[Bug 1765261] Re: [regression] Ubuntu 18.04 login screen rejects a valid password on first attempt. Usually works on the second attempt

2018-05-22 Thread Neil Woolford
I've just noticed an interesting quirk to this bug; the Caps Lock modifier key does work for the first character on the first attempt. That is to say open login screen (by space bar if not already open), press and release Caps Lock, Caps Lock light now on, very first character to be typed is now m

[Bug 872022] Re: eog crash GRIP-CRITICAL

2012-05-24 Thread Neil Woolford
I can confirm that setting the key image-gallery-resizable to false stops the problem on my system. So that seems to be the track to follow. Neil -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to eog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.n

[Bug 872022] Re: eog crash GRIP-CRITICAL

2011-10-17 Thread Neil Woolford
** Attachment added: "gdb-eog.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eog/+bug/872022/+attachment/2556064/+files/gdb-eog.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to eog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/8720

[Bug 872022] Re: eog crash GRIP-CRITICAL

2011-10-15 Thread Neil Woolford
I would add that this may well be just a glitch with my individual machine. I will check when I upgrade other machines and report back if the problem shows elsewhere. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to eog in Ubuntu. http

[Bug 872022] Re: eog crash GRIP-CRITICAL

2011-10-15 Thread Neil Woolford
Sad to say that it is still present on my laptop system, 64 bit, upgraded from 11:04 to 11:10 beta and now release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to eog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/872022 Title: eog cra

[Bug 572550] Re: Panel utilities not shown on startup

2010-05-15 Thread Neil Woolford
Yes; the hardware didn't suffer from the problem before 10.04 or with the live CD. So it is the driver *installed* in 10.04 that causes the problem. However, it is linked to using a Matrox card. I've not seen bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439448 with the Matrox card, but have seen it on o

[Bug 572550] Re: Panel utilities not shown on startup

2010-05-15 Thread Neil Woolford
I'd agree that this is likely a duplicate of bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/574247 It was certainly a hardware problem for me, swapping the Matrox out for an ATI cured it. Though I'd like to use the old Matrox as it drives my old good quality CRT monitors very well

[Bug 572550] Re: Panel utilities not shown on startup

2010-05-03 Thread Neil Woolford
You are not alone... I've just experienced this bug on a new installation of Lucid final release on an old PIII machine with a matrox video card running a 5:4 ratio flat panel (not native 1024x768). The panels would show correctly after any change to their properties, but be incomplete again at t

[Bug 532988] Re: "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work

2010-03-07 Thread Neil Woolford
OK. More testing, more confusion. Now my pet theory about using nautilus windows rather than tabs seems wrong. I've just had spanned burning fail again using two windows. And work, on another machine, with tabs or windows. Trying to use Brasero as a stand-alone still fails always for me when t

[Bug 532988] Re: "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work

2010-03-06 Thread Neil Woolford
After more investigation I find that this bug occurs for me if using Brasero as a stand-alone programme, or if I try to use it from Nautilus in a tabbed window. In more detail; if I have two Nautilus windows open, one for the CD burner (Brasero) and the other for the source files, then attempting

[Bug 532988] Re: "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work

2010-03-05 Thread Neil Woolford
A similar problem is reported upstream at https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=605738 The details are different, but the overall effect is the same; spanning over multiple discs doesn't work. ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #605738 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=605738

[Bug 532989] Re: "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work

2010-03-05 Thread Neil Woolford
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 532988 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532988 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 532988 "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work -- "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not

[Bug 532988] Re: "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work

2010-03-05 Thread Neil Woolford
** Attachment added: "brasero-session.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40283968/brasero-session.log -- "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532988 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu De

[Bug 532988] [NEW] "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work

2010-03-05 Thread Neil Woolford
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brasero I am trying to write a directory of image files to CD. The files are of around 3MB to 6MB each, and the overall data size is greater than will fit on one data CD. If I drag and drop the files into brasero (normally via its integration with gnome

[Bug 532989] Re: "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work

2010-03-05 Thread Neil Woolford
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 532988 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532988 ** Attachment added: "brasero-session.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40283971/brasero-session.log -- "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 532989] [NEW] "burn the selection of files across several media" (spanning) does not work

2010-03-05 Thread Neil Woolford
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 532988 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/532988 Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brasero I am trying to write a directory of image files to CD. The files are of around 3MB to 6MB each, and the overall data size is greater than will fit on one da

