[Bug 479878] Re: Need an option to disable touchpad completely

2010-05-25 Thread Antonio Macchi III
I also believe that improved control of touchpads in laptops/netbooks etc is necessary. But NOT disabling the trackpad/touchpad completely! Here are a few reflections and suggestions: 1) In my opinion the most logigical move is automatic disabling the touchpad while typing with a user-defined

[Bug 409086] Re: Disable touchpad while typing: make time configurable via gconf-key

2010-05-24 Thread Antonio Macchi III
I agree that the delay length should be configurable by the user. In the meanwhile, before the problem is solved, it is good to note that the present value of half a second delay is too short. A better alternative is a delay length closer to the default from syndaemon (2 seconds). -- Disable

[Bug 23810] Re: Evolution is unusable in 800x600

2010-05-05 Thread Antonio Macchi III
More than two years after netbooks became popular, it is sad to see that Evolution is still unusable on screen resolutions of 800x600 pixels. -- Evolution is unusable in 800x600 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23810 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 416236] Re: [Regression] No do nothing for laptop lid closed action

2010-03-26 Thread Antonio Macchi III
I believe that the priority should be higher for this bug since it affects many laptop users. -- [Regression] No do nothing for laptop lid closed action https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/416236 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug

[Bug 231246] Re: 'Unlock' button in admin utilities greyed out

2009-06-14 Thread Antonio Macchi III
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 210897 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210897 I have experienced this bug both on 8.04 Hardy and still on 9.04 Jaunty. Administrator cannot unlock System-Administration-Users Groups while login in from a remote desktop such as XDMCP or NX. We are

[Bug 8629] Re: Evolution setup wizard does not fit in 800x600

2009-04-18 Thread Antonio Macchi III
This bug is still around on Jaunty (Beta, but right before release) with Evolution 2.26.1 Evolution is unusable on netbooks with 800x480 screen resolution since the minimum size of the main window and dialogues are wider than the screen. The main problem is the width, but an overall review of the

[Bug 228324] Re: Hangs at running local boot scripts on shutdown and XDMCP login

2008-05-10 Thread Antonio Macchi III
I do experience the same problem and hope there will be a solution within a reasonable time. Smooth XDMCP logins are very useful for professional environments. Unfortunately such small but very visible problems undermine the confidence on Linux and on Ubuntu for professional environments. --

[Bug 85010] Re: Opens in offline mode

2007-06-14 Thread Antonio Macchi III
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 82335 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/82335 I confirm this bug . Evolution opens in offline mode with an internet connection established through ppp for a GSM 3rd generation modem (mobile internet). This can be very SERIOUS FOR BUSINESS USERS because

[Bug 52017] Re: changing settings (like paper size) have no effect in CUPS

2006-08-14 Thread Antonio Macchi III
I have experienced similar problems with gnome-cups-manager and cups when printing from clients: wrong size for testpages (Letter instead of A4) while using the print a testpage from a client using the gnome-cups-manager. A similar testpage printed with the cups web-interface has the correct