checked again that I cannot see any discernable leakage with seconds enabled, but I have got it disabled now. I have also confirmed without doubt that i

[Bug 1862910] Re: gnome-shell leaking memory in interaction with appimagelauncher

2020-02-13 Thread Colin Law
** Summary changed: - gnome-shell leaking memory + gnome-shell leaking memory in interaction with appimagelauncher -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1862910 Title:

[Bug 1862910] Re: gnome-shell leaking memory in interaction with appimagelauncher

2020-02-13 Thread Colin Law
I have managed to replicate it on another system, it was necessary to change the destination location away from the default in appimagelauncher for the problem to appear. I have updated the description above with detailed procedure for replicating. There is already an open issue against appimagel

[Bug 1856516] Re: Excessive memory usage by gnome-shell in 19.10

2020-02-17 Thread Colin Law
A note for anyone finding this that if you have installed AppImageLauncher then see bug #1862910. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1856516 Title: Excessive memory

[Bug 1862910] Re: gnome-shell leaking memory when a customized AppImageLauncher is running

2020-02-17 Thread Colin Law
I have opened a new issue on AppImageLauncher. https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/issues/301 ** Bug watch added: github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/issues #301 https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/issues/301 -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1702071] Re: Search spins forever, returns no results.

2017-07-09 Thread Colin Law
I am seeing this on a fresh install of Artful. In addition to the search running forever (or at least a long time) there are no apps to be seen in the various categories (just rectangles with ... inside) and the featured app and editor's picks just show dots. Should I report this as a new bug or i

[Bug 1702071] Re: Search spins forever, returns no results.

2017-07-18 Thread Colin Law
Robert - yes I think you are right. In fact the issue went away after I rebooted (at least I think that was what did it). I need to re-install the OS and see if it happens again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-so

[Bug 1712661] [NEW] gnome-shell crash using ubuntu-dock with dual monitors

2017-08-23 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: To replicate on Artful daily on a laptop, plug in an external monitor with the external monitor to the right of the laptop and configure the external monitor as the primary display. On configuration it works ok, but on logging out and back in gnome-shell crashes. The problem

[Bug 1609546] [NEW] Slow DNS lookup through Netgear DG834G V4 router

2016-08-03 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: On up to date Yakkety if I specify my Netgear router as the DNS server (via Network Manager) then DNS lookup takes about 30 seconds. I see the delay when I run, for example, systemd-resolve www.google.com or wget www.google.com I do not see the same delay if I run nslookup

[Bug 1609546] Re: Slow DNS lookup through Netgear DG834G V4 router

2016-08-04 Thread Colin Law
Having updated the router to the latest firmware (5.01.17) the problem appears to be resolved (even though the release notes made no mention of DNS. Marking this bug as invalid. ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1610907] [NEW] 60 second hang during shutdown

2016-08-08 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: On up to date Yaketty I intermittently see a 60 second hang on shutdown. In attached logs the hang was at Aug 08 09:58:25 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: systemd 231-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-33.52-generic 4.4.15 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-33-generic

[Bug 1609546] Re: Slow DNS lookup through Netgear DG834G V4 router

2016-08-12 Thread Colin Law
I am marking this New again as it has not actually been fixed by upgrading the router. It now appears that the symptom is intermittent. I have not been able to determine what it is that triggers it to fail or work. ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- You received thi

[Bug 1320147] Re: Software Updater window becomes invisible if it starts during screen lock

2014-10-23 Thread Colin Law
@kolen have you got workspaces enabled? If not get the fault condition then enable workspaces (All settings > Appearance > Behavior) and see if the window is on another workspace. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-

[Bug 1132063] Re: Mouse settings missing from Mouse & Touchpad dialog

2015-02-21 Thread Colin Law
For me (the original reporter) the bug is fixed in 14.10 without need of the ppa. On the Mouse & Touchpad settings I see the mouse pointer speed as I should. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubun

[Bug 1429143] Re: Slow shutdown after booting with systemd

2015-03-08 Thread Colin Law
Oops, following Martin's helpful pointers I see that it was down to one my home-brewed services that does not seem to like being run via systemd. Likely a problem of my own making. Thanks for the help and sorry for the noise. ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid

[Bug 1431774] [NEW] Manual cifs mount leads to delay on shutdown

2015-03-13 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: To replicate, perform a manual cifs mount, for example: sudo mount -t cifs -o credentials=,user,rw,uid=1000 //192.168.1.nnn/docs /media/test_mount Then shutdown. When booted with systemd there is a 1 to 2 minute delay before shutdown. In syslog the last shutdown (09:

[Bug 1436297] Re: Nautilus launcher icon matching issue (seems due to desktop rename)

2015-03-28 Thread Colin Law
Unfortunately this fix has resulted in the loss of the right click bookmarks feature of the nautilus icon in the launcher. For me at least. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net

[Bug 1436297] Re: Nautilus launcher icon matching issue (seems due to desktop rename)

2015-03-28 Thread Colin Law
A workaround for the missing bookmarks is to is to unlock the nautilus shortcut from the launcher and instead drag across /usr/share/applications/nautilus.desktop and lock that to the launcher (in the files view of that folder three items show as Files, it is the one that is about 600 bytes lon

[Bug 1436297] Re: Nautilus launcher icon matching issue (seems due to desktop rename)

2015-03-31 Thread Colin Law
I am still seeing a second nautilus icon opening in the launcher. $ apt-cache policy unity unity: Installed: 7.3.2+15.04.20150330-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 7.3.2+15.04.20150330-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 7.3.2+15.04.20150330-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main a

[Bug 1436297] Re: Nautilus launcher icon matching issue (seems due to desktop rename)

2015-03-31 Thread Colin Law
On a vivid which was originally updated from Trusty and is up to date I created a new user (via System Settings > User Accts) and logged in as that user. Clicking on Files opens a new icon in the launcher. The desktop file the system has put in the launcher is org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop -- Yo

[Bug 1436297] Re: Nautilus launcher icon matching issue (seems due to desktop rename)

2015-04-01 Thread Colin Law
Which .desktop file is the one that should be in the launcher? In /usr/share/applications I have three which have Name=Files: nautilus.desktop nautilus-folder-handler.desktop org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which

[Bug 1132063] Re: Mouse settings missing from Mouse & Touchpad dialog

2015-07-18 Thread Colin Law
It is fixed for me on Ubuntu 15.04 (and was on 14.10). In System Settings > Mouse & Touchpad I see Mouse Pointer Speed ok. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs

[Bug 1224732] Re: Custom keyboard shortcuts don't work

2015-08-25 Thread Colin Law
@Edward Falk that is nothing to do with this bug, which is about custom shortcuts added by the user. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1224732 Title: Cust

[Bug 1474182] Re: Mystery keyring password prompts pop up for no reason

2015-08-31 Thread Colin Law
I am also seeing this (on 15.04), it started happening a few weeks ago. As suggested above it is associated with oneconf. Immediately before the popup appears (or as it appears) data in .cache/oneconf//package_list_... and host are updated and after a valid pwd is entered last_sync is updated.

[Bug 1438128] Re: gedit crashed with SIGSEGV in gtk_action_group_get_action()

2015-09-26 Thread Colin Law
For me this happened when closing gedit. One or more of the files had changed in the background and I said to close without saving. That may or may not be significant. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1499747] Re: gedit crashed with SIGABRT in g_assertion_message()

2015-09-27 Thread Colin Law
Is bug #1499575 (gnucash crashed with SIGABRT in g_assertion_message()) which seems to have a similar stack top probably the same issue? It is causing gnucash to be completely unusable on Wily (for me anyway). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 1499747] Re: gedit crashed with SIGABRT in g_assertion_message()

2015-10-06 Thread Colin Law
** Changed in: glib2.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1499747 Title: gedit crashed with SIGABRT in g_assertion_message

[Bug 1371928] Re: Main window content fully transparent

2015-11-08 Thread Colin Law
If using nvidia graphics then possibly this is related to compiz bug #1072206 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gimp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1371928 Title: Main window content fully transparent To m

