[Bug 1591274] [NEW] xenial shutdown takes a looong time

2016-06-10 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: I have a new XPS13, running an up-to-date 16.04. The shutdown process takes ages - something is clearly getting stuck. It eventually completes, but is (or seems like) several minutes. Happy to help debug if you can give instructions on how to see what's stuck. ** Affects:

[Bug 949103] Re: package gconf2 3.2.3-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

2012-03-07 Thread Jane Silber
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gconf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/949103 Title: package gconf2 3.2.3-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script

[Bug 949103] [NEW] package gconf2 3.2.3-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127

2012-03-07 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: Could not install gconf2 during upgrade from oneiric to precise ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gconf2 3.2.3-3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu2

[Bug 854833] Re: (oneiric) wireless passwords not remembered

2011-09-29 Thread Jane Silber
Yes, I see all the connections (in response to comment #22) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-keyring in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/854833 Title: (oneiric) wireless passwords not remembered To

[Bug 854833] Re: (oneiric) wireless passwords not remembered

2011-09-26 Thread Jane Silber
Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by see all the connections I should see in network-manager. In the drop down from the network indicator, I see the wired and wireless connection as I would expect (i.e, one when only one is connected, both when both are connected). There are of course the other

[Bug 857203] [NEW] (oneiric) opening a new tab automatically moves and resizes window to one line

2011-09-23 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: In an Oneiric beta, when I add a new tab to the terminal window, the window is automatically resized to be one line high. At the same time, the window is moved to the very top of the screen, with the window decoration behind the top panel. This makes it difficult to move or

[Bug 857203] Re: (oneiric) opening a new tab automatically moves and resizes window to one line

2011-09-23 Thread Jane Silber
** Attachment added: terminal.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/857203/+attachment/2445869/+files/terminal.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/857203

[Bug 857203] Re: (oneiric) opening a new tab automatically moves and resizes window to one line

2011-09-23 Thread Jane Silber
Trying to manually resize the window once it is in this state will consistently crash the window manager. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/857203 Title:

Re: [Bug 447049] Re: face browser should respond to enter as well as a mouse click

2009-10-12 Thread Jane Silber
I reported the bug originally, but haven't been able to reproduce it since this morning's updates (12 Oct). Of course those updates may be unrelated - will let you know if I experience it again. It sounds like others are still seeing it though, at least intermittently. -- Login/face browser

[Bug 447049] [NEW] face browser should respond to enter as well as a mouse click

2009-10-09 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gdm (Karmic Beta) The face browser requires you to mouse click on the person you want to login as. It should also allow you to proceed by pressing enter when the desired person is highlighted (i.e, not require the mouse). ** Affects: gdm (Ubuntu)

[Bug 351437] [NEW] gnome-power-manager reports battery alive when it appears to be dead

2009-03-30 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager g-p-m is reporting that my battery is charged, has about an hour of life left. However, the hardware battery light is flashing to indicate a fault, and if I unplug then the laptop immediately dies. I'm assuming my battery has just

[Bug 348599] [NEW] mute on volume control UI has no effect

2009-03-25 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-media I'm running 9.04 Beta (actually day before the beta). The mute option in the volume control window (accessed from the top panel) seems to have no effect. The hardware mute button works fine. This is possible related to (or perhaps a

[Bug 282799] [NEW] gnome-session not starting panel

2008-10-13 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-session After update in Intrepid Beta, I can't get to a normal desktop. The panel doesn't start, metacity crashes. We've tried creating an entirely new user, but the same problems persist. gconf dump attached. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386

[Bug 282799] Re: gnome-session not starting panel

2008-10-13 Thread Jane Silber
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18505499/Dependencies.txt -- gnome-session not starting panel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282799 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in

[Bug 282799] Re: gnome-session not starting panel

2008-10-13 Thread Jane Silber
** Attachment added: gconf.xml http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18505521/gconf.xml -- gnome-session not starting panel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282799 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in ubuntu. --

[Bug 40702] Re: Way too much orange icons

2008-03-24 Thread Jane Silber
I just upgraded to 8.04 LTS (Hardy) Beta and think this is an issue again. I am not presenting this from a personal taste I like/don't like orange perspective, but from a functional perspective I believe we have lost a lot of usability. For example, compare the following set of icons, all of which

[Bug 96706] Re: menu editor won't accept changes

2007-04-10 Thread Jane Silber
Travis - Re earlier comment, I wasn't enabling New Login in Nested Window - I was trying to add Add/Remove programs which had disappeared. This turned out to be because of bug #96694, the root cause of which was because I was in the adm group but not the admin group. This was caused by the fact

[Bug 96694] Re: lost menu items after dist upgrade to beta

2007-04-03 Thread Jane Silber
gnome-app-install is installed, and I've attached applications.menu Have also discovered that Synaptic no longer appears in my menus after upgrade. And a bunch of other things that should be in that submenu (I only have 6 items in System-Admin, while a default installation seem to be about 15

