[Bug 572115] Re: Brasero copy to image, select window close button badly named

2010-06-11 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Thanks for the screenshot. Open would be inappropriate. Choose File would be a bit better, but not much. One way of fixing this and the Properties problem would be to merge the New disc Properties dialog into the main dialog. Then get rid of the Properties button entirely, instead changing Create

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu

2010-06-10 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Kolargol00 and Pevzi, if you have any specific examples of inconsistent use of icons, please report them as separate bugs. Thanks. -- (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/407621 You received

[Bug 95853] Re: Add an option to get a confirmation dialog before deleting files in Nautilus

2010-06-10 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
When an interface makes something too easy to do, it often causes arguments like this one. One group of people gets frustrated that they keep doing the thing by mistake. And another group of people -- for whom too easy seems like an oxymoron -- can't believe that the first group are making the

[Bug 592448] [NEW] Keyboard Layout Options misspells Caps Lock as CapsLock

2010-06-10 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: gnome-control-center 1:2.30.0-0ubuntu4, Ubuntu 10.04 1. Navigate to System Preferences Keyboard Layouts Options Caps Lock key behavior. The heading correctly spells it Caps Lock. But 13 of the 14 options inside misspell it as CapsLock. ** Affects: control-center

[Bug 67476] Re: Dialogs of background applications pop up in the foreground

2010-05-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Unfortunately, most of the comments on this bug report -- including those by jmspeex, ChrisH, Gok6tm, user2037, Michael, Thomas Folz- Donahue, Greg K Nicholson, and avdd -- have nothing to do with the bug. This bug report, like the Gnome bug report it links to, is specifically about dialogs

[Bug 495403] Re: Do not raise windows or dialogs without user input

2010-05-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This bug is invalid, because sometimes when a new window opens, you absolutely want it to take focus from whichever window had focus before. A simple example is launching an application: if you start a Web browser and it takes only two seconds to open, it would be frustrating if it wasn't focused

[Bug 426232] Re: From search field, Down key selects first result but doesn't focus it

2010-05-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
That is still incorrect behavior. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#software-list-view: By default, none of the rows in a software list view should be selected … If no item is selected, pressing the Down arrow key should select the first row, and conversely pressing the Up arrow key should

[Bug 388547] Re: fullscreen games + volume control

2010-05-07 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is a regression. In Ubuntu 9.04, I could change the volume while playing (for example) Briquolo or Hedgewars. In 10.04, I can't. I don't remember whether I could in 9.10. ** Also affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: -

[Bug 388547] Re: Volume keys don't work inside a full-screen game

2010-05-07 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Oops, sorry, I missed the part where this bug was in Jaunty. Leonardo, can you give some examples of games where Ubuntu has the problem? Does it have the same problem in later Ubuntu versions? -- Volume keys don't work inside a full-screen game https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388547 You

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu

2010-04-23 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: libgnome Status: New = Invalid ** Changed in: libgnome (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/407621 You received this bug

[Bug 554652] Re: Panel menus/applets should present consistent behaviour

2010-04-07 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
We are gradually fixing this with our status menus in indicator-applet. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CustomStatusMenuDesignGuidelines For the reason Sebastien gave, it is counterproductive to have a single report covering different fixes to unrelated packages. Use a single bug report only if the patch

[Bug 224475] Re: Pressing volume/brightness key changes window focus (e.g. makes Flash exit full screen)

2010-04-07 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: When the brightness or volume keys are pressed on a keyboard, focus changes in the current window. At its mildest, this has odd visual effects. At its worst, it causes the Adobe Flash player to exit full- screen mode. Steps to reproduce, A: 1. Start playing

[Bug 387791] Re: Do not disconnect and ok to disconnect device notifications should not use the same icon

2010-04-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Notification bubbles are not a notification system, they are just one notification mechanism. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotificationDesignGuidelines for an overview of other mechanisms. gnome-disk-utility used to use a notification bubble for this situation. But with Notify OSD, when a bubble

[Bug 393585] Re: Selected items do not change color when window is unfocused

2010-04-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is a valid bug, but it is a bug in various themes rather than in Nautilus. For example, in DarkRoom, Elementary, Human-Clearlooks, and Shiki-Dust, the focused selection color is exactly the same as the unfocused selection color, which is nasty. In Ambiance, Radiance, Clearlooks, Dust,

[Bug 393585] Re: Focused/unfocused selection colors are confusingly similar

2010-04-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Fixing this would involve making the focused selection color substantially more colorful than the unfocused selection color -- for example, aubergine vs. grey, or orange vs. grey. Unfortunately, the Light themes appear to be using the selection color to color buttons. For example if I set the

[Bug 464535] Re: Battery monitor on tray says Laptop battery is fully charged all the time

2010-04-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: screenshot http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42881320/Screenshot-1.png -- Battery monitor on tray says Laptop battery is fully charged all the time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464535 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 464535] Re: Battery monitor on tray says Laptop battery is fully charged all the time

2010-04-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Allan, do you have the equivalent problem in Lucid, as shown in my screenshot? If so we should update the summary+description. -- Battery monitor on tray says Laptop battery is fully charged all the time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464535 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 81608] Re: Please use DejaVu Sans Condensed as the default font

2010-03-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
The Liberation fonts exist only for width compatibility with documents that were using Helvetica and Times New Roman. They are too ugly to use for anything else, and we won't be using them in Ubuntu's interface. As described in http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/308, Dalton Maag is working

[Bug 334809] Re: design problem? infinite wait for long queue

2010-03-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
It is possible for a program to be standards-compliant and badly-behaved at the same time. With notification-daemon, the same programs would be causing either a queue just as bad, multiple overlapping notifications (which is no use to anyone), or notifications which are too brief to read. That

[Bug 530999] Re: USA keyboard layout keeps on re-appearing

2010-03-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This looks like the same as bug 518950. To make this report most useful for a developer to work on, it would help to work out exact steps to reproduce the problem, e.g. in a guest session. -- USA keyboard layout keeps on re-appearing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/530999 You received this bug

[Bug 518950] Re: USA keyboard layout installed after each reboot

2010-03-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This looks like the same as bug 530999. To make this report most useful for a developer to work on, it would help to work out exact steps to reproduce the problem, e.g. in a guest session. -- USA keyboard layout installed after each reboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/518950 You received

[Bug 535447] Re: the text in gnome-keyboard-preferences status applet does not respect theme colours

2010-03-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
It seems to be fixed now. ** Attachment added: screenshot http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41851686/usa.png -- the text in gnome-keyboard-preferences status applet does not respect theme colours https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/535447 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 542772] Re: Add menu metacity the choice of the positioning buttons

2010-03-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 543125 Metacity menu dont show keybindings commands added -- Add menu metacity the choice of the positioning buttons https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/542772 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 542772] Re: Add menu metacity the choice of the positioning buttons

2010-03-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 543125 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/543125 Can you explain what you mean by Metacity menu? Do you mean the menu you get when you right-click on a title bar? -- Add menu metacity the choice of the positioning buttons

[Bug 507263] Re: Light 1px border around desktop

2010-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Tags added: gloam -- Light 1px border around desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507263 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 528531] Re: Remove icon from Quit entry in indicator menu

2010-03-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Still a problem in Rhythmbox 0.12.7. Reopening. ** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Confirmed ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: rhythmbox + The icon for quit doesn't need to be there, please remove it. - The icon for quit doesn't need to be there,

[Bug 538277] [NEW] Narrow grey strip at left and right edges of the display

2010-03-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus Ubuntu Lucid At every screen resolution, any background picture has a narrow grey strip at its left and right edges. The strips do not extend over the panels, and nor do they appear on top of windows that overlap the left or right of the

[Bug 538277] Re: Narrow grey strip at left and right edges of the display

2010-03-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: Screenshot of guest session with grey strips highlighted http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40887563/background.png -- Narrow grey strip at left and right edges of the display https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/538277 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 536705] Re: Empathy's zerconf setup dialog doesn't put default input focus in the first entry

2010-03-11 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: screenshot http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40781401/Screenshot-Empathy%20Accounts.png ** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Incomplete = New -- Empathy's zerconf setup dialog doesn't put

[Bug 408294] Re: Notifications do not merge when coming from the same contact

2010-03-11 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Notifications do not merge when coming from the same contact https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408294 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to empathy

[Bug 534477] [NEW] Closing File Operations into panel is redundant with minimizing

2010-03-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: nautilus 1:2.29.91-0ubuntu2, Ubuntu Lucid When moving or copying files that take a long time, a File Operations window opens. This window is both minimizable and closable. Closing it does not stop or cancel the operation; instead, it effectively minimizes the window into a

[Bug 534477] Re: Closing File Operations into panel is redundant with minimizing

2010-03-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: screenshot http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40499620/Screenshot-2.png -- Closing File Operations into panel is redundant with minimizing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/534477 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 530751] Re: Battery Discharging is a horribly worded message

2010-03-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I'm sorry I didn't see this before User Interface Freeze. I agree that discharging is an unpleasant way of putting it. The original proposal in bug 399492 didn't use that word; I don't know how it ended up like that. I agree with Michael that Running on battery is better. I've changed it in the

[Bug 531486] Re: Switch Shut Down to Switch Off and Suspend to Sleep

2010-03-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Hi Milo. We're using Switch Off because we think it's more direct and straightforward, and that in this case it outweighs consistency with other OSes. Other parts of Gnome have been fixed in other bug reports (bug 531495, bug 531493, bug 531491). -- Switch Shut Down to Switch Off and Suspend to

[Bug 531493] Re: Switch Shut Down to Switch Off and Suspend to Sleep

2010-03-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
+1 -- Switch Shut Down to Switch Off and Suspend to Sleep https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/531493 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 531491] Re: Switch Shut Down to Switch Off and Suspend to Sleep

2010-03-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Sleep started probably should be Going to sleep Sleep failed - Couldn't sleep Failed to sleep - Couldn't sleep, clowns were eating me Failure to sleep - Can't sleep, clowns will eat me (not really) The battery is critically low, so the has a stray space before is. (My fault, sorry.) And from

[Bug 531495] Re: Switch Shut Down to Switch Off and Suspend to Sleep

2010-03-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
So long as this item has a tooltip at all, I think we probably should leave it as it was, Shut down the computer. Adding only the words the computer does not make for a useful explanation, whereas Shut down the computer is a subtle reassurance that Switch Off does what Shut Down used to do.

[Bug 531486] Re: Switch Shut Down to Switch Off and Suspend to Sleep

2010-03-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Patch looks good, from what I can tell. Thanks! -- Switch Shut Down to Switch Off and Suspend to Sleep https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/531486 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs

[Bug 531491] Re: Switch Shut Down to Switch Off and Suspend to Sleep

2010-03-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Your computer failed to sleep - The computer failed to sleep. We're suffering scope creep here. :-) The changes to mouse/phone/etc strings are much less important, so if it's going to make the patch noticably harder to maintain or to get upstream, drop 'em. Otherwise, looks good. -- Switch Shut

[Bug 531620] [NEW] Battery menu item is very wide when discharging

2010-03-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager Laptop battery 2 hours 25 minutes remaining (99.4%) That's very wide for a menu item. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerStatusMenu#Items proposes just X H:MM left. ** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: High

[Bug 531620] Re: Battery menu item is very wide when discharging

2010-03-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager Laptop battery 2 hours 25 minutes remaining (99.4%) That's very wide for a menu item. - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerStatusMenu#Items proposes just X H:MM - left. + https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerStatusMenu#Items

[Bug 528728] Re: Totem BBC plugin cannot connect

2010-02-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I have experienced this problem since Wednesday 24th. The Totem BBC plugin tries to retrieve http://open.bbc.co.uk/rad/uriplay/availablecontent. On Wednesday, loading this in a browser returned a 500 Internal Server Error. Today, I have tried it twice. The first time it took over a minute to

[Bug 528728] Re: Totem BBC plugin cannot connect

2010-02-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
(And now I look at the downloaded file more closely, I see it's truncated, so Totem probably wouldn't be able to parse it anyway.) -- Totem BBC plugin cannot connect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/528728 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which

[Bug 524406] Re: Frequent Error activating XKB configuration

2010-02-19 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Sorry, I did provide it but Launchpad swallowed it. Fixed. ** Description changed: 1. Log in to Ubuntu. What happens: 1. An error alert appears saying: Error activating XKB configuration. It can happen under various circumstances: - a bug in libxklavier library

[Bug 301389] Re: Brightness applet does not work correctly on a Macbook

2010-02-19 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: On a Macbook 1,1 , dragging the slider of the brightness applet causes the screen to flicker ( brightness is adjusted afterwards though ). Worse, if I just click on the - button to decrease the brightness, the backlight is turned off completely rendering the screen

[Bug 301389] Re: Brightness applet does not work correctly on a Macbook

2010-02-19 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: On a Macbook 1,1 , dragging the slider of the brightness applet causes the screen to flicker ( brightness is adjusted afterwards though ). Worse, if I just click on the - button to decrease the brightness, the backlight is turned off completely rendering the screen

[Bug 498183] Re: Rhythmbox menu does not recognize the player state

2010-02-19 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Here's what I did to test this: 1. Launch Rhythmbox. 2. Minimize Rhythmbox. 3. From the status menu, choose Show Rhythmbox. 4. Bring another window in front of Rhythmbox. 5. From the status menu, choose Show Rhythmbox. What should happen: 3. Rhythmbox is unminimized and focused. 5. Rhythmbox is

[Bug 497901] Re: Support Application Indicators

2010-02-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Recommendation: Seahorse shouldn’t be in the panel at all. Remove the notification area item. -- Support Application Indicators https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/497901 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to seahorse in ubuntu.

[Bug 497898] Re: Support Application Indicators

2010-02-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Recommendation: Port the menu directly, with an extra first “Hide Ekiga”/“Show Ekiga” item replacing the primary-click action. -- Support Application Indicators https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/497898 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 497897] Re: Support Application Indicators

2010-02-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Recommendation: This shouldn’t be in the panel at all. Instead, add a “Downloads” menu item below “File” “Save As…”, that opens the Downloads window. Remove the notification area item. -- Support Application Indicators https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/497897 You received this bug notification

[Bug 497858] Re: Support application indicators

2010-02-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
As part of this project I have been reviewing programs that currently use the notification area, and providing recommendations on what they should do. My recommendation for gnome-disk-utility is that it shouldn’t be in the panel at all. Failing disks should be shown using periodic alerts (period

[Bug 440068] Re: Messaging menu shows entries for users without messages

2010-02-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
In https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MessagingMenu#Recommended%20behavior%20for%20instant%20messaging%20clients I've specified: Optionally, [an IM client] may also provide a message source item for each person in your contact list who has not sent you new messages, but who has connected in the past minute

[Bug 206547] Re: Open (but do not raise) new conversation windows automatically

2010-02-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Pēteris, sorry, but you're mistaken. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotificationDesignGuidelines has said the same thing on this topic since I wrote it a year ago: When a notification is not time-critical, and there is a relevant window to display it in, present the notification as a banner or other text

[Bug 507788] Re: Help Documentation, TOC switches from left to right when user selects topic

2010-02-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I suggest that on all pages other than the front page, the table of contents not appear at all. That way the window can be smaller, more easily fitting alongside whatever you're wanting help with. -- Help Documentation, TOC switches from left to right when user selects topic

[Bug 322314] Re: Automatically connect on startup setting confusing - users may expect this to run Empathy on login

2010-02-10 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Why would you not want to go online when starting Empathy? -- Automatically connect on startup setting confusing - users may expect this to run Empathy on login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322314 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 516168] [NEW] Use message indicators is not understandable

2010-02-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: empathy Empathy in Lucid has a checkbox labelled Use message indicators. http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8762380postcount=791 http://patches.ubuntu.com/by-release/ubuntu/e/empathy/empathy_2.29.5.1-1ubuntu1.patch As David Siegel just remarked to

[Bug 206547] Re: Open (but do not raise) new conversation windows automatically

2010-01-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Actually, it's not true that it breaks all indicator applet idea. The messaging menu is a useful aggregator of incoming messages, but we never intended it as the only method of notifying you of new conversations -- it's not noticable enough for that. New IM conversations should open a window in

[Bug 503052] Re: Contact List is sometimes not shown when Empathy is launched

2010-01-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Déjà vu! Empathy used to have this problem, but it was fixed in 2008. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EmpathyVsPidginUsability#Empathy -- Contact List is sometimes not shown when Empathy is launched https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/503052 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 487766] Re: Places menu in gnome looks incosistent

2009-12-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I suggest that the menu be rearranged like this: Search for Files… Recent Documents [places] Network Connect to Server… ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) = (unassigned) -- Places menu in gnome looks

[Bug 487789] Re: [gnome-sound-recorder] Use names based on date instead of word Untitled

2009-12-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
That's a smart idea, fishor, nice work! Have you compared the format your patch uses with the format Cheese uses? If they're different, which is better? -- [gnome-sound-recorder] Use names based on date instead of word Untitled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/487789 You received this bug

[Bug 388656] Re: Non-intuitive term Move to trash

2009-12-11 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
In the original usability@ mailing list thread, I cited this ridiculousness from Microsoft, and it bears repeating: When you delete a file or folder, the file or folder is not deleted right away. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Delete-a-file-or- folder Whatever we do, it shouldn't

[Bug 224475] Re: Changing sound volume with special keys causes Flash to exit full screen

2009-12-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
nikolay, thanks for that analysis. I think you're right, this bug is not actually in Flash and it has other unpleasant effects. ** Also affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - Changing sound volume with special keys causes Flash

[Bug 224475] Re: Pressing volume/brightness key changes window focus (e.g. makes Flash exit full screen)

2009-12-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - Pressing volume/brightness key unfocuses window (e.g. makes Flash exit full screen) + Pressing volume/brightness key changes window focus (e.g. makes Flash exit full screen) ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree + When the brightness or

[Bug 481411] Re: Empathy's chat service list is unordered and ugly

2009-11-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
If this is a duplicate, please mark it as such. (If you don't have time to do that, just say I think this is a duplicate so others can find it.) ** Changed in: empathy Status: Invalid = New ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Invalid = New ** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu)

[Bug 9449] Re: the clock calendar should use tooltips on events

2009-11-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
It would help if this bug report included steps to reproduce the problem. After adding someone with birthday today, they don't show up in the calendar applet for me. Judging by the screenshot, though, the obvious solution is to rearrange the text so that the variable text comes first. -- the

[Bug 477685] Re: Report a Problem requires more input but isn't ellipsized

2009-11-07 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: software-center - - 1. Choose Help Report a Problem. + 1. From Empathy, Ubuntu Software Center, Text Editor, Calculator, etc, + choose Help Report a Problem. What happens: The problem reporting process requires further input. What should

[Bug 463284] Re: Menu, description, and About box disagree about what the program is called

2009-11-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Waldir, the inconsistencies with Nautilus and Evince should be reported as separate bugs. Suggestions for alternative names belong in 15495. This bug report is about making the application title, description, window title, and About box consistent. -- Menu, description, and About box disagree

[Bug 463284] [NEW] Menu, description, and About box disagree about what the program is called

2009-10-29 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: file-roller 1. Launch the Ubuntu Software Center. 2. Locate Archive Manager and open its application screen. 3. Launch the Archive Manager itself (e.g. by opening a .zip file) and choose Help About. What you see: 2. The title is Archive Manager, but

[Bug 463284] Re: Menu, description, and About box disagree about what the program is called

2009-10-29 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Tags added: metadata ** Description changed: Binary package hint: file-roller 1. Launch the Ubuntu Software Center. 2. Locate Archive Manager and open its application screen. 3. Launch the Archive Manager itself (e.g. by opening a .zip file) and choose Help About. What you

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu

2009-10-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Only by violating the guidelines for which items should have icons. None of the top-level items in the System menu obviously represent applications, files, documents, people etc, so they shouldn't and don't have icons. It is true that the Show icons in menus option is badly worded, but it has had

[Bug 95853] Re: Add an option to get a confirmation dialog before deleting files in Nautilus

2009-10-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Invalid -- Add an option to get a confirmation dialog before deleting files in Nautilus https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95853 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. --

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu

2009-10-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
The same guidelines apply to menu items no matter what type of menu they're in. For example, the use of icons in Nautilus's Open With submenu should be exactly the same regardless of whether you are opening that submenu via the context menu or the File menu. And icons in buttons and icons in menu

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu

2009-10-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Gergely, I tried with French, Latin, Polish, and Portuguese, and none of the items in the System menu changed order. If you have a specific example of menu items without icons that change order in a particular language, please report that as a *separate* bug, including exactly which language you

[Bug 456506] Re: This particular PDF no longer prints in Karmic

2009-10-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: cups - - Ubuntu Karmic; Xerox WorkCentre 7228 + Evince 2.28.1, Ubuntu Karmic; Xerox WorkCentre 7228 The attached PDF prints fine from Evince in Ubuntu 9.04. In Ubuntu Karmic, however, once it is sent to the printer the printer beeps once

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu

2009-10-20 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Fabián, which items without icons change order when you change language? That's probably a bug in itself. -- (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/407621 You received this bug notification

[Bug 387957] Re: Improve Save As Dialog Box (focus issues)

2009-10-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I disagree with David that the current behavior is good, but I agree with him that this bug report is not valid as a papercut. Making Tab from the folder list navigate to the Name field would require either (a) introducing a Mac-style focus model as default in GTK (i.e. only text fields and

[Bug 40872] Re: Desktop icons are allowed to overlap horribly

2009-10-15 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Miles and Wladston, complaining about economics in a bug report is counterproductive and impolite. if you want a programmer or OS vendor to fix a particular bug, please contact them directly. If you have suggestions on how to improve the Ubuntu bug-tracking process in general, try the ubuntu-qa

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu

2009-10-14 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Reported bug 451160. -- (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/407621 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. --

[Bug 289797] Re: Ubuntu says I have just inserted a digital audio player

2009-10-14 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
For me this bug is currently masked by bug 451302. -- Ubuntu says I have just inserted a digital audio player https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289797 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu

2009-10-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Marcos, it's cool that we have made gufw a little more attractive without you having to do anything (no more ugly orange and white cross!), but the change has made it more obvious that you were not following the Gnome guideline about size and padding of buttons.

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

2009-10-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
On a clean Karmic installation, I experience the GDM problem but do not experience bug 439138. -- face browser should respond to enter as well as a mouse click https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447049 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons, system menu

2009-10-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
komputes, the gconf key does not apply to entire menus, it applies to individual items. For example, when on, Places Connect to Server and Bookmarks Organize Bookmarks have icons; when off, they don't. Jean-François, testing this would be difficult but not impossible. Take a representative

[Bug 411083] Re: Mouse capplet forgets scroll settings

2009-10-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
The bugzilla.gnome.org report has been resolved as NOTGNOME. (I have reported bug 446154 about the Launchpad bug watch not being updated.) -- Mouse capplet forgets scroll settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/411083 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 445479] [NEW] Login screen no longer fades to desktop

2009-10-07 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Ubuntu Karmic, all updates installed 1. Log in to Ubuntu. What happens: The login screen changes suddenly to the desktop. What should happen: The login screen should fade in to the desktop. This was working until a few days ago. Fixing this might also fix bug 442056. **

[Bug 429202] Re: Awkward wording in GDM Login Screen Settings

2009-09-30 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Thanks for these suggestions. The first suggestion introduces a new term, the User Selection List. What is the user selection list? It's the screen for choosing who will log in. That definition isn't much longer, so it's cognitively simpler just to say the screen for choosing who will log in.

[Bug 388904] Re: Nautilus 'Computer' displays redundant labels

2009-09-19 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
It looks like a short-term improvement would be to revert that change. It's not clear from the Gnome bug report why David Zeuthen wanted the manufacturer name etc shown by default (perhaps someone could ask him?:-). But probably it could be shown somewhere optional, separate from the label. For

[Bug 433035] Re: Ubuntu Software Store has disappeared from the gnome menu

2009-09-19 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 431882 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431882 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 431882 Software Store shows up under System Menu instead of Applications menu -- Ubuntu Software Store has disappeared from the gnome menu

[Bug 431882] Re: Software Store shows up under System Menu instead of Applications menu

2009-09-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ivanka Majic has persuaded me that the Applications menu would be a better place. Spec updated: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareStore?action=diffrev2=187rev1=186 ** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Status: Won't Fix = Confirmed -- Software Store shows up under System Menu instead of

[Bug 431882] Re: Software Store shows up under System Menu instead of Applications menu

2009-09-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Thanks for fixing that, Sebastien, and sorry for the late change. -- Software Store shows up under System Menu instead of Applications menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/431882 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 426209] Re: Ubuntu Software Store is in the wrong place in the panel menus

2009-09-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
(This was changed again in bug 431882.) -- Ubuntu Software Store is in the wrong place in the panel menus https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426209 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons

2009-09-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Christoph: As I just explained on IRC, raw customizability of the menu is not the standard we're using here -- otherwise every menu item in OpenOffice.org would need an icon merely because its menus are customizable. The Ubuntu Software Store has moved to the Applications menu (bug 431882). And I

[Bug 426232] Re: From search field, Down key selects first result but doesn't focus it

2009-09-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Thanks for that example, Michael. I guess the standard GTK behavior should be changed: it doesn't make sense to have two different focused appearances that are functionally identical. (The same thing happens if you press Enter in either state.) If themes want to show that a tree view is focused,

[Bug 426232] Re: From search field, Down key selects first result but doesn't focus it

2009-09-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- From search field, Down key selects first result but doesn't focus it https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gtk+2.0 in

[Bug 426232] Re: From search field, Down key selects first result but doesn't focus it

2009-09-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Actually, sorry, I was confused. This is still a bug in the Store. What I'm asking for here is additional behavior, specific to the case where the insertion point (caret) is at the trailing end of the search field. The Store should focus the search results pane (however GTK does it), and should

[Bug 429541] [NEW] [time-admin] Time zone map is garbled and mostly black

2009-09-14 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: gnome-system-tools 2.27.3-0ubuntu1, Ubuntu Karmic, MacBook rev3 (early 2008) 1. Choose System Administration Time and Date. 2. Click the key and authenticate. 3. Click the Time zone: button. What you see: A Time zone dialog containing a black box half-filled with white

[Bug 429541] Re: [time-admin] Time zone map is garbled and mostly black

2009-09-14 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: screenshot http://launchpadlibrarian.net/31793677/Screenshot-Time%20zone.png ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools - gnome-system-tools 2.27.3-0ubuntu1, Ubuntu Karmic, MacBook rev3 (early 2008) - 1. Click the key and authenticate. - 2.

[Bug 426209] [NEW] Ubuntu Software Store is in the wrong place in the panel menus

2009-09-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: software-store software-store 0.2.2, Ubuntu Karmic Currently the Ubuntu Software Store item is found inside System Administration. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareStore#Launching%20graphically: '“Ubuntu Software Store” should be a top-level item in

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons

2009-09-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Dave Gilbert: usability being more important than aesthetics suggests an opposition that isn't really there. Aesthetics is part of usability; for some research and examples of this, see http://www.alistapart.com/articles/indefenseofeyecandy. antistress: I don't see how adding an icon could ever

[Bug 408361] Re: Firefox needs to use gtk_image_menu_item_set_always_show_image for essential icons.

2009-09-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Daniel, yes, that would be appropriate. You could report a bug in bugzilla.mozilla.org that the search engines menu should always have icons, because -- like bookmarks and history items -- the search engines are objects that can be added to or removed from the menu. -- Firefox needs to use

[Bug 407621] Re: (design decision) Icons missing from context menu , dialogue buttons , firefox bookmark favicons

2009-08-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Dave Gilbert: So basically we disagree on the weight given to usefulness of an individual icon vs. the weight given to aesthetics of the menu as a whole, and there's no way to argue that convincingly one way or another. If it's any consolation, many of the actions that have highly- recognizable

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