[Bug 1916319] Re: Excessive number of disparate fonts bundled together

2021-02-21 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Oy. Debian's ticketing system is the most archaic and arcane I've seen in the past 20 years. But after jumping through the hoops several times, here it is, (along with my email in clear for all to spam) - https://bugs.debian.org/983291 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #983291

[Bug 1916319] [NEW] Excessive number of disparate fonts bundled together

2021-02-19 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: The package `fonts-noto-core` contains 150+ highly exotic fonts, including cuneiform and hieroglyphics. These are high-quality but for all practical intents and purposes, never needed all at once, not even by a PhD in linguistics. 99%+ of the users will need only one language

[Bug 1911655] [NEW] Can't enter period if one already exists

2021-01-14 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: I've pasted a number withe decimals in Calculator, and I want to calculate 1.5 minus that number, so I press Home, then start typing "1.5". That stops after "1". My input looks like this, where "|" is the cursor: 0.230179408 |0.230179408 1|0.230179408 At that point, I

[Bug 1882023] Re: Notifications are pointlessly truncated even on ultrawide monitors

2020-08-29 Thread Dan Dascalescu
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected focal ** Description changed: I tried to use ubuntu-bug -w to identify the component for this bug by clicking on a notification, but it failed with "xprop failed to determine process ID of the window". Sorry. - The bug is that

[Bug 1882023] GsettingsChanges.txt

2020-08-29 Thread Dan Dascalescu
apport information ** Attachment added: "GsettingsChanges.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882023/+attachment/5405640/+files/GsettingsChanges.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1882023] ProcEnviron.txt

2020-08-29 Thread Dan Dascalescu
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcEnviron.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882023/+attachment/5405642/+files/ProcEnviron.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1882023] monitors.xml.txt

2020-08-29 Thread Dan Dascalescu
apport information ** Attachment added: "monitors.xml.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882023/+attachment/5405644/+files/monitors.xml.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1882023] ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt

2020-08-29 Thread Dan Dascalescu
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882023/+attachment/5405641/+files/ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1882023] ShellJournal.txt

2020-08-29 Thread Dan Dascalescu
apport information ** Attachment added: "ShellJournal.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882023/+attachment/5405643/+files/ShellJournal.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1850753] Re: Ubuntu 19.10 cannot set background to solid color

2020-08-21 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Looks like the removal of the solid background option was one dev's dictatorial and narrow-minded decision. What can I say. Enjoy open source. https://www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/dayto8/can_someone_point_me_to_the_train_of/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1871868] Re: Shell dialog text is truncated and ellipsized

2020-06-25 Thread Dan Dascalescu
I see a similar issue with the "Device not trusted yet" dialog when plugging in an iPhone. Is that the same bug? Please see the screenshot. ** Attachment added: "Device not trusted yet - text cut off, ellipsized"

[Bug 1433774] Re: When double clicking an executable bash script in file manager, it opens in gedit rather than executing

2020-05-27 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Still an annoying problem in Ubuntu 20. -- 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/1433774 Title: When double clicking an executable bash script in file manager, it opens

[Bug 1878301] Re: Focal regression: poor discoverability for search in Ubuntu Software Center

2020-05-18 Thread Dan Dascalescu
@seb128: Maybe I didn't notice the search being this undiscoverable, or maybe I was using another theme that made it more obvious @amr: "just start typing" is not a discoverability UX hint. Users don't randomly start typing in dialogs without inputs. MAYBE the keyboard fanatics will try '?', but

[Bug 1878301] Re: Focal regression: poor discoverability for search in Ubuntu Software Center

2020-05-13 Thread Dan Dascalescu
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/issues/986 ** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/issues #986 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/issues/986 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 1878301] [NEW] Focal regression: poor discoverability for search in Ubuntu Software Center

2020-05-12 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: I wanted to install a new package. Launched Ubuntu Software and... how do I search for anything? Search is a key function. It should be front and center. I couldn't see it. That was annoying enough that I wanted to file a bug against it. In the process I did notice the lens