[Bug 425411] Re: Computer suspends immediately after resuming if power is unplugged while suspended

2010-01-20 Thread Neil Woolford
Fixed on my Lenovo 3000 N200 using the new 2.28.1-0ubuntu1.1 from karmic-proposed. No apparent regressions. -- Computer suspends immediately after resuming if power is unplugged while suspended https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425411 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 406515] Re: [Karmic] Brightness fn keys lost functionality (multiple laptops)

2009-11-02 Thread Neil Woolford
I've just tried the brightness function keys on my 3000 N200, and they do still work while the grub menu is on screen, but stop working as soon as the grub menu countdown finishes and grub starts work. As others have found, the function keys F10 and F11 produce a normal keycode by themselves, but

[Bug 406515] Re: [Karmic beta] Brightness fn keys lost functionality (Lenovo 3000 N200)

2009-10-27 Thread Neil Woolford
Yes, still no brightness function keys here on my Lenovo 3000 N200. I agree with Oybon about the performance of the brightness applet; I would suggest using the gnome-power-manager (battery icon on the upper task bar) as it has a better brightness control on the Preferences AC Power tab. Hope th

[Bug 273294] Re: Rhythmbox can not use smb:// as library location

2009-10-20 Thread Neil Woolford
It works for me here, using Karmic Beta on both the library machine and the player machine. It isn't totally bug free, as occasionally the stream apparently breaks and Rhythmbox truncates the track and moves on to the next one in playing order. But I can add files of the type smb://thepathtomymus

[Bug 350772] Re: playing MMS / .ASX with totem needs manual install of codec package

2009-04-28 Thread Neil Woolford
I also had a failure to automatically install when first using the bbc live radio player (streaming iplayer). Same experience as Tenoch, adding gstreamer ugly plugins via synaptic did not work for me. However, using Applications=>Add/Remove (set to show "All available applications), selecting the

[Bug 287811] Re: Emptying Trash Fails with 'Error while expunging folder'

2009-04-20 Thread Neil Woolford
In my case the problem persists in Jaunty release candidate. The workaround that previously worked for me (briefly, removing files matching "*ibex*" in /mail/local) has not worked for me for a month or more now... Bug http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=550414 appears at first sight to refe

[Bug 287811] Re: Emptying Trash Fails with 'Error while expunging folder'

2009-01-18 Thread Neil Woolford
Still getting this problem occasionally. The method of removing the index files in post #6 works for me, though with a long startup time for evolution after doing it while the index files are reinstated. Evolution only appears on screen when this is finished. The fundamental problem of indexes ge

[Bug 287811] Re: Emptying Trash Fails with 'Error while expunging folder'

2008-12-10 Thread Neil Woolford
It's only the vfolders (~/.evolution/mail/vfolder/...) that have no index files, just cmeta files. The normal folders (~/.evolution/mail/local/...) have both index files and cmeta files. -- Emptying Trash Fails with 'Error while expunging folder' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287811 You receiv

[Bug 287811] Re: Emptying Trash Fails with 'Error while expunging folder'

2008-12-09 Thread Neil Woolford
Mark, it does indeed have a variety of folders, and also some vfolders (search folders). I thought I'd been through them all, but I was working manually so could easily have missed something. A quick play with the desktop search tool revealed cmeta files for the vfolders although no index or inde

[Bug 287811] Re: Emptying Trash Fails with 'Error while expunging folder'

2008-12-09 Thread Neil Woolford
I'm still stuck with a deleted items folder that cannot be emptied, causing the Summary and folder mismatch error. I first tried removing all the ev-summary files, which don't get recreated, confirming MiiJaySung's suggestion that they are now outdated and unused with the move to a different datab

[Bug 251976] Re: Copy disc sometimes fails, sometimes works

2008-07-26 Thread Neil Woolford
In condition two, (failure to burn) I find that .xsession-errors has the single line ** (nautilus-cd-burner:6318): WARNING **: Unable to prepare tracks for burning appended to the end. -- Copy disc sometimes fails, sometimes works https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251976 You received this bug not

[Bug 251976] Re: Copy disc sometimes fails, sometimes works

2008-07-26 Thread Neil Woolford
I am trying to copy a data CD. This is a normally formatted, once written CDR that I now need another exact copy of. (I should have made two to start with, perhaps...) I put the CD with my data on it into the drive. After a few seconds it automatically mounts and up comes a nautilus browser win

[Bug 251976] [NEW] Copy disc sometimes fails, sometimes works

2008-07-25 Thread Neil Woolford
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus-cd-burner If I wish to use nautilus to copy an existing data CD I place it in the single drive on my machine. It automatically mounts, opening a browser window and appearing as an icon on the desktop. If I close the browser window, I can right

[Bug 47889] Re: Label is write instead of copy

2008-07-25 Thread Neil Woolford
I'm being the 'me too' man today. Loic's right about this, and it's still here two years later. Little bump? -- Label is write instead of copy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/47889 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber.