[Bug 96694] Re: lost menu items after dist upgrade to beta

2007-04-03 Thread Jane Silber
A little more info: mdz thinks this is related to the fact that I installed 4.10 (Warty) originally on this machine, and have only upgraded at every release since then. Since Warty is the only fresh install I've ever done, I have always been in the adm group and never in the admin group. For

[Bug 96694] Re: lost menu items after dist upgrade to beta

2007-04-02 Thread Jane Silber
Ah - may be getting close. Am not part of admin but I am part of adm (which I understand is old version of admin?) The groups command gives me: jane adm dialout cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev lpadmin scanner -- lost menu items after dist upgrade to beta

[Bug 96694] Re: lost menu items after dist upgrade to beta

2007-04-02 Thread Jane Silber
Nope, have never touched the groups list and had this capability (and menu items) prior to upgrading to Feisty. I was running a fully up-to- date Edgy system prior to the upgrade. The upgrade didn't go completely smoothly, but it eventually did install everything. Don't know how something could

[Bug 96706] Re: menu editor won't accept changes

2007-03-29 Thread Jane Silber
Attached. ** Attachment added: alacartebug.tar.gz http://librarian.launchpad.net/7046487/alacartebug.tar.gz -- menu editor won't accept changes https://launchpad.net/bugs/96706 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs

[Bug 96706] Re: menu editor won't accept changes

2007-03-27 Thread Jane Silber
Ran from a terminal: same results (i.e., doesn't work) and no error message of any sort. -- menu editor won't accept changes https://launchpad.net/bugs/96706 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs

[Bug 96694] lost menu items after dist upgrade to beta

2007-03-26 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-menus After an upgrade from Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy) to 7.04 Beta, several key menu items were lost. Specifically - add/remove programs - menu editor ** Affects: gnome-menus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- lost

[Bug 96694] Re: lost menu items after dist upgrade to beta

2007-03-26 Thread Jane Silber
Sorry, just found the menu editor (under System-Pref-Main Menu). FWIW, I think that is an odd place and and odd name for it. Was it an upstream change to move it there? Made more sense to me in previous location (Accessories-Menu Editor). -- lost menu items after dist upgrade to beta

[Bug 96706] menu editor won't accept changes

2007-03-26 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: alacarte After upgrade to Feisty Beta, the menu editor won't accept changes. Clicking on menu item to add it to the menu shows a checkmark in the box momentarily, but then it automatically disappears, without taking any effect. ** Affects: alacarte

[Bug 74682] Re: Mysterious segfault of many GNOME programs makes gnome-session unresponsive

2006-12-06 Thread Jane Silber
I noticed this behaviour as well (up to date Edgy). Several hours before noticing the issue, gaim crashed. At some point during the day (perhaps at the time of the gaim crash) I also had some sort of error/bug reporting dialog (which I don't think was the Gnome bug buddy), which I canceled.

[Bug 31775] Re: Ubuntu should have better links to support options

2006-05-16 Thread Jane Silber
Okay, here is the plan for the System-Help menu. It should contain the following 5 items. For each item I'll list - the string for the menu - the tool tip - a link to open or app to invoke Item 1: - System Documentation - Get help with Ubuntu - the onboard documentation in Yelp (as currently

[Bug 31775] Re: Ubuntu should have better links to support options

2006-05-16 Thread Jane Silber
Sorry - last change, I promise! Item 3 should be: - Community Support - Get help from other Ubuntu users - a link to http://www.ubuntu.com/support/supportoptions/freesupport -- Ubuntu should have better links to support options https://launchpad.net/bugs/31775 -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 43638] the blue circle help icon is blurry

2006-05-08 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: Affects: ubuntu-artwork (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: Binary package hint: ubuntu-artwork The round blue icon with the white question mark is blurry. Not sure if this is intentional or not. If it is,

[Bug 42939] Re: Nautilus incorrectly thinks PDFs are executable files

2006-05-04 Thread Jane Silber
Yes, it is :). -- Nautilus incorrectly thinks PDFs are executable files https://launchpad.net/bugs/42939 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs

[Bug 31484] Re: xchat launcher doesn't work after upgrade to Dapper

2006-05-02 Thread Jane Silber
I think there is still a potential upgrade usability issue here, but since I upgraded so long ago, I can no loner tell. To recap, - I was running Breezy and had an xchat launcher on the panel - I did a dist-upgrade to Dapper (quite a while ago, pre-Beta). At that time the xchat launcher quit

[Bug 35538] Re: clock applet incorrectly grabs data from evolution calendar

2006-04-07 Thread Jane Silber
I see this bug too (in Dapper). My /etc/timezone was Europe/London and my time zone in Evolution was UTC, thus probably explaining the disconnect. However, shouldn't Evolution pick up the system timezone rather than having to set it explicitly? -- clock applet incorrectly grabs data from

[Bug 35538] Re: clock applet incorrectly grabs data from evolution calendar

2006-04-07 Thread Jane Silber
Another thought - this probably only started with the the change in clocks a couple weeks ago. So if Evoluton interpreted Europe/London as UTC, then it used to be right but is now wrong. -- clock applet incorrectly grabs data from evolution calendar https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35538 --