[Bug 1734095] [NEW] After upgrade to ubuntu 17.10 Software & Updates not showing authorization popup

2017-11-23 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: After upgrading to Ubuntu 17.10 (from 17.04), if I open the Software and Updates app and attempt to change anything it does not popup the authorization dialog and will not let changes through. In sylog I see Nov 23 10:07:04 tigger gnome-shell[2142]: polkitAuthenticationAgent

[Bug 1228939] Re: The "turn screen off when inactive for" option is not saved

2014-01-06 Thread Colin Law
KeithG that is a different bug. Read the first sentence of the description. This bug is that the selection cannot be saved. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bu

[Bug 1277013] [NEW] Launcher icon size missing from System Settings, Appearance

2014-02-06 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: Since a recent update to 12.04 the Launcher Icon Size adjustment is missing from System Settings > Appearance. The launcher icons seem to have reverted to full size. The problem is seen for all users on the machine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome

[Bug 1277013] Re: Launcher icon size missing from System Settings, Appearance

2014-02-06 Thread Colin Law
I see now that I had completely mis-diagnosed the problem. In fact the problem is that the system is reverting to Unity-2D and if I select 'Ubuntu' at login then it is still using 2D, so the issue is not with the settings at all (I assume that icon size is not adjustable on 2D). The system was usi

[Bug 1277013] Re: Launcher icon size missing from System Settings, Appearance

2014-02-06 Thread Colin Law
** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1277013/+attachment/3971123/+files/Xorg.0.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubu

[Bug 1224732] Re: Custom keyboard shortcuts don't work

2014-02-22 Thread Colin Law
@Rob that is a different bug #821098. You have to click where it says Disabled and then hit the key combination you want. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/

[Bug 1224732] Re: Custom keyboard shortcuts don't work

2014-04-20 Thread Colin Law
For me on 14.04 this problem is fixed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1224732 Title: Custom keyboard shortcuts don't work To manage notifications abou

[Bug 1160046] Re: terminal does not resize correctly after maximise by sliding to top panel

2016-05-20 Thread Colin Law
Not so much still a problem as an old problem returned. It was not present in 14.04 to 15.10 (at least for me) but has returned with 16.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 1160046] Re: terminal does not resize correctly after maximise by sliding to top panel

2016-05-21 Thread Colin Law
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1521302 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1521302 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1521302 gnome-terminal maximize than un-maximize behaves odd -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which i

[Bug 532633] Re: [Master] Window Control buttons: position/order/alignment

2010-03-24 Thread Colin Law
Just adding myself to the list of those who think moving the buttons is a bad idea. I am particularly concerned about friends and family that I have persuaded over to Ubuntu. It is easy enough for those who have commented here to switch the buttons back but less technical users will be confused w

[Bug 548941] [NEW] Can't escape from login screen on switching user

2010-03-26 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gdm The shutdown dropdown list shows a list of users, selecting one of these goes to a login screen with only that user shown. There is an escape button but this just re-draws the same screen. Expected behaviour on clicking escape is to get away from

[Bug 548941] Re: Can't escape from login screen on switching user

2010-03-26 Thread Colin Law
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42068473/Dependencies.txt -- Can't escape from login screen on switching user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548941 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1322661] [NEW] Shotwell crash when deleting photos

2014-05-23 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: Shotwell running on up to date Ubuntu 14.04 sometimes crashes when deleting photos. This did not happen before upgrading from 13.10 Reported upstream https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730336 where there is a gdb backtrace. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.

[Bug 1322661] Re: Shotwell crash when deleting photos

2014-05-23 Thread Colin Law
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #730336 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730336 ** Also affects: shotwell via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730336 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ub

[Bug 1224732] Re: Custom & default keyboard shortcuts don't work

2014-07-04 Thread Colin Law
Martin Spacek if default shortcuts are not working then you are seeing a different bug. Note that the description of how to reproduce the bug is specifically about custom ones. You would be better to post a new bug and revert the description of this one to its previous text. -- You received thi

[Bug 1224732] Re: Custom & default keyboard shortcuts don't work

2014-07-05 Thread Colin Law
Martin, the bug as described in the bug description is not random and does not affect default shortcuts. Any other problems should be reported separately, whatever others have commented. Apart from anything else it is always better to report a new bug unless it is absolutely clear that one is se

[Bug 1224732] Re: Custom & default keyboard shortcuts don't work

2014-07-05 Thread Colin Law
@Martin, I am not going to get involved in an argument, I am only trying to help. I suspect the reason this bug is no longer getting attention is that the devs looked at it months ago and since the bug as described (custom shortcuts not working) was no longer showing itself they have lost interest

[Bug 1132063] Re: Mouse settings missing from Mouse & Touchpad dialog

2014-09-16 Thread Colin Law
@mischa I don't see any reference to the "Keyboard and Mouse" application earlier in the report. I assume this is referring to lxinput which is an lxde tool. Does it also work with Unity? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 55270] Re: Double-click timeout is not applied to X

2009-12-02 Thread Colin Law
I had this problem with jEdit on 8.10 and the workaround (*multiClickTime: 400) in /etc/X11/Xresources/X11-common worked for me. I have now updated to Karmic and the workaround no longer works. Neither did putting it in ~/.Xdefaults. I found that I had to put it in ~/.Xresources for it to work. j

[Bug 1233189] [NEW] "Turn screen off when inactive" always shows Never

2013-09-30 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: On up to date Saucy Beta. To replicate Open System Settings > Brightness & Lock Set Turn screen off when inactive for: to, for example, 10 minutes. Close Brightness & Lock and reopen it. What should happen: The time should show 10 minutes What does happen: It shows Never. Th

[Bug 1233189] Re: "Turn screen off when inactive" always shows Never

2013-09-30 Thread Colin Law
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1228939 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1228939 Sorry about not noticing this was a dup. There was a typo in the title of bug #1228939 so my search did not bring it up. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bu

[Bug 1228939] Re: The "turn screen off when inactive for" option is not saved

2013-09-30 Thread Colin Law
** Summary changed: - The "turn screen off when intactive for" option is not saved + The "turn screen off when inactive for" option is not saved -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https:/

[Bug 863834] Re: [regression] Suspend on lid close broken on Oneiric

2013-09-30 Thread Colin Law
This is fixed for me in Saucy, it now suspends when the lid is closed, even with external monitor, without the workarounds. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/

[Bug 1242589] [NEW] Shotwell crashed while deleting images

2013-10-21 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: Running 0.15.0-0ubuntu1 on Saucy, while deleting images (stepping through then and hitting del key) shotwell froze and the screen darkened for maybe 30 seconds. The disk was chattering and I suspect it was grabbing large amounts of memory and causing disk swapping. It then c

[Bug 1242589] Re: Shotwell crashed while deleting images

2013-10-24 Thread Colin Law
Is there not some of that in the crash report? Is it possible to get a stack trace after the event? It has only done it once. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to shotwell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242589

[Bug 1174529] Re: Nautilus searches All Files when it should search Home

2013-12-05 Thread Colin Law
Christian, yes I see you are correct, it shows files in the current folder and below. I find that very confusing, but I suppose it is probably as designed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bu

[Bug 878198] Re: Difficult to grab window borders

2012-10-29 Thread Colin Law
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 160311 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Castor, Have you tried the workaround in comment #8? Also note that any comments should be on bug #160311 as this is a duplicate of that one. Since this bug report is only relevant to Unity-2d (which is not u

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-11-05 Thread Colin Law
@Pere, I presume in fact you /did/ mean 12.10 as there was no 10.12. Since this bug is only for Unity-2d and there is no Unity-2d then this bug is not applicable to 12.10. If you are seeing it in the latest Unity then it is a different bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 995281] Re: glines segfault

2012-11-25 Thread Colin Law
Since there is a simple patch that appears to work it would be good if someone who knows how to do it could incorporate it. I suppose they all have more important issues to deal with however. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribe

[Bug 995281] Re: glines segfault

2012-05-07 Thread Colin Law
** Changed in: gnome-games (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-games in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995281 Title: glines segfault To manage notifications