[Bug 30739] Re: "Move to Trash" option misleading

2008-07-25 Thread Neil Woolford
Reported upstream in 2004. I've just noticed the same problem still exists in an up to date copy of Ubuntu Hardy Heron. So here's a little 'me too' bump for the bug. -- "Move to Trash" option misleading https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/30739 You received this bug notification because you are a m

[Bug 149964] Re: evolution: URLs with ampersand ("&") don't work

2008-03-07 Thread Neil Woolford
I'm glad to say that the issue appears fixed for me too in Hardy today. My test condition was sending myself an eBay "You might like to look at this item" automated email. This time, the ampersands were not mangled into html markup on arrival in the local Evolution, neither in the displayed strin

[Bug 149964] Re: evolution: URLs with ampersand ("&") don't work

2008-03-07 Thread Neil Woolford
The version of Evolution (and dependencies) currently available in the normal Gutsy (7.10) repositories, including Gutsy Proposed and Gutsy Backports still displays the problem discussed here. The fix has not made it to Gutsy yet. I intend to check Hardy Alpha 6 for the problem/fix this weekend a

[Bug 149964] I couldn't agree more...

2007-12-23 Thread Neil Woolford
This is not merely annoying, it means I can't upgrade several machines that I look after for other users because they would simply, and rightly, conclude that I'd broken their ebay search result emails. (I know it isn't exactly what is happening, but it is what appears to be happening from the poi

[Bug 146290] Re: gimp "open from url" doesn't work

2007-10-29 Thread Neil Woolford
This is also a problem for those of us who wish to edit files stored on other machines on a local network. I just spent around five hundred pounds on a network attached storage appliance and was not best pleased when I couldn't open files or save to it from the Gimp... Then I remembered that I've

[Bug 140460] Re: Evolution : On startup unable to connect to POP server

2007-10-24 Thread Neil Woolford
I've now had another look at the possible interaction with Network- Manager. Basically I removed Network-Manager from my system and manually configured the (wireless ethernet) connection to the internet. The symptom of asking for for the password and then looping continued to exist. So it looks

[Bug 140460] Re: Evolution : On startup unable to connect to POP server

2007-10-22 Thread Neil Woolford
Just to clarify my previous post; I'm away from any network that I have access to, so turned off network manager (using the gui) and then used a dialup modem via GnomePPP to get on to the net. Under these conditions Evolution seems inclined to start in offline mode. When put online it contacts t

[Bug 140460] Re: Evolution : On startup unable to connect to POP server

2007-10-22 Thread Neil Woolford
I've just used my system on a network configured manually, *without* Network-Manager and note that the symptom of repeated asking for password didn't occur. Could others in this bug check whether they are using network manager and whether *not* using it alleviates the symptom? (I have seen it sug

[Bug 149964] Re: evolution: URLs with ampersand ("&") don't work

2007-10-20 Thread Neil Woolford
Nobody accused of it either! It is only an annoyance, but one that will occur for anyone using the eBay notification email service, which is probably a very common case. I think my point was meant to be that it will affect many users, not all of whom will consider it to be trivial to work around.

[Bug 149964] Re: evolution: URLs with ampersand ("&") don't work

2007-10-20 Thread Neil Woolford
There's now a proposed patch for this problem. (Milan Crha 18/10). Any chance of testing this and getting it adopted quickly if it works? This is exactly the kind of bug that is confusing and disturbing to 'average users' but too easy for geeks to say "Just edit the html tag out in the address ba

[Bug 147943] Re: [MASTER] broken initial stacking (was: compiz hides quick loading windows at login)

2007-10-11 Thread Neil Woolford
New version of fix works fine here. Thanks very much to Michael Vogt and any others involved. Now I can enjoy terminal window transparency without the annoying side effects... -- [MASTER] broken initial stacking (was: compiz hides quick loading windows at login) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs

[Bug 147943] Re: [MASTER] broken initial stacking (was: compiz hides quick loading windows at login)

2007-10-09 Thread Neil Woolford
This bug persists for me too with latest version (1:0.6.0+git20071006-0ubuntu2) on a Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop with Intel 945 integrated graphics. Unsetting and resetting Compiz followed by a cold reboot didn't fix the problem. I always have to click on the desktop to see the lower panel after star

[Bug 50226] Re: pmount sees a microdrive as non-removable, so won't mount it.

2006-06-20 Thread Neil Woolford
pmount appears to just be following the information given by (presumably) hal about the device. So pmount is not at fault here, it is being told by other parts of the system that the drive is not removable. ** Changed in: pmount (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: pmount => hal -- pmount sees a microdr

[Bug 50226] pmount sees a microdrive as non-removable, so won't mount it.

2006-06-20 Thread Neil Woolford
Public bug reported: I use a digital camera with a CF II form factor microdrive. If I insert this card into a PCMCIA (PC card) adaptor and put it in a PCMCIA slot on my laptop, the microdrive shows as a disc in the Places->Computer gui file manager (Nautilus). It is however not mounted. If I tr

[Bug 40473] Re: Wacom support almost there... add some udev magic?

2006-05-14 Thread Neil Woolford
I'd not worry too much about serial Wacoms; I've got one, but every other one I've ever seen (apart from years ago) uses USB. And I kind of don't expect the same level of magic for serial as USB if I'm honest; USB is meant for hotplugging and multiple devices, whereas serial plugs have little scr

[Bug 40473] Re: Wacom support almost there... add some udev magic?

2006-05-12 Thread Neil Woolford
Much the same experience here with Dapper beta (Flight 7) and an Intuos 2 *serial* Wacom tablet. Wacom entries were present in xorg.conf but pointing to the non-existant dev/wacom. I didn't realise about the udev scripts, so my workaround was to manually edit xorg.conf to point to /dev/ttyS0 in t

[Bug 40473] Re: Wacom support almost there... add some udev magic?

2006-05-12 Thread Neil Woolford
Much the same experience here with Dapper beta (Flight 7) and an Intuos 2 *serial* Wacom tablet. Wacom entries were present in xorg.conf but pointing to the non-existant dev/wacom. I didn't realise about the udev scripts, so my workaround was to manually edit xorg.conf to point to /dev/ttyS0 in t

[Bug 29050] 6.04 (Dapper) doesn't recognize working printer

2006-03-03 Thread Neil Woolford
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29050 Comment: Thank you RoX! If I make the suggested change of /dev/usblp0 from scanner to root, my Epson CX3200 scanner/printer is detected by the gui Add Printer system. It prints a test page, and is still recognised by XSane as a wo

[Bug 31517] hal-device-manager does not load

2006-03-03 Thread Neil Woolford
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/31517 Comment: Upgraded system at 11am 3rd March, after seeing above two messages from Martin Pitt. Works here! No Hal error on Gnome startup any more, and invoking System->Administration->Device Manager now works (albeit with a ten to

[Bug 31517] hal-device-manager does not load

2006-03-01 Thread Neil Woolford
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/31517 Comment: Also found here on Dapper flight three, updated to 1-Mar 18:00. Following output from trying to start hal manually. Appears to bear out problem with python bindings, but I have *no* expertise here... = [EMAIL PROTE

[Bug 29050] 6.04 (Dapper) doesn't recognize working printer

2006-02-06 Thread Neil Woolford
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29050 - Changed attachments: Added: Redirected terminal output when running gnome-cups-manager from the command line. http://librarian.launchpad.net/1558560/gnom-cups-manager-output.txt -- desktop-bugs mailing li

[Bug 29050] 6.04 (Dapper) doesn't recognize working printer

2006-02-01 Thread Neil Woolford
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29050 Comment: Very similar experience here with an Epson CX-3200 which has worked fine under Warty through to Breezy. (Though requiring manual selection of "USB Printer #1" on the Properties Connection tab to work under Breezy. I think

[Bug 29822] hal hangs on startup

2006-01-28 Thread Neil Woolford
Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29822 Comment: Very similar problem has occured on my Dapper experimental box. Was working fine with Flight 3, then updated 27th Jan and boot ground to a halt at the HAL stage. Didn't wait long enough for error messages, no progress