[Bug 1798840] Re: Night Light is not functioning

2020-04-24 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Nightlight just stopped working on my ThinkPad X1C 7th gen with Ubuntu 18.04.4 too after the last updates. But on the other hand, the trackpad is now working again, yay. :-/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell

[Bug 1558768] Re: gvfsd-trash causing high CPU-load when try to empty trash with thousands of files

2019-03-01 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Still seeing this with an empty Trash on Ubuntu 18. ** Attachment added: "My Trash is empty (see screenshot), yet this process is chewing an entire CPU core." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1558768/+attachment/5242659/+files/gvfsd-trash%20100%25%20CPU.png -- You

[Bug 1815338] [NEW] Pressing Alt+ accelerators do not bring up the menu

2019-02-10 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: If I press and hold Alt, the accelerators for the menu bar (F, E, S, T, Tab, H) become underlined, but pressing the F/E/S/T/b/H key does not bring up the pull-down menu. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-terminal 3.28.2-1ubuntu1~18.04.1

[Bug 1813385] [NEW] Pressing Super+1..9 should switch to the last used window of the application

2019-01-25 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: In my daily work, I save a lot of time[1] by using Super+1...9 to switch to windows. When an application has more than one window (you see 1+ dots next to its icon in the task bar), and the user presses Super+N, Unity would switch to the last used window of the application.

[Bug 1532508] Re: Screen contents revealed briefly on resume, before even unlocking

2019-01-10 Thread Dan Dascalescu
I still see this issue in a configuration very similar to comment #33: * ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen with integrated Intel Graphics * Ubuntu 18.04.1 fresh install -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm3 in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1810168] Re: Move the Keyboard repeat settings back to the Keyboard settings

2019-01-10 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Already reported at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control- center/issues/79 -- 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/1810168 Title: Move the Keyboard

[Bug 1810222] Re: "Record a short screecast" creates 0-byte WEBM files

2019-01-02 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Forgot to mention, I have a dual-monitor setup, which I've read may not be supported. That doesn't explain #1 and #2 though, or why include this rudimentary feature at all, when there is much more powerful and easy-to-use software[1] that could be bundled, with a UI that lets the user select a

[Bug 1810222] [NEW] "Record a short screecast" creates 0-byte WEBM files

2019-01-01 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: Fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04. When I press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+R, I see an orange dot in the upper-right corner, and a new .webm files in ~/Videos. Several problems: 1. There seems to be no actionable UI for this function. If I click the orange dot, I don't see any sort of

[Bug 1810222] Re: "Record a short screecast" creates 0-byte WEBM files

2019-01-01 Thread Dan Dascalescu
https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/keyboard-shortcuts- set.html.en doesn't say anything about how to use this functionality. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1810168] [NEW] Move the Keyboard repeat settings back to the Keyboard settings

2018-12-31 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: I've just installed Ubuntu 18.04 and wanted to set the keyboard repeat delay and speed. So I type "Keyboard", hoping to land in the same place I would on Ubuntu 16, but the Keyboard settings in 18 only have shortcuts. Huh? I had to Google "how to set the keyboard repeat rate

[Bug 1508146] Re: Alt+left/right arrows switch between tty consoles (Gnome Shell vanishes), cannot disable

2018-12-30 Thread Dan Dascalescu
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 520546 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/520546 No longer happens on my fresh 18.04.1 install after installing all the updates. Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th gen. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 1749085] [NEW] VLC appears twice in Ubuntu Software

2018-02-13 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: Searching for "VLC" in Ubuntu Software shows two results. The first is "vlc" and has the same description as VideoLAN. However, installing the first entry doesn't create a VLC shortcut. What is the first "vlc" entry? Is it malware? ** Affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu)

[Bug 1740247] Re: System monitor under-reports maximum CPU usage by xorg and compiz

2018-01-15 Thread Dan Dascalescu
** Summary changed: - System monitor under-report maximum CPU usage by xorg and compiz + System monitor under-reports maximum CPU usage by xorg and compiz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-system-monitor in

[Bug 1740247] Re: System monitor under-report maximum CPU usage by xorg and compiz

2017-12-27 Thread Dan Dascalescu
** Attachment added: "Screencast showing 100% core utilization by xorg and compiz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-monitor/+bug/1740247/+attachment/5027908/+files/CPU%20utilization%20100%25%20yet%20System%20monitor%20doesn%27t%20show%20anything%20but%20htop%20does.gif

[Bug 1740247] [NEW] System monitor under-report maximum CPU usage by xorg and compiz

2017-12-27 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: My CPU was being roasted on all 4 cores, htop showed 25% utilization for both xorg and compiz, but `sudo gnome-system-monitor` showed much smaller numbers for xorg (~7%) and compiz (5%). Killing compiz didn't help - after a dip in the CPU usage and a flash of the screen,

[Bug 1739869] [NEW] Chromium appears twice in Ubuntu Software

2017-12-23 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: Searching for "chromium" in Ubuntu Software shows both "Chromium" and "Chromium Web Browser". This can confuse users, or raise paranoid alarms ("is the other Chromium malware?"). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gnome-software 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.6

[Bug 299330] Re: Alt+Tab - switching applications delay. slow

2016-09-20 Thread Dan Dascalescu
8 years later, I still see this bug occasionally in Unity 7.4.0 on Ubuntu 16.04.1. KSysGuard shows XOrg eating up 5% - 20% CPU in bursts, then dropping down to 3%. The only workaround is to reboot. Uptime was 9 days. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1623665] [NEW] Image Magick appears twice in the list of installed applications

2016-09-14 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: After a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04.1, in the installed apps list, Image Magick appears twice, with identical descriptions. Curiously, the two packages have different ratings. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: gnome-software

[Bug 1366883] Re: "Edit Filesystem..." option is labeled wrong

2016-08-09 Thread Dan Dascalescu
This still hasn't been fixed as of Ubuntu 16.04, and is a regression - see http://askubuntu.com/questions/276911/how-to-rename- partitions/276928#276928 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu.

[Bug 1590640] [NEW] .deb installation fails silently

2016-06-08 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: 1. Download the LibreOffice 5.2.0 x64 .deb package - https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/?type=deb-x86_64=5.2.0=en-US 2. Unpack 3. Open the DEBS directory in Files 4. Right click on libreofficedev5.2-calc_5.2.0.0.beta1-1_amd64.deb and choose "Open With

[Bug 1094588] Re: Keyboard settings dialog doesn't have Test Input box

2012-12-30 Thread Dan Dascalescu
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 994580 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/994580 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 994580 Keyboard config missing text field for testing settings -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which

[Bug 1094651] [NEW] Keyboard settings should display numerical values for the sliders

2012-12-30 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: Unlike other distros, the Keyboard settings dialog does not have numbers associated with the three sliders, so well-known settings for repeat rate and delay and blinking speed, can be entered precisely and quickly. For example, I know I prefer a delay of 200ms and a repeat

[Bug 1094588] Re: Keyboard settings dialog doesn't have Test Input box

2012-12-30 Thread Dan Dascalescu
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 994580 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/994580 Found a duplicate while searching for keyboard repeat - bug #994580. Filed separately the issue about numerical values controlled by the sliders - bug #1094651 -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1094588] [NEW] Keyboard settings dialog doesn't have Test Input box

2012-12-29 Thread Dan Dascalescu
Public bug reported: Unlike other distros, the Keyboard settings dialog does not have: * a Test Input box, so the user can see immediately how the keyboard reacts * numbers associated with the three sliders, so well-known settings can be entered precisely and quickly These are rather basic

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

2010-01-07 Thread Dan Dascalescu
I know I'm jumping in late, but I see this behavior (black images) as of Firefox 3.5.6 on Windows XP SP3 (native, no virtualization). Images become black more often as the number of tabs increases. Special culprits are Wikipedia and OKCupid. Rebooting the machine fixes the problem, so this smells