[Bug 736970] Re: Evince generates large print jobs that never complete

2015-09-29 Thread Neilen Marais
Seems to be OK in Ubuntu 15.04. I vote for closing the bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/736970 Title: Evince generates large print jobs that never complete To

[Bug 736970] [NEW] Evince generates large print jobs that never complete

2011-03-17 Thread Neilen Marais
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evince If I print a document (such as the one attached below), evince generates large print jobs (~3MB for the 9 page doc attached) that takes forever to print. While wating, a ghostscript process (gs) takes 100% cpu. This process does not complete

[Bug 736970] Re: Evince generates large print jobs that never complete

2011-03-17 Thread Neilen Marais
** Attachment added: Document that causes evince to exhibit bad printing behaviour https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/736970/+attachment/1915129/+files/martin98.pdf -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu.

[Bug 736970] Re: Evince generates large print jobs that never complete

2011-03-17 Thread Neilen Marais
Oh, forgot to mention, I figured this out thanks to a forum post reporting the samebehaviour: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10570469 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu.

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-02-14 Thread Neilen Marais
In reply to #245 by The Fiddler: I'm not sure if our experience differs or if I did not explain my proposed solution well enough. I find that I have no difficulty getting the resize pointer to appear momentarily while moving across the window border, the problem lies in actually clicking while

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-02-14 Thread Neilen Marais
In reply to #245 by The Fiddler: I'm not sure if our experience differs or if I did not explain my proposed solution well enough. I find that I have no difficulty getting the resize pointer to appear momentarily while moving across the window border, the problem lies in actually clicking while

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult [please no more comments; patches welcome]

2011-01-24 Thread Neilen Marais
I think a good modification to the invisible drag handle proposal would be to rather use resize border resistance. This is a solution that won't require more than 1 px of UI space to work well. How I envisage it working is: 1) keep your arbitrarily small window border resize 2) Define a

[Bug 164676] Re: evince prints equations with bad quality

2008-05-28 Thread Neilen Marais
The new poppler debs seem to to have hit the archive yet, but is it likely that I can install the new debs on a hardy installation? Otherwise, should I request a backport? Thanks -- evince prints equations with bad quality https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164676 You received this bug

[Bug 8764] Re: Disk doesn't show free space in 'filesystem'

2008-05-08 Thread Neilen Marais
Yep, fixed in released hardy as far as I'm concerned. Showing free space for the root partition is the correct behavior as far as I'm concerned... I think this bug is safe to close? -- Disk doesn't show free space in 'filesystem' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/8764 You received this bug

[Bug 41262] Re: Places - Computer - should show occupied/free space on removable media

2008-05-08 Thread Neilen Marais
This bug has been on my CC list. Seems well fixed in hardy. Safe for closing IMHO. -- Places - Computer - should show occupied/free space on removable media https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41262 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct

[Bug 8764] Re: Disk doesn't show free space in 'filesystem'

2008-05-08 Thread Neilen Marais
On second thought... Filesystem is kind of a meta-concept that just happens to include the root parition. What would probably make sense is to summarise all the mounted filesystem's info somehow. This is actually a surprisingly complicated issue to present completely logically in an UI ;) Perhaps

[Bug 3667] Re: multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working

2008-05-08 Thread Neilen Marais
Markus: Strange, seems to WorkForMe with hardy printing from evince. -- multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/3667 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs

[Bug 3337] Re: cant drag a file to a folder in new nautilus location button bar

2008-05-08 Thread Neilen Marais
Can confirm that this issue is still current under hardy. -- cant drag a file to a folder in new nautilus location button bar https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/3337 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs

[Bug 164676] Re: evince prints equations with bad quality

2008-05-08 Thread Neilen Marais
Sebastien: Just to make your life easier, a direct link to the problem pdf: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10528279/rieben04a.pdf I can confirm that the same issue persists in hardy, only now the size of the generated postscript file has grown to 5.3MB. -- evince prints equations with bad

[Bug 164676] Re: evince prints equations with bad quality

2007-12-01 Thread Neilen Marais
I allready have? rieben04a-evince.ps is the output of print to file in evince. The original pdf is rieben04a.pdf that is attached in Bug #164674 -- evince prints equations with bad quality https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164676 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 164676] example of evince output.

