[Bug 1719047] Re: Unable to resize window after snapped to half screen.

2017-10-10 Thread Alex Willmer
> I did an apt upgrade, an apt uninstall of *unity*, and a reboot. I can now resize snapped windows. Spoke to soon. Resizing snapped windows works sometimes, not all the time. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in

[Bug 1719047] Re: Unable to resize window after snapped to half screen.

2017-10-08 Thread Alex Willmer
I had the same problem following an in-place upgrade from Zesty+Unity to Artful. With the possible exception that my mouse pointer didn't even change to "the arrow, tempting you" when hovering over the window border. I did an apt upgrade, an apt uninstall of *unity*, and a reboot. I can now

[Bug 654049] [NEW] Preferences dialog is too tall for 1280x800 screen

2010-10-03 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evolution In Maverick the preferences dialog does not fit in the space available on a 1280x800 desktop, and it cannot be resized. ** Affects: evolution (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed -- Preferences dialog is too tall

[Bug 654049] Re: Preferences dialog is too tall for 1280x800 screen

2010-10-03 Thread Alex Willmer
** Attachment added: Screenshot.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/654049/+attachment/1669008/+files/Screenshot.png -- Preferences dialog is too tall for 1280x800 screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/654049 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 350174] Re: metacity process uses 100% CPU

2010-04-04 Thread Alex Willmer
This behavior is not present for me in Lucid, and IIRC wasn't present in 9.10. I don't believe I was not running Wine applications at the time. -- metacity process uses 100% CPU https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/350174 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 350174] Re: metacity process uses 100% CPU

2010-04-04 Thread Alex Willmer
Ugh, engage brain. I don't believe I was running Wine applications at the time. -- metacity process uses 100% CPU https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/350174 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in ubuntu. --

[Bug 350174] [NEW] metacity process uses 100% CPU

2009-03-28 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: metacity Ubuntu 9.04 beta, metacity 2.25.144-0ubuntu1 After login, Metacity sometimes uses 100% CPU continuously. It does not occur on every boot and I cannot discern the trigger. I don't believe it's compiz related, as I have desktop effects switched

[Bug 350174] Re: metacity process uses 100% CPU

2009-03-28 Thread Alex Willmer
** Attachment added: GDB backtrace of running process http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24445297/gdb-metacity.txt.gz -- metacity process uses 100% CPU https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/350174 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 350174] apport-collect data

2009-03-28 Thread Alex Willmer
Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: metacity 1:2.25.144-0ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686 UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout fuse lpadmin mythtv plugdev sambashare

[Bug 350174]

2009-03-28 Thread Alex Willmer
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24448595/Dependencies.txt -- metacity process uses 100% CPU https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/350174 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to metacity in

[Bug 331295] [NEW] 'Close this terminal' warning labels button as 'Close Window'

2009-02-18 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-terminal When close a tab that still contains a running process, gnome terminal warns with a message box. The affirmative button is labelled 'Close Window', rather than 'Close tab' or 'Close terminal' ** Affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu)

[Bug 206837] Re: Gedit text area has small gap between edge of text area and edge of window

2008-11-17 Thread Alex Willmer
The ptoblem is actually with the tab control of GTK, so it shows up in Gedit, Pidgin, Nautilus and several others. Firefox doesn't exhibit it, I believe because they don't contain controls in the tab panels, but merely use the tabs as a signal to switch by other means. -- Gedit text area has

[Bug 287848] [NEW] Gnome panel menus can obscure panel

2008-10-22 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-panel With default positioning, at the top of the screen, the Application menu etc. cascade down, over the desktop. This is good. If the menus are moved to the bottom panel, then sub-menus can obscure the panel, preventing the user from dragging a

[Bug 58205] Re: Should provide Right-Click-Format...

2008-06-15 Thread Alex Willmer
GNOME indeed doesn't provide a 'format disk' program. The closest is gparted, which doesn't get installed by default and must be run as root. Some work has been done in gnome-format, which was proposed for GNOME 2.22 at one point but this hasn't been packaged. http://live.gnome.org/gnome-format

[Bug 238203] [NEW] DVD autoplays in multiple sessions on insertion

2008-06-07 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: totem If multiple sessions are logged in locally, via the Switch User function, when a disc is inserted the auto play function causes totem to open in multiple desktop sessions. Video playback in one is ok, in the second it stutters. Autoplay should

[Bug 238037] [NEW] Evolution does not reflow quoted plain-text emails

2008-06-06 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evolution Feature request. Some plain-text emails arrive without hard text wrap at 80 columns. Evolution correctly word wraps these when viewed, paragraphs wrap at window edge. However when replying to such an email, the text is not wrapped in any way,

[Bug 233841] [NEW] Email list lacks tooltip for subject line

2008-05-21 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evolution package: evolution 2.22.1-0ubuntu3.1 Feature request: The listview for emails in a folder should display the subject line (and possibly other fields) in a tooltip, when the pointer is hovered over. This would make it easier to know the full

[Bug 201762] Re: [hardy] Battery brightness slider gone

2008-04-06 Thread Alex Willmer
I vote return to Gutsy behaviour. IMO both Gutsy and Hardy have broken behaviour, namely that g-p-m periodically overrides my set-by-Fn+Up/Down day to day choice on backlight brightness. At least with Gutsy I could choice the set point. My ideal scenario would be to have the dialog with 0..100%

[Bug 206837] [NEW] Gedit text area has small gap between edge of text area and edge of window

2008-03-25 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gedit Ubuntu Hardy beta, gedit 2.22.0-0ubuntu1 There is a 1 pixel gap between the edge of the window and the edge of the text edit area. When maximised and the scroll bar is present one can't reach the scrollbar by hitting the screen edge with the

[Bug 201762] Re: [hardy] Battery brightness slider gone

2008-03-25 Thread Alex Willmer
In 2.22.0-0ubuntu2 it would appear that both sliders are gone, I see only a slider to control screen blanking delay. Is something like https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec /backlight-brightness-simplicity in the works? I.e. gpm managed back light brightness is determined during day to

[Bug 206837] Re: Gedit text area has small gap between edge of text area and edge of window

2008-03-25 Thread Alex Willmer
As the upstream report refers to, Fitts law is the name for the principal violated. The upstream report also refers to the tab container as being a trigger. I can confirm this for Gnome Terminal - without tabs (a single term) the scroll bar is at screen edge when maximised, with 2 tabs the 1

[Bug 132279] Re: Usability: 'Cannot mount volume' details are not selectable

2007-08-17 Thread Alex Willmer
Ubuntu Gutsy on ia64/amd64 -- Usability: 'Cannot mount volume' details are not selectable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132279 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 132279] Usability: 'Cannot mount volume' details are not selectable

2007-08-13 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus This is a feature request/wishlist item. When unable to mount a dirty NTFS volume with ntfs-3g a message with the banner 'Cannot mount volume' is shown. The main portion is selectable, hence can be pasted into an email or helpdesk call. The

[Bug 91082] [Evolution] Additonal instances don't cancel launch feedback

2007-03-10 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evolution If a second/additional instance of evolution is launched from the Gnome menu/launcher then the additional window opens quickly. However, the taskbar item 'Starting Evolution Mail' the mouse pointer launch feedback remains for some time after

[Bug 33820] Re: Pressing power button displays dialog, it does not switch off computer

2007-01-24 Thread Alex Willmer
With the configuration interface implemented. I'm content for this bug to be closed. I still believe the default is wrong, but one can't having everything. -- Pressing power button displays dialog, it does not switch off computer https://launchpad.net/bugs/33820 -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 75658] Directory properties: Contents field doesn't indicate progress

2006-12-13 Thread Alex Willmer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus When properties are viewed for a large directory (eg /usr), it takes some time to scan all children and calcualate total items/size. Locally it is discernable when this has finished, due hard disk activity. When querying a remote directory or