[Bug 1542489] Re: New Gedit Can't Show Menu in Title Bar

2016-02-05 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Description changed: Take a look at this screen shot: http://neartalk.com/ss/Gedit-No-Menu.png I like for application menus to show in the Title Bar (not at the top- panel). However, in the new Gedit GUI, the menu is inaccessible if your desktop preference is to show menus in

[Bug 437429] Re: No GUI to configure/disable login sound

2015-06-08 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I wish this was more like Windows 7. See Play Windows Startup Sound : http://neartalk.com/ss/2015-06-08_004_1294x554.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/437429 Title:

[Bug 1393227] Re: Second window doesn't appear in forground

2015-01-27 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Yeah, I've noticed this in file-roller too. Maybe they do share the same library and it is that library that is flawed in this regard. ** Also affects: file-roller Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 1393227] Re: Second window doesn't appear in forground

2015-01-27 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
The eog image viewer that comes with Ubuntu 14.04 works fine if you double-click on ONE image from a file browsers. However, if you navigate to another folder and then double-click on another image, eog doesn't gain focus like you'd expect, and it stays minimized on the Unity launcher bar.

[Bug 1393227] Re: Second window doesn't appear in forground

2015-01-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Yeah, I've been experiencing this bug for a long time, and still am in Ubuntu 14.04. I just noticed Valentin Crone's report, after creating this duplicate: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eog/+bug/1410993 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 1410993] [NEW] Won't launch New Images if Already Open

2015-01-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1393227 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1393227 Public bug reported: The eog image viewer that comes with Ubuntu 14.04 works fine if you double-click on ONE image from a file browsers. However, if you navigate to another folder and then double-click on

[Bug 1306363] Re: Session-Saver Plugin Missing from gedit-plugins

2014-08-31 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
As a work-around I'm using this program: sudo apt-get install geany It automatically remembers my sessions without the addition of hard-to- find packages/plugins. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit-plugins in

[Bug 908650] Re: System Settings window cannot resize

2014-08-12 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 936257 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/936257 ** Tags added: trusty utopic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Bug 936257] Re: the system settings grid shouldn't use a fixed geometry

2014-08-12 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
This issue is especially apparent when you use Unity's scaling features in Ubuntu 14.04: http://neartalk.com/ss/2014-08-12_001_850x1010.png My eyes like everything bigger, but it doesn't play well with this setting window. Additionally, you cannot resize this window or maximize it. ** Tags

[Bug 1306363] Re: Session-Saver Plugin Missing from gedit-plugins

2014-07-26 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Does anyone know why this plug-in was removed, or how we can get it back into the gedit plug-in's package? ** Also affects: gdp Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags added: utopic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 1306363] [NEW] Session-Saver Plugin Missing from gedit-plugins

2014-04-10 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: I open a lot of tabs in gedit, so saving each one of them is cumbersome if I need to reboot or want to continue a project the next day. The session-saver plugin addresses this need, but no longer seems to be included in the gedit-plugins package in Ubuntu 14.04. How can we

[Bug 1292041] Re: Lockscreen doesn't turn off the screen

2014-04-04 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Maybe upon lock, you can take note of the user's settings and the issue this command after a time out occurs: xset dpms forceoff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1026254] Re: Open with on folders was removed, Ubuntu should consider patching back

2014-02-16 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Sebastien, show them this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQhihnb2PV0 When seeing these compared side by side, it may influence their decision for the better. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1178697] Re: Regression - Can't Open with on Folders

2014-01-24 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1026254 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026254 I trust you guys will make the best decision. I've done my best to advocate the usefulness of this feature. The main thing I will tell you, is that after you've discovered this feature, you can't go back.

[Bug 1026254] Re: Open with on folders was removed, Ubuntu should consider patching back

2014-01-24 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I've done my best to advocate the usefulness of this feature. The main thing I will tell you, is that after you've discovered this feature, you can't go back. My own philosophy on software advancement places priority on two (potentially mutually exclusive) priorities: 1) For the sake of

[Bug 1026254] Re: Open with on folders was removed, Ubuntu should consider patching back

2014-01-24 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
This concept is the graphical representation of the piping which has made the linux command line so powerful. I'd love to see this same power at the GUI level. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1272435] [NEW] Add show in folder to context menu of file found by Search

2014-01-24 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: After locating a file using Nautilus's search feature, I'm always wanting to know this question: Where is this file that Nautilus has found for me? When searching for a file, I'm not just trying to find that file, I'm also trying to discover the path that the file is

[Bug 1272446] [NEW] File Properties - Location Cannot Be Seen in its Entirety

2014-01-24 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: The locations of files are ellipsified (and therefore right-cropped) when viewing the properties of a file. To see this bug, do the following. 1) Open Nautilus 2) Navigate to a file location whose entire path-location is more than 26 characters in length. 3) Right-Click

[Bug 1272435] Re: Add show in folder to context menu of file found by Search

2014-01-24 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 70230 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/70230 Please note, I've submitted the properties bug as a separate issue here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1272446 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1026254] Re: Open with on folders was removed, Ubuntu should consider patching back

2014-01-24 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
@Sebastien I think all can intelligibly agree that the only reason a context menu could be considered non-intuitive is due to the fact that it often requires a right-click, instead of a left-click. The studies you reference do not address the idea of making a normal left-click produce context

[Bug 1026254] Re: Open with on folders was removed, Ubuntu should consider patching back

2014-01-24 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
You make a good point about the confusion that can come from too many options being in a context-menu. This can be addressed, however, by putting the numerous and rarely used option under one parent-option labeled Advanced. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1178697] Re: Regression - Can't Open with on Folders

2014-01-23 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1026254 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026254 @Sebastien How do you think I found about nemo? It was on this forum: http://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/1vv3wy/ubuntu_should_replace_nautilus_with_thunar_as/ I'm surprised that you would criticised

[Bug 1178697] Re: Regression - Can't Open with on Folders

2014-01-23 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1026254 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026254 Respectfully, please consider this: All levels of users come across these bug reports trying to solve their immediate problem. Many will indeed find my comment useful, and consider it a legitimate

[Bug 1178697] Re: Regression - Can't Open with on Folders

2014-01-23 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1026254 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026254 That workaround, you mention, was anticipated and stated in my initial submission (at the top of this page). I guess I'm not using the term regression correctly. Is degradation more appropriate? What word

[Bug 1250532] Re: Very Slow to Show Properties of a File (window dims out)

2014-01-22 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
You can consider this a work-around, but it is more than that to me. Due to this bug not being resolved, I'm no longer using Nautilus I'm now using thunar, which is not only faster for viewing the properties of a file or folder, it is also faster than Nautilus on every single task you'd do in

[Bug 1026254] Re: Open with on folders was removed, Ubuntu should consider patching back

2014-01-22 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
A work-around, if you really need the open with (on a folder) feature, is to use Nemo (until Nautilus fixes this regression): sudo apt-get install nemo -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1178697] Re: Regression - Can't Open with on Folders

2014-01-22 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1026254 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026254 A work-around, if you really need the open with (on a folder) feature, is to use Nemo (until Nautilus fixes this regression): sudo apt-get install nemo -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1269817] [NEW] upgrade-software-version to 3.11+

2014-01-16 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: Gedit 3.11 has been released: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gedit/ It offers a much more modern look, which can be seen in screen-shots here: http://iloveubuntu.net/gedit-311x-presented-impressive-look-feel I'd like to see this package updated for Ubuntu 14.04.

[Bug 1269817] Re: upgrade-software-version to 3.11+

2014-01-16 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Ok; that makes sense. -- 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/1269817 Title: upgrade-software-version to 3.11+ To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1250532] Dependencies.txt

2014-01-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
apport information ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1250532/+attachment/3948748/+files/Dependencies.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1250532] usr_lib_nautilus.txt

2014-01-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
apport information ** Attachment added: usr_lib_nautilus.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1250532/+attachment/3948749/+files/usr_lib_nautilus.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1250532] Re: Very Slow to Show Properties of a File (window dims out)

2014-01-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I upgraded to 14.04 alpha, and this had no effect on fixing the problem. ** Tags added: apport-collected trusty ** Description changed: When I right lick on a file, in Nautilus, and then click properties, I'm experiencing a great deal of lag before the properties are displayed. It

[Bug 1178697] Re: Regression - Can't Open with on Folders

2014-01-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1026254 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026254 ** Tags added: saucy trusty -- 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/1178697

[Bug 1026254] Re: Open with on folders was removed, Ubuntu should consider patching back

2014-01-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I upgraded to the 14.04 alpha, and this regression-bug persists; you still cannot Open With on a folder in 14.04. I've been using Ubuntu exclusively since version 7.04. Around Ubuntu 12.10 I started noticing this regression. It is so convenient to use Open With on folders especially when they

[Bug 1178697] Re: Regression - Can't Open with on Folders

2014-01-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1026254 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1026254 I upgraded to the 14.04 alpha, and this regression-bug persists; you still cannot Open With on a folder in 14.04. I've been using Ubuntu exclusively since version 7.04. Around Ubuntu 12.10 I started

[Bug 1250532] Re: Very Slow to Show Properties of a File (window dims out)

2013-12-26 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I just want to report that his remains an issue for me. Is there anything I can do to help this bug along? -- 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/1250532 Title: Very Slow

[Bug 1250532] Re: Very Slow to Show Properties of a File (window dims out)

2013-11-22 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Rob, at the top of this bug report, you should select the This bug effects me flag, so that the heat will reflect that fact. -- 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/1250532

[Bug 1250532] Re: Very Slow to Show Properties of a File (window dims out)

2013-11-18 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Can some please confirm this bug? It is not likely that I'm the only one experiencing this. Additionally, I'd like to note that this is not only occurring when checking the properties of a file; it also happens when you right-click on a folder and select Properties as well. The Nautilus window

[Bug 1250532] [NEW] Very Slow to Show Properties of a File (window dims out)

2013-11-12 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: When I right lick on a file, in Nautilus, and then click properties, I'm experiencing a great deal of lag before the properties are displayed. It doesn't matter if the file is small or large; it takes about 10 seconds before the properties are displayed, and the Nautilus

[Bug 1250532] Re: Very Slow to Show Properties of a File (window dims out)

2013-11-12 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #688784 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=688784 ** Also affects: nautilus via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=688784 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 465689] Re: Ubuntu Clock Won't Show Year

2013-10-11 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Tags added: saucy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/465689 Title: Ubuntu Clock Won't Show Year To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1210788] [NEW] gnome-system-monitor won't launch - Timeout was reached

2013-08-10 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: I hope the attached information may help you determine why, but my gnome-system-monitor will not launch. I wish I could provide more information, but all I can tell you is I cannot launch it from Unity. I've also tried launching it from the command line using the command:

[Bug 1210792] [NEW] No Preference to Show Text Location instead of Buttons

2013-08-10 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: I'm one who doesn't like the trend where file explorers are using buttons (exclusively) to represent the current hierarchical location you're at in the file system. Instead, I like to see the text representation of the path like this: /home/user/ Unfortunately, there is

[Bug 1210793] [NEW] Nautilus - Horizontal Bookmarks Toolbar (like firefox has)

2013-08-10 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: There needs to be a View Toolbars menu in Nautilus. It would be nice if nautilus had a Bookmarks Toolbar (like seen in firefox and chromium), that would allow me to bookmark commonly frequented paths horizontally. If these features are popular enough to be available in the

[Bug 1210800] [NEW] No Preference for Show UP button

2013-08-10 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: I appreciate elegance, but I despise not having an Up button in Ubuntu's current version of Nautilus. A file system is a hierarchy, and some times I just want an UP-button that I can repeat-click to climb that hierarchy all the way back to root. Currently, Nautilus

[Bug 1178697] [NEW] Regression - Can't Open with on Folders

2013-05-10 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: In Ubuntu 12.04, I could right-click on a folder in Nautilus, and its context-menu provided an Open With option that was especially convenient for queuing up a folder of media file into a variety of media players (like VLC for example). In Ubuntu 13.04, this option is

[Bug 366963] Re: nautilus open with property no longer available for folders

2013-05-10 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Although this was fixed in Ubuntu 12.04, it has returned again in Ubuntu 13.04: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1178697 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1176449] Dependencies.txt

2013-05-04 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
apport information ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1176449/+attachment/3665336/+files/Dependencies.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1176449] [NEW] Display Settings Dialog Must Launch to Where Launch was initiated

2013-05-04 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: We need to add code (somewhere), to ensure that the Display Settings dialog, always launches into the the Monitor (and workspace) from which the launch was initiated. Here's why: Today, after plugging in an external monitor, Ubuntu added it just fine, but the monitor

[Bug 1176449] ProcEnviron.txt

2013-05-04 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
apport information ** Attachment added: ProcEnviron.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1176449/+attachment/3665337/+files/ProcEnviron.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1176449] Re: Display Settings Dialog Must Launch to Where Launch was initiated

2013-05-04 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Description changed: We need to add code (somewhere), to ensure that the Display Settings dialog, always launches into the the Monitor (and workspace) from which the launch was initiated. Here's why: Today, after plugging in an external monitor, Ubuntu added it just fine, but the

[Bug 840402] Re: Default Applications does not belong in System Info(Oneiric)/Details(Precise)

2013-04-24 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Everything doesn't need to be reinvented from scratch when you make something new; it seems like a lot of thought was put into GNOME 2 menu organization, and certain conceptual aspects of it should prevail into GNOME 3 and Unity. One unabridged-hierarchical-menu-system ought to be there long side

[Bug 1067876] Re: Missing Safely Remove Drive option from Quicklists. Only have Eject.

2013-04-22 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I submitted this bug in October of 2012, and I'm surprised that this regression hasn't been fixed for 13.04. I too have confirmed that the issue remains (currently) with only 3 days remaining before the release of Ubuntu13.04: http://djazz.mine.nu/files/ubuntucountdown/ -- You received this

[Bug 1102707] Re: New Standard - Need to add Multi-Graph View with Disk Monitoring

2013-04-09 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Description changed: Windows 8 has raised the bar when it comes to the default application an operating system provides for monitoring your system. In the attached screen shot, you'll see that not only do I get a large graph for the thumbnail I've selected (on the left), but each

[Bug 840402] Re: Default Applications does not belong in System Info(Oneiric)/Details(Precise)

2013-03-05 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Tags added: precise quantal raring -- 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/840402 Title: Default Applications does not belong in System

[Bug 840402] Re: Default Applications does not belong in System Info(Oneiric)/Details(Precise)

2013-03-05 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Even if I agreed that most users would rarely need a dialog for modifying default applications, that doesn't mean the dialog should be unnecessarily hard to find. Hit the super-key and type default applications. It returns nothing. And, who would think to go to: System Settings Details in order

[Bug 1062166] Re: screen goes dark although screensaver is switched off

2013-02-26 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
I have machine that I have downgraded to 12.04 specifically due to this bug alone. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1062166 Title: screen goes dark

[Bug 1102707] Re: New Standard - Need to add Multi-Graph View with Disk Monitoring

2013-01-22 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Description changed: Windows 8 has raised the bar when it comes to the default application an operating system provides for monitoring your system. In the attached screen shot, you'll see that not only do I get a large graph for the thumbnail I've selected (on the left), but each

[Bug 1102707] [NEW] New Standard - Need to add Multi-Graph View with Disk Monitoring

2013-01-21 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: Windows 8 has raised the bar when it comes to the default application an operating system provides for monitoring your system. In the attached screen shot, you'll see that not only do I get a large graph for the thumbnail I've selected (on the left), but each thumbnail

[Bug 1100241] [NEW] Totem Video Player Missing Mono Audio Preference

2013-01-16 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: The Totem video player provides Audio output options, but is missing the Mono option. See: Totem Edit Preferences Audio Audio output type My Dell Studio 17 is suffering from another bug where I'm unable to hear audio out of its left-internal-speaker:

[Bug 1100241] Re: Totem Video Player Missing Mono Audio Preference

2013-01-16 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
VLC has a reverse stereo option that saves the day for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gstreamer0.10 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1100241 Title: Totem Video Player Missing Mono Audio Preference To

[Bug 1095234] Re: Crashes Daily: /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-calendar-factory

2013-01-10 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Does anyone have some suggestions? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution-data-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1095234 Title: Crashes Daily: /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-calendar-factory To

[Bug 1095234] [NEW] Crashes Daily: /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-calendar-factory

2013-01-02 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: Each time I reboot my machine (since October 2012!) a crash report comes up saying that this package has crashed: /usr/lib/evolution/evolution-calendar-factory I've sent the crash report probably 60 times as this point. Each time I send it, I get no opportunity to comment

[Bug 1062166] Re: screen goes dark although screensaver is switched off

2012-12-28 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
On systems that I've done a fresh install of 12.10 on, I have not noticed this bug. However, on systems that I've upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10, I do experience this bug. This bug may not be limited to upgraded installations of 12.10, but I thought I'd note that this has been my own experience.

[Bug 1043769] Re: Monitor image not clickable in display settings after the first time

2012-12-12 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Also, if you are on another WORKSPACE (instead of the default one), you can't even select another monitor AT ALL (even on first try). Whoever fixes this bug needs to test their fix to see if it works correctly from any workspace AND monitor (not just the default workspace and monitor1) that this

[Bug 1062068] Re: evolution-calendar-factory crashed with SIGFPE in g_hash_table_lookup_node()

2012-12-01 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
The bug happens almost every time I boot my computer, and this has been happing for months despite multiple re-installations of Ubuntu 12.10. Each time I reinstall, I still maintain my previous /home directory (which is on a separate partition). Could it be that I have a configuration file that is

[Bug 1067876] Re: [quantal] Missing Safely Remove Drive and Eject options from context menu. Only have Unmount.

2012-11-28 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Description changed: In Ubuntu 12.04, I could right-click on my usb-external-harddrive's - Unity-Task-Bar icon and select Safely Remove. Upon doing this, the - icon would disappear and I would proceed in unplugging my external hard - drive. + Unity-Task-Bar icon (launcher icon) and select

[Bug 1078681] Re: No Option to Increase default Scrollbar Width

2012-11-15 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Also affects: compiz Importance: Undecided Status: New -- 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/1078681 Title: No Option to Increase default

[Bug 1078681] Re: No Option to Increase default Scrollbar Width

2012-11-15 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Here are some other proposed solutions: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/29104 -- 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/1078681 Title: No Option to Increase

[Bug 1079538] [NEW] Displays Console - Can't Choose Other Monitor Until After Apply

2012-11-15 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: Under All Settings Displays, if I choose a particular monitor to configure, clicking on another monitor won't select that monitor until after I've hit the apply button. Therefore, this prevents me from configuring both of my monitors before I hit the apply button. You can

[Bug 1078681] [NEW] No Option to Increase default Scrollbar Width

2012-11-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: There should be an option to increase scrollbar-width under: System Settings Personal Appearance The number of appearance modification options is ridiculously limited in Ubuntu 12.10 compared to other major operating systems and even compared to the old Gnome2 desktop.

[Bug 1078681] Re: No Option to Increase default Scrollbar Width

2012-11-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Some general philosophy regarding scroll bar width: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1077559 -- 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/1078681

[Bug 1078684] [NEW] No Option to Increase default Title-Bar-Height

2012-11-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: There should be an option to increase the default title-bar height of an un-maximized window under: System Settings Personal Appearance The number of appearance modification options is ridiculously limited in Ubuntu 12.10 compared to other major operating systems and

[Bug 1078686] [NEW] No Option to Increase default Min, Max, Exit Button size in Unity

2012-11-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: There should be an option to increase the size of buttons: minimize, maximize, and exit under: System Settings Personal Appearance The number of appearance modification options is ridiculously limited in Ubuntu 12.10 compared to other major operating systems and even

[Bug 1078747] [NEW] Missing Feature to Control the Order in which Startup Applications are Launched

2012-11-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: The Startup Application console allows you to specify all the applications you'd like to launch during start-up, but it doesn't allow you to control the order in which they are launched. I'd like the ability to specify the order without having to write a custom script. So

[Bug 1078752] [NEW] Start-UP Command Field Doesn't Support More Than One Command

2012-11-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: I have an application (sudo apt-get install autokey-qt) that doesn't provide an option to launch minimized (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autokey/+bug/1064085 ). In Startup Applications, I attempted to solve this problem by running two command at once:

[Bug 10905] Re: Keyboard shortcuts, window management - Can't use any global keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys when applet/menu is open

2012-11-14 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
In Ubuntu 12.10 (using the Unity desktop) you can typically perform a screenshot by pressing the Print Screen button on you keyboard. This launches gnome-screenshot, and you are given a dialog allowing you to save that screenshot to a file system location. However, this does not work if you have

[Bug 1062166] Re: screen goes dark although screensaver is switched off

2012-11-04 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Checking it or not has no effect for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1062166 Title: screen goes dark although screensaver is switched off To manage

[Bug 1062166] Re: screen goes dark although screensaver is switched off

2012-10-27 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
This bug is so annoying, I reported a duplicated of it recently: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1070610 I hope this is something that can be fixed easily/quickly. I'm eager for this to be fixed in a upcoming update. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1070610] [NEW] Won't honor Turn Screen Off Never

2012-10-23 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: After upgrading to 12.10, Ubuntu no longer honors my setting to never turn my screen off. Here's how I have it set: System Settings Brightness and Lock Turn screen off when inactive for: Never Despite this, the monitor seems to dim off every 10 to 15 minutes

[Bug 681348] Re: Build show me the desktop mini-app that adds a show desktop button to Launcher

2012-10-17 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
The bottom line is, we want a show desktop BUTTON on the task-bar. Super-D works, but this bug is requesting a MOUSE CLICKABLE BUTTON. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Bug 681348] Re: Build show me the desktop mini-app that adds a show desktop button to Launcher

2012-10-17 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Actually, perhaps a new bug should be filed with this intent. -- 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/681348 Title: Build show me the desktop mini-app that

[Bug 681348] Re: Build show me the desktop mini-app that adds a show desktop button to Launcher

2012-10-17 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Here's a my proposal. This can be done before tomorrows release: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1067802 -- 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/681348 Title:

[Bug 465689] Re: Ubuntu Clock Won't Show Year

2012-10-11 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected quantal running-unity ** Description changed: Binary package hint: gconf-editor The Ubuntu Gnome Clock offers no setting to show year. Yes, I know what year it is, but I have very good reason for wanting it shown. For years, I've

[Bug 465689] Re: Ubuntu Clock Won't Show Year

2012-10-11 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
My clock looks like this: Thursday | 10-11-2012 | 1:40PM Using this command: gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime time-format 'custom' ; gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.datetime custom-time-format '%A | %m-%d-%Y | %l:%M%p' -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 681348] Re: Build show me the desktop mini-app that adds a show desktop button to Launcher

2012-10-10 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
For the record, Window 7 does indeed still have a show desktop button (although it is a bit subtle). It located as a small rectangle to the right of the clock. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in

[Bug 465689] Re: Ubuntu Clock Won't Show Year

2012-07-21 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Here's a work-around, until the option becomes a standard GUI feature: http://superuser.com/questions/443982/how-can-i-show-the-current-year-in-ubuntus-clock-indicator-applet -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee.

[Bug 465689] Re: Ubuntu Clock Won't Show Year

2012-07-12 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
After 3 years with no fix, I decided to use LXDE desktop, where I can easily configure the clock applet to any format I wish: http://forum.lxde.org/viewtopic.php?f=8t=88p=39493#p39493 Now, in LXDE, I have my clock display set to: %m/%d/%Y %l:%M %p Which displays: 07/12/2012 1:49 PM Perfect for

[Bug 876897] Re: Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect on some registered types

2012-06-09 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Right click on a file that is of the type you want to change. Click Properties from the context menu Click on the open with tab. Check box that says Always open with this (or something like that) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 990908] [NEW] Won't honor Do Nothing when Lid is Closed

2012-04-28 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: My laptop is plugged in, and as you can see (in the attached screenshot) I've selected to Do Nothing when the lid of my laptop is closed. However, each time I close the lid, it goes into suspend mode. I've even set it to Do Nothing for both unplugged and plugged. No matter

[Bug 990908] Re: Won't honor Do Nothing when Lid is Closed

2012-04-28 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Attachment added: PowerSettings.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990908/+attachment/3114361/+files/PowerSettings.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in Ubuntu.

[Bug 862813] Re: Power Managment settings are being ignored

2012-04-28 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
This issue still exists and on a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04. Specifically, I can't get the Gnome-Power-Manager to honor the Do Nothing setting, when my laptop lid is closed: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990908 ** Tags added: precise -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 990908] Re: Won't honor Do Nothing when Lid is Closed

2012-04-28 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 862813 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/862813 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 862813 Power Managment settings are being ignored -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 862813] Re: Power Managment settings are being ignored

2012-04-28 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Tags added: unity -- 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/862813 Title: Power Managment settings are being ignored To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 990908] Re: Won't honor Do Nothing when Lid is Closed

2012-04-28 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #603570 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=603570 ** Also affects: gnome-power via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=603570 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 862813 Power

[Bug 876897] Re: Changing Default Application for Music/Video/Photos has no effect on some registered types

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Yes, but as you know, the main point is that there is no functioning GUI for setting default applications. The user should be able to choose/change which applications launch for each (an unlimited number) file type. Look at the attached screen shot. Notice how Ubuntu's Open With feature is

[Bug 398138] Re: 'Open with Other Application' dialog needs 'Always use this application to open files like this' option

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
The Open With feature, SHOULD have an Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check-box (see attachment). Compare this attachment, with the one I post next (the dialog from nautilus, after clicking Open With). ** Attachment added: MissingAlwaysCheckbox.png

[Bug 398138] Re: 'Open with Other Application' dialog needs 'Always use this application to open files like this' option

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Notice in this attachment, that nautilus is missing the checkbox that is NOT missing in my previous post's attachment. ** Attachment added: MissingAlwaysCheckbox2.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/398138/+attachment/3095751/+files/MissingAlwaysCheckbox2.png ** Tags added:

[Bug 398138] Re: 'Open with Other Application' dialog needs 'Always use this application to open files like this' option

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Is the status of this bug wrong (Fix Released)? I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 beta 2, and this is still an issue. Shouldn't someone change it to confirmed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee.

[Bug 986189] [NEW] Missing Always Use checkbox in Open With Dialog

2012-04-20 Thread Lonnie Lee Best
Public bug reported: 1) Right-click a file in nautilus 2) Select Open With 3) Select Other Application 4) See the attached screenshot MissingAlwaysCheckbox2.png Notice that it is missing the check box option to Always use this program for this kind of file. Even if their are alternative ways to

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