[Bug 1023471] [NEW] Nautilus Edit > Preferences menu missing

2012-07-11 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: Using Nautilus 1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1 on up to date Quantal the Edit > Preferences menu item is missing. If I start the HUD and type preferences then it is found (and works), though it is shown as a top level menu rather than under Edit. I am using Unity 2d but I assume that is n

[Bug 1023471] Re: Nautilus Edit > Preferences menu missing

2012-07-11 Thread Colin Law
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1023471 Title: Nautilus Edit > Preferences menu missing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubu

[Bug 1023471] Re: Nautilus Edit > Preferences menu missing

2012-07-11 Thread Colin Law
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 999827 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/999827 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 999827 App menus aren't shown in the panel if the app is also exporting menus via dbusmenu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 999827] Re: App menus aren't shown in the panel if the app is also exporting menus via dbusmenu

2012-07-11 Thread Colin Law
For anyone looking for a workaround it appears that the missing nautilus items (new window, preferences etc) are accessible via the HUD. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

[Bug 999827] Re: App menus aren't shown in the panel if the app is also exporting menus via dbusmenu

2012-07-11 Thread Colin Law
Does this bug also cause most of the nautilus menu items not to be available via the HUD, or is that a separate bug? Virtually none of them work for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.

[Bug 424956] Re: nautilus crashed with SIGABRT in raise()

2013-04-06 Thread Colin Law
@Bernadette click on the green text near the top where it says "This bug affects ..." Also you can click on the green link on the rhs where it says Not Subscribed and you can get notified when something happens. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bug

[Bug 1174529] [NEW] Nautilus searches All Files when it should search Home

2013-04-29 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: To replicate, on Raring Open Nautilus on the users Home folder. Click in the right hand pane Type, for example, the word down Nautilus shows the results of searching for 'down' in All Files even though Home is selected to the right of the search window. It should only show

[Bug 1178933] [NEW] Time drifting when set to update Automatically from Internet

2013-05-11 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: On Ubuntu 12.04 desktop, in System Settings > Time & Date, when the time is set to update Automatically from Internet it syncs once but then drifts out over a period of days. In Syslog I can see that ntpdate is called on boot but is never called again. I have seen suggestion

[Bug 1194546] Re: gnome-session-properties crashed with signal 5 in g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__BOXEDv()

2013-08-07 Thread Colin Law
Running gnome-session-terminal in a terminal gives: (gnome-session-properties:7544): Gtk-ERROR **: GtkBox child GtkScrolledWindow minimum width: -1 < 0 for height 331 Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which

[Bug 1132063] Re: Mouse settings missing from Mouse & Touchpad dialog

2013-08-21 Thread Colin Law
Does anybody know when this is likely to be released? It was committed three months ago. The problem still exists even in Saucy daily. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launc

[Bug 1132063] Re: Mouse settings missing from Mouse & Touchpad dialog

2013-08-21 Thread Colin Law
@Sebastien, I just assumed that since it was marked committed that it was. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1132063 Title: Mouse settings missing from Mo

[Bug 1132063] [NEW] Mouse settings missing from Mouse & Touchpad dialog

2013-02-23 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: On up to date Raring alpha, on System Settings > Mouse & Touchpad the Mouse settings are completely missing. The General and Touchpad sections are there but none for mouse. See attached screenshot. xinput --list shows ~$ xinput --list ⎡ Virtual core pointer

[Bug 1033156] Re: HUD only works on first Nautilus window opened

2013-02-23 Thread Colin Law
I reported this on Quantal alpha and now I am seeing it on Raring alpha. Is no-one else seeing this problem? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1033156 Title: HUD only

[Bug 1132063] Re: Mouse settings missing from Mouse & Touchpad dialog

2013-03-23 Thread Colin Law
Filippe, could you mark this as affects you too please? ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 1160046] [NEW] terminal does not resize correctly after maximise by sliding to top panel

2013-03-25 Thread Colin Law
Public bug reported: On up to date Raring. To replicate Open gnome terminal Slide title bar to top panel to maximise window Slide away from top panel to restore it It should return to original size, but instead it remains near maximised size. If instead the terminal is maximised using the window

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