[Bug 35032] poor colours on Language Selector window

2006-03-29 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35032 Comment: The screenshot I linked to shows the selector I was originally talking about when I filed the bug (accessed from the GDM login screen). The first commenter interpreted the big to be about a different window, which I

[Bug 35032] poor colours on Language Selector window

2006-03-28 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35032 Comment: No, I don't use a custom theme. I checked on James' laptop and he sees the same thing. See http://people.ubuntu.com/~james/tmp/language.png for screenshot. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 35031] poor colours on Options menu on login screen

2006-03-28 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35031 Comment: Screenshot at http://people.ubuntu.com/~james/tmp/main.png -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs

[Bug 33210] unable to move files across file systems from desktop

2006-03-27 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/33210 Comment: This could be the same underlying bug as the ones referenced above, but the behaviour I am describing is slightly different (I think). it at least provides different error msgs. I see this behaviour in up-to-date

[Bug 35031] poor colours on Options menu on login screen

2006-03-24 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35031 Comment: Hmm, it's difficult to remember what it is like before, but I don't think it is much different. Perhaps the selected item has gotten a bit lighter? I think it may be a little better, but is still relatively difficult to

[Bug 32617] awkward strings in window switcher buttons when launching apps

2006-03-23 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/32617 Affects: gnome-applets (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: When starting a new app, a new button appears in the window switcher along the bottom of the screen. After

[Bug 35042] navigating through folders leaves weird artifacts on buttons

2006-03-17 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35042 Comment: Yes, it is specific to the Human theme. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs

[Bug 35042] navigating through folders leaves weird artifacts on buttons

2006-03-17 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35042 Comment: Yes, I am on an up-to-date Dapper development version (as of 17 Mar 06) and see the problem. It started with the new Human theme was introduced, and I suspect it is related to that. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 35032] poor colours on Language Selector window

2006-03-16 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35032 Comment: Sorry, I wasn't very clear in my original post. I actually meant the language selector from the log in screen. On the login screen select Options - Select Language. You get a new window with pop-ups to select the

[Bug 35031] poor colours on Options menu on login screen

2006-03-15 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35031 Affects: ubuntu-artwork (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: The Options menu on the login screen pops up a medium-grey menu with a light-grey selector. Very difficult

[Bug 35032] poor colours on Language Selector window

2006-03-15 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35032 Affects: ubuntu-artwork (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: The Language Selector has dark grey menu items, which look odd. Probably better off with the standard colour

[Bug 35033] difficult to see selections in Nautilus

2006-03-15 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35033 Affects: ubuntu-artwork (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: When using the icon view in Nautilus and selecting a folder, one can't really see the selection. (It is

[Bug 35042] navigating through folders leaves weird artifacts on buttons

2006-03-15 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35042 Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: I've attached a screenshot that demonstrates this, but it's a little difficult to see. When clicking on the

[Bug 35042] navigating through folders leaves weird artifacts on buttons

2006-03-15 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35042 - Changed attachments: Added: artifacts on buttons http://librarian.launchpad.net/1735274/artifacts%20on%20buttons.png -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 34342] ejecting CD incorrectly gives writing... msg

2006-03-10 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/34342 Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: When ejecting a CD, the dialog box gives a message about writing data to the media. The may be the case for USB

[Bug 29288] xchat-gnome doesn't autojoin channels

2006-03-07 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29288 Comment: I still see this behaviour (i.e., auto-join not working) in Dapper as of 7 March 2006. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs

[Bug 33210] unable to move files across file systems from desktop

2006-02-28 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/33210 Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: I have my trash on a separate file system from my desktop. When I select an icon on the desktop and try to delete

[Bug 33212] deleting files across file systems

2006-02-28 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/33212 Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: I have my trash on a separate partition from my desktop. If I try to delete a file from the desktop, I get an

[Bug 32616] transparency layers broken

2006-02-23 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/32616 Affects: evince (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: Doesn't seem to handle transparency layers correctly (big black blobs). The same image displays properly in xpdf.

[Bug 32137] Help non-functional

2006-02-20 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/32137 Affects: xchat-gnome (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: 1. When select Help-Contents get the following error msg: Unable to find the help files in either

[Bug 31786] Start-up too long, with no indication of progress

2006-02-17 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/31786 Affects: hal hal-device-manager (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: Starting the Device Manager from the menu opens a new (blank) window, and then seemingly pauses for

[Bug 31489] preferences lost after upgrade to Dapper

2006-02-15 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/31489 Affects: xchat (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: After an upgrade from Breezy to Dapper, all xchat preferences (i.e., channels I log into regularly, identity/nick,

[Bug 31511] Settings lost during an upgrade

2006-02-15 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug reported: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/31511 Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal Priority: (none set) Status: Unconfirmed Description: When upgrading from Breezy to Dapper, the user settings related to screen-saver are lost. Apparently this

[Bug 31489] preferences lost after upgrade to Dapper

2006-02-15 Thread Jane Silber
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/31489 Comment: It looks like we switched from xchat to xchat-gnome? I didn't realise there were 2 different things. I think I was running xchat with Breezy and was automatically changed to xchat-gnome with Dapper. Which is fine I