[Bug 492658] Re: Rhythmbox MusicBrainz cover art search engine fails to load available cover art

2012-11-04 Thread Robert Lange
This bug appears to have been fixed in 12.10. I was able to use MusicBrainz to get album info and cover art for my CDs. The fix appears not to have been the application of my patch, but a general refactoring of the module. Unless someone else can confirm that this bug still exists in 12.10

[Bug 1071345] Re: empathy contacts list compact mode is missing in 3.6

2012-10-31 Thread Robert Lange
I did not confirm my own bug report. If you look at the history, Launchpad Janitor confirmed the report (comment 2) because multiple people said that it affected them. Then, in comment 3, qwazi referenced another bug, and in comment 4, Bilal Shahid responded with a workaround for the unrelated

[Bug 1071345] Re: empathy contacts list compact mode is missing in 3.6

2012-10-30 Thread Robert Lange
I am the original reporter of this bug. Please do not hijack this bug report. This bug report deals with the disappearance of the compact mode for the contacts list. The ability to sort by status is also missing, but it is *not* the subject of this bug report. Please file a separate report for

[Bug 1071345] [NEW] empathy contacts list compact mode is missing in 3.6

2012-10-25 Thread Robert Lange
Public bug reported: Prior to upgrading to quantal, Empathy had a compact mode for the contacts list. This would show each contact on a single line that was just tall enough to display the contact's username. This way, I would be able to use my high resolution monitor to view all of my online

[Bug 841409] Re: GEdit is the only choice as Calendar application in Default Applications dialog

2012-10-23 Thread Robert Lange
For those who do not wish to wait for a patch to fix this, you can add the following line to the [Default Applications] section of the file $HOME/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list: text/calendar=thunderbird.desktop I also added the same line to the [Added Associations] section, but I am

[Bug 779639] Re: gnome screensaver activation is hindered by unobscure routine

2012-10-23 Thread Robert Lange
I have marked this bug invalid because the bug exists (might still exist) in a package that is no longer used by default in current Ubuntu releases. ** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 241206] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably

2012-10-23 Thread Robert Lange
I have marked this bug invalid because the bug exists (might still exist) in a package that is no longer used by default in current Ubuntu releases. ** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 779639] Re: gnome screensaver activation is hindered by unobscure routine

2012-10-23 Thread Robert Lange
Let me rephrase: the mechanism by which this bug exists is no longer in current releases of Ubuntu by default (Unity does its own thing to activate screen blanking/lockout), and it is crystal clear that in older releases of Ubuntu, this is a Won't fix. -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 666108] Re: empathy does not display AOL OSCAR too-frequent-login ban message to users

2012-10-23 Thread Robert Lange
This bug still exists in 12.10 (Quetzalcoatl, or whatever the crazy code name is this time) and I presume 12.04 as well. Now it says authentication failure after logging in and out too many times. Still no indication to the user that they should wait a while before trying to log in. -- You

[Bug 184508] Re: Gnome Window Selector loses windows

2012-10-23 Thread Robert Lange
The bug did occur on 10.04 with the desktop visual effects turned on. However, unless Ubuntu devs plan to go back and fix an obscure bug on a non-default desktop widget that is no longer even available the current UI environment, I would ask that they mark this as Won't fix so that I (and others)

[Bug 779639] Re: gnome screensaver activation is hindered by unobscure routine

2011-11-20 Thread Robert Lange
Since Ubuntu 11.10 effectively eliminated gnome-screensaver, I no longer see this bug in that release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/779639 Title: gnome

[Bug 779639] Re: gnome screensaver activation is hindered by unobscure routine

2011-09-21 Thread Robert Lange
Truth be told, I never understood what Shih-Yuan Lee's patch did or how it addressed this bug. My patch is much simpler, but it only addresses a symptom of the bug (the unobscure routine deactivating the screensaver) rather than the underlying bug (why is the obscure/unobscure routine called at

[Bug 779639] Re: gnome screensaver activation is hindered by unobscure routine

2011-09-03 Thread Robert Lange
Jason: Do you have a screensaver password that activates immediately when the screensaver activates? If you do, then instead of deactivating the screensaver, it will simply pop up the password dialog box. In either case, did you apply my patch listed in the Gnome Bugzilla linked to this bug, and

[Bug 779639] Re: gnome screensaver activation is hindered by unobscure routine

2011-09-03 Thread Robert Lange
This is the same patch as the one I submitted to the Gnome Bugzilla. Since no one ever commented on it there or here, I am explicitly submitting it here for consideration. ** Patch added: gnome-screensaver-fix-fade-to-black-back-to-desktop-bug.patