[Bug 68542] gaim - Hebrew contact names don'

2006-10-27 Thread kripkenstein
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gaim In gaim 2.0 on Edgy, contact names in Hebrew appear as 'gibberish' (as if the codepage/encoding is wrong). Contact names appear messed up both in the contact list, and in the title of a chat window during a conversation. ** Affects: gaim (Ubuntu)

[Bug 68543] gaim - Hebrew contact names don't appear correctly

2006-10-27 Thread kripkenstein
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gaim In gaim 2.0 on Edgy, contact names in Hebrew appear as 'gibberish' (as if the codepage/encoding is wrong). Contact names appear messed up both in the contact list, and in the title of a chat window during a conversation. ** Affects: gaim (Ubuntu)

[Bug 68542] Re: gaim - Hebrew contact names don'

2006-10-27 Thread kripkenstein
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 68543 *** I'm sorry, I guess I clicked 'ENTER' prematurely. Please delete this bug. #68543 is the correct bug. -- gaim - Hebrew contact names don' https://launchpad.net/bugs/68542 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 34659] Re: Color Balance settings have no effect on the output

2006-10-31 Thread kripkenstein
I have this problem as well. Things were fine on Dapper with the nvidia binary drivers, but on Edgy (again with nvidia drivers) this bug occurs for me, both on Totem and gXine. -- Color Balance settings have no effect on the output https://launchpad.net/bugs/34659 -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 68543] Re: gaim - Hebrew contact names don't appear correctly

2006-10-31 Thread kripkenstein
Sure, here is a screenshot (I blurred out the names irrelevant to this bug). The bug can be seen near the bottom, specifically the third contact from the very bottom. This type of 'gibberish' is what I sometimes see in other apps when Hebrew is displayed using the wrong codepage. In addition,

[Bug 68543] Re: gaim - Hebrew contact names don't appear correctly

2006-10-31 Thread kripkenstein
Any chance you could test this with Gaim 2.0.0beta4? Ok, I installed 2.0.0beta4. Sadly, I experience the exact same behavior, no improvement. -- gaim - Hebrew contact names don't appear correctly https://launchpad.net/bugs/68543 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 34659] Re: Color Balance settings have no effect on the output

2007-04-20 Thread kripkenstein
This bug is still present in Feisty (clean install). -- Color Balance settings have no effect on the output https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/34659 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 92879] Re: gnome-sound-recorder unable to playback

2007-04-24 Thread kripkenstein
I am suffering from this bug as well. Exact same symptoms. Note that recording *does* work using e.g. arecord on the command line (then aplay to listen). This is indeed a high-profile bug, and I was sure my microphone was broken and/or Feisty's recording capabilities were broken, until I thought

[Bug 68806] gedit External Tools accelerators require restart

2006-12-06 Thread kripkenstein
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gedit-plugins Summary: In the gedit plugin External Tools, when an accelerator is modified, the change doesn't affect everything it should until a restart is done. Steps to reproduce: Start gedit, activate the External Tools plugin if it isn't already

[Bug 68543] Re: gaim - Hebrew contact names don't appear correctly

2006-12-06 Thread kripkenstein
Things are indeed significantly improved in beta5. I attach a screenshot of the current status. As you can see in the screenshot, the bottom contact name now appears ok (the name is aligned to the right, as it should be, and is in legible Hebrew). However, the contact _group_ is still in

[Bug 68362] No explanation when Disks Manager cannot unmount

2006-12-24 Thread kripkenstein
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools When trying to disable (unmount) a partition in Disks Manager, if the unmount fails, then nothing happens - no explanation, no error. Just a screen redraw for the window. For example, if some process is using the partition, then an

[Bug 68806] Re: gedit External Tools accelerators require restart

2007-01-15 Thread kripkenstein
The bug still exists over here. I am on Edgy (with all updates applied). -- gedit External Tools accelerators require restart https://launchpad.net/bugs/68806 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs

[Bug 132612] Re: memory leak in evince?

2008-04-29 Thread kripkenstein
tweedledee: Yes, as I mentioned above, this is only partially fixed, serious issues remain. The Evince devs intend to implement tiled rendering (which should fix this) for the next version in 6 months, so we can hope for that. -- memory leak in evince? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132612 You

[Bug 187383] Re: System monitor causes Xorg to consume 100% CPU

2008-04-19 Thread kripkenstein
This bug is still very much present on my system (which is fully updated). -- System monitor causes Xorg to consume 100% CPU https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187383 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs

[Bug 182038] Re: Black rectangle instead of image in FF3 [Hardy]

2008-04-20 Thread kripkenstein
This appears to be fixed for me as well. Been using the nv driver for a few days, tried problematic sites, and I have seen no issues. -- Black rectangle instead of image in FF3 [Hardy] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182038 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 182038] Re: Black rectangle instead of image in FF3 [Hardy]

2008-04-21 Thread kripkenstein
Nikolaus: Perhaps I don't understand you, but aren't you repeating the exact description of the bug as originally filed? That is, that images are not rendered correctly at all non-default zooms, but default zoom is fine? Currently I do not experience this issue, at any zoom, on any page I have

[Bug 199756] Re: Clock Applet crashes GNOME when trying to add Wichita-McConnell AFB to locations

2008-03-08 Thread kripkenstein
I can confirm this bug. It appears to be specific to Wichita-McConnell AFB (e.g. it doesn't occur with Ithaca). I am filing a bug in GNOME and will link it. William: Somewhat confusingly, the clock applet is inside gnome-panel, I'm marking as such. Thanks for the bug report. ** Changed in:

[Bug 199756] Re: Clock Applet crashes GNOME when trying to add Wichita-McConnell AFB to locations

2008-03-08 Thread kripkenstein
Sadly what appears to be a Launchpad bug is stopping me from setting the external bug watch. Either that or I can't figure out how to do it. It keeps telling me adding a bug watch to ubuntu is not possible, and this is already a bug in gnome-panel. When all I want is to add the link to the GNOME

[Bug 199756] Re: Clock Applet crashes GNOME when trying to add Wichita-McConnell AFB to locations

2008-03-08 Thread kripkenstein
Sebastian, The word crash in the title may be misleading, I think. The precise symptom is that gnome panel and all its applets disappear, then reappear (and the new location is not added). There is no crash report in /var/crash. The automatic bug reporting tool is also not run. So I am not sure

[Bug 200045] Re: [hardy alpha 6] Firefox moves to the current virtual desktop

2008-03-09 Thread kripkenstein
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 175904 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/175904 Christopher, Thanks for the bug report. This appears to be a duplicate, I marked it as such. If you think it is not a duplicate, feel free to reply here. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug

[Bug 198054] Re: Aspect Ratio selection broken

2008-03-14 Thread kripkenstein
Yes, the bug still exists on a fully updated Hardy. I am running totem-2.22.0-0ubuntu2. Totem itself says in the About dialog that it is Totem 2.21.5. Let me clarify the bug report a little, as I re-read it now I see I forgot a small detail: When going to View-Aspect Ratio, initially *none* of

[Bug 198054] Re: Aspect Ratio selection broken

2008-03-14 Thread kripkenstein
(I'm changing the status back to 'New' from 'Incomplete', after I supplied the info you requested. I hope this is the right thing to do? Please correct me if I shouldn't have.) ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New -- Aspect Ratio selection broken

[Bug 187383] Re: System monitor causes Xorg to consume 100% CPU

2008-03-17 Thread kripkenstein
I can also confirm this bug. 100% CPU usage on the 'Resources' tab. I have a theory about it. It appears that the update interval is not obeyed correctly. When I have it set at 1, I get 100% CPU usage, and it is updating *much faster* than 1 time per second. When I set it to 3 I get 50% CPU usage

[Bug 182038] Re: Black rectangle instead of image in FF3 [Hardy]

2008-03-22 Thread kripkenstein
Bryce, AccelMethod EXA with the nv driver does not fix this issue for me. Still black rectangles at non-default zooms. -- Black rectangle instead of image in FF3 [Hardy] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182038 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 182038] Re: Black rectangle instead of image in FF3 [Hardy]

2008-03-24 Thread kripkenstein
Bryce, You may be right about EXA not being used on my system. My log file seems to show that. I'm not sure though so I'm attaching it here. This is odd because my xorg.conf says to use EXA: Section Device Identifier Configured Video Device Driver nv Option

[Bug 207548] [NEW] Dialog for logging out with unsaved data not shown correctly

2008-03-26 Thread kripkenstein
Public bug reported: [Hardy] When logging out while there are open apps with unsaved data, a dialog should appear with options to save, not save, or cancel logout. This generally works correctly, but the following case always fails for me: 1. In gedit, write some text in a new, unsaved

[Bug 207548] Re: Dialog for logging out with unsaved data not shown correctly

2008-03-26 Thread kripkenstein
I forgot to mention that this works with certain other apps. For example OpenOffice writer works fine - it brings itself up to the front in such a case, letting the user interact with the dialog correctly. -- Dialog for logging out with unsaved data not shown correctly

[Bug 178402] Re: [hardy alpha 2] missing language error

2008-02-08 Thread kripkenstein
I am also experiencing this bug. My system is a fresh install of Hardy from a month or so ago (*not* an upgrade from anything). The bug suddenly started a few days ago, and since then appears every single time I log in. -- [hardy alpha 2] missing language error

[Bug 197342] Re: Menu items unavailable if file has changed

2008-03-01 Thread kripkenstein
Thanks for submitting this bug. I can confirm it. I talked a bit on #gedit, it appears they might be willing to make some changes on this matter. I have filed a bug on the GNOME bugzilla which I will now link here. ** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Bug watch added:

[Bug 197410] Re: Paste data from Firefox don't work after you close Firefox

2008-03-01 Thread kripkenstein
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 11334 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/11334 Hi Fred, I feel your pain regarding this bug, it is indeed annoying. Hopefully something will be done about it, but as you mention in your comments in the main bug, it has been a long time and sadly this seems

[Bug 197410] Re: Paste data from Firefox don't work after you close Firefox

2008-03-02 Thread kripkenstein
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 11334 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/11334 Fred, You make a valid point that this bug doesn't exist with gedit (I just tried) but does with Firefox. My suggestion is that you open a bug on Mozilla's Bugzilla https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ in order to

[Bug 197410] Re: Paste data from Firefox don't work after you close Firefox

2008-03-02 Thread kripkenstein
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 11334 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/11334 Fred, Sorry, no. But it shouldn't take more than a minute or two for you to create an account, if you want this bug to be fixed, it'll be worth it :) -- Paste data from Firefox don't work after you close

[Bug 198054] [NEW] Aspect Ratio selection broken

2008-03-03 Thread kripkenstein
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: totem Currently on Hardy, trying to change the aspect ratio doesn't work. Going to View-Aspect Ratio and selecting one of the options has no effect. In addition, selecting another option doesn't move the selection, it leaves both selected. That is, you

[Bug 34659] Re: Color Balance settings have no effect on the output

2007-10-12 Thread kripkenstein
This bug is still present in Gutsy, Release Candidate. As in Feisty and Dapper, the brightness/contrast controls in Totem work fine when using the nv driver, but when using the binary nvidia driver they have no effect whatsoever. -- Color Balance settings have no effect on the output

[Bug 198054] Re: Aspect Ratio selection broken

2008-08-12 Thread kripkenstein
I am on a new machine (also with Hardy) currently, and I can't reproduce the bug any more. So, I have no idea what caused the original problem, and I'll close this bug as 'invalid'... ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- Aspect Ratio selection broken

[Bug 68543] Re: gaim - Hebrew group names don't appear correctly

2008-08-22 Thread kripkenstein
I haven't been using Gaim for over a year now, and I can't install it on my current machine because of technical problems (unrelated, probably hardware stuff). So I can't test whether this bug still exists - sorry. If I'm able to later on I will do so. -- gaim - Hebrew group names don't appear

[Bug 292512] [NEW] Gnome System Monitor crashes when clicking on File Systems tab

2008-11-02 Thread kripkenstein
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-system-monitor Gnome System Monitor always crashes when I try to switch to the 'File Systems' tab. This is on a new installation of Intrepid. When run from the commandline, the output is as follows: $ gnome-system-monitor **

[Bug 244903] Re: gnome-system-monitor crashes/segfaults if clicked on the tab file systems

2008-11-02 Thread kripkenstein
Joseph: I have the exact same error as you. It appears to be a separate issue from this bug report, however, so I filed a new one for it, bug 292512. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system- monitor/+bug/292512 -- gnome-system-monitor crashes/segfaults if clicked on the tab file

[Bug 292512] Re: Gnome System Monitor crashes when clicking on File Systems tab

2008-11-02 Thread kripkenstein
Sebastien, Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but all I see after following the instructions for getting a backtrace is a debug symbols package for gnome-system-monitor 2.22, not 2.24. So I can't install it. I received a warning about a missing public key during the update process, perhaps that is

[Bug 132612] Re: memory leak in evince?

2007-11-04 Thread kripkenstein
I can also confirm this bug on Gutsy. As with others here, on Feisty Evince was reasonable, but on Gutsy things are out of control. I simply cannot use Evince (I am using xpdf for now). One example is a 2.6MB PDF (I can post it here if it can help), that when opened in Evince causes 300+ MB of

[Bug 132612] Re: memory leak in evince?

2007-12-18 Thread kripkenstein
Ok, perhaps some progress on this matter. This bothered me enough to try to get something done, so I talked to one of the Evince devs. Turns out part of the problem is that Evince always caches 2 pages forward and back. So even if you are viewing a single page, you have 5 pages rendered in

[Bug 132612] Re: memory leak in evince?

2007-12-21 Thread kripkenstein
There is now a formal bug on the GNOME bugzilla tracker about this matter, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504913 Perhaps people from here can add comments confirming the issue, example PDF files on which it occurs, etc., so the Evince devs are convinced of the severity of this issue.

[Bug 132612] Re: memory leak in evince?

2008-01-03 Thread kripkenstein
What I believe is the main cause of this bug has been discovered. Details are in a comment I left on the GNOME bug report. Briefly, the issue is that in scanned PDFs, each page contains an image. Evince, unlike simpler viewers, allows users to copy images. Problem is, the images are prepared in

[Bug 99157] Re: xchat-gnome momentarily hangs just after connection established

2008-01-18 Thread kripkenstein
I believe I am experiencing this exact same issue. I am on Hardy Heron alpha 3, fully updated. Note that sound works fine on this machine. Here is the output of gdb after pressing control-C during the long period of time when it hangs: Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt. [Switching to

[Bug 132612] Re: memory leak in evince?

2008-01-29 Thread kripkenstein
Partially fixed, as I understand it. The images issue I mention in my comment above has been solved, however, the other issue of tiled rendering has been postponed for GNOME 2.24. Both issues are fairly serious, so this is good progress, but there are still PDFs on which Evince is not usable on