2007-11-23 Thread Neilen Marais
Forgot to mention, kpdf prints fine. For original PDF see Bug #164674 ** Attachment added: rieben04a-evince.ps http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10528283/rieben04a-evince.ps -- evince prints equations with bad quality https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164676 You received this bug notification

[Bug 164676] evince prints equations with bad quality

2007-11-23 Thread Neilen Marais
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evince Print attached pdf file and all the math comes out blurry. Printing to postscript has the same result, PS file also attached. ** Affects: evince (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- evince prints equations with bad

[Bug 153301] Re: weather applet won't use automatic-proxy-configuration

2007-10-19 Thread Neilen Marais
Perhaps it would make sense then for the gnome libs to provide an http access function that does understand the automatic settings? Or does it exist already, meaning that gweather-applet-2 needs to changed to make use of it? -- weather applet won't use automatic-proxy-configuration

[Bug 153301] weather applet won't use automatic-proxy-configuration

2007-10-16 Thread Neilen Marais
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-applets In gnome-network-preferences the proxy can be confgured as Direct internet connection (i.e. None), Manual proxy configuration where the host/port of the proxy server is specified and Automatic proxy configuration where an URL pointing to a

[Bug 119078] Re: Excessive memory use with large images

2007-06-28 Thread Neilen Marais
Where can I get a feisty compatible build? I tried installing 2.10.4 from gutsy, but it had unmet dependencies. -- Excessive memory use with large images https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/119078 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug

[Bug 16724] Re: Inkscape does not use gnome print dialog

2007-06-22 Thread Neilen Marais
Any idea when this will hit a released version in Ubuntu? Feisty still has the old unfriendly printing dialog. -- Inkscape does not use gnome print dialog https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/16724 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct

[Bug 107025] Re: Multipage printing issue using even and odd.

2007-06-19 Thread Neilen Marais
I see this bug is still marked as need info. Peter Russel seems to describe the issue clearly, and I also just ran into the same issue trying to print a long document using pages per sheet = 2. I want to print on both sides of the paper using a printer that doesn't support duplex printing. Using

[Bug 119078] Excessive memory use with large images

2007-06-07 Thread Neilen Marais
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gthumb In a directory with several (13) large (~45MB, 1x14000px, 8bit grayscale) tiff files (scanned documents) gthumb soon uses excessive memory and makes the whole system unresponsive (about 30s after starting gthumb, 4 thumbnails displayed). This

[Bug 119078] Re: Excessive memory use with large images

2007-06-07 Thread Neilen Marais
gThumb 2.10.2 -- Excessive memory use with large images https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/119078 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gthumb in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 8764] Re: Disk doesn't show free space in 'filesystem'

2007-05-17 Thread Neilen Marais
Hmm, see this bug has been inactive for a long time. It seems more important than a priority low bug to me. I've been annoyed by it several times, almost always when trying to show off ubuntu to interested parties. I don't even use windows, yet I expect free space to be shown here ;) And I keep

[Bug 8764] Re: Disk doesn't show free space in 'filesystem'

2007-05-17 Thread Neilen Marais
Actually, this is not quite the right bug I had in mind. I am really talking about https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/41262 -- Disk doesn't show free space in 'filesystem' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/8764 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 104893] Re: gthumb unresponsive / unusably slow with RAW files in feisty

2007-04-17 Thread Neilen Marais
The problem I have is not that the thumbnail generation is slow, but that gthumb is unresponsive while this happens. A typical directory I work with in gthumb will have 100s of pictures/RAW files. Generating thumbnails for all takes 10's of minutes, during which time i can't really use gthumb. --

[Bug 107217] Crop not applied in gthumb Fiesty

2007-04-17 Thread Neilen Marais
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gthumb I view a picture, select crop from the Image menu, select a crop in the crop dialogue, click apply. The crop is not applied to the picture. The picture is completely unchanged. ** Affects: gthumb (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided

[Bug 104893] gthumb unresponsive / unusably slow with RAW files in feisty

2007-04-09 Thread Neilen Marais
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gthumb The Feisty version of gthumb seems to support raw files, but when I open a directory that contains a mix of .JPG and .NEF (Nikon RAW) files (my camera is set to record both raw and JPG versions of each picture), gthumb becomes unusably slow. I

[Bug 3667] Re: multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working

2006-06-22 Thread Neilen Marais
OK, confirm that 2 to 1 printing works on a real printer (HP ColorLaserJet 3800 in this case), but does not work when printing to file. Should we expect 2 to 1 printing to work when printing to file? I've certainly wanted to do it before... -- multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working

[Bug 3667] Re: multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working

2006-06-21 Thread Neilen Marais
Thomas: Latest dapper or edgy? Printing from evince to a .ps (can try on real printer at work tomorrow) still does not work. I do upgrade from dapper-updates, and my system is up to date. -- multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working https://launchpad.net/bugs/3667 -- desktop-bugs

[Bug 3667] Re: multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working

2006-06-21 Thread Neilen Marais
Sorry for the multiple posts. Thomas: More specifically, what versions of evince and libgnomeprint are you using? -- multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working https://launchpad.net/bugs/3667 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 3667] Re: multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working

2006-06-21 Thread Neilen Marais
Sorry for the multiple posts. Thomas: More specifically, what versions of evince and libgnomeprint are you using? -- multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working https://launchpad.net/bugs/3667 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 3667] Re: multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working

2006-06-21 Thread Neilen Marais
I have: $ LANG=en COLUMNS=150 dpkg -l *gnomeprint* | grep ^ii ii libgnomeprint2.2-0 2.12.1-3ubuntu2 The GNOME 2.2 print architecture - runtime files ii libgnomeprint2.2-data 2.12.1-3ubuntu2 The GNOME 2.2 print architecture - data files ii

[Bug 3667] Re: multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working

2006-06-21 Thread Neilen Marais
I have: $ LANG=en COLUMNS=150 dpkg -l *gnomeprint* | grep ^ii ii libgnomeprint2.2-0 2.12.1-3ubuntu2 The GNOME 2.2 print architecture - runtime files ii libgnomeprint2.2-data 2.12.1-3ubuntu2 The GNOME 2.2 print architecture - data files ii

[Bug 3667] Re: multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working

2006-06-21 Thread Neilen Marais
Oi, why are my comments being repeated? I don't think *I*'m doing anything wrong? Anyway, sorry for the annoyance. -- multipage (2 pages to 1) print function not working https://launchpad.net/bugs/3667 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 26450] Re: Evince doesn't print multiple copies

2006-06-13 Thread Neilen Marais
Seems to work correctly with 6.06 and HP Laserjet 5MP. -- Evince doesn't print multiple copies https://launchpad.net/bugs/26450 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs

[Bug 39567] Re: No driver presence

2006-06-13 Thread Neilen Marais
Hi It seemed to be a breezy-dapper upgrade issue, with some required package not being installed. I tried installing serveral cups/ppd related packages and eventually it worked. Alas I forgot to note which package fixed it :( I'm sorry I can't provide more useful information. -- No driver

[Bug 3337] Re: cant drag a file to a folder in new nautilus location button bar

2006-06-13 Thread Neilen Marais
The bug linked upstream has been marked a duplicate of http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309842, but I can't seem to figure out how to change the upsteam bug link. -- cant drag a file to a folder in new nautilus location button bar https://launchpad.net/bugs/3337 -- desktop-bugs mailing

[Bug 44101] Re: [Dapper] gnome-sound-properties always defaults to first card

2006-06-08 Thread Neilen Marais
I have a similar problem with up to date Dapper. I have two sound cards (snd_via82xx onboard and snd_ens1371 PCI). gnome-sound-properties shows both cards, and let's me select both. However it does not activate the selection, and if I run it again, it's back to the first card. Example 1) run

[Bug 39567] Re: No driver presence

2006-06-03 Thread Neilen Marais
I can confirm this bug. Just upgraded my AMD64 machine from breezy to dapper. I'm trying to add a networked CUPS printer. I do the following: 1) $ gnome-cups-manager /tmp/gnome-cups-manager.log 2) double-click add new printer 3) select IPP network printer 4) enter the printer's URL 5) click

[Bug 3337] Re: cant drag a file to a folder in new nautilus location button bar

2006-05-06 Thread Neilen Marais
I'd just like to add my +1 for this feature... -- cant drag a file to a folder in new nautilus location button bar https://launchpad.net/bugs/3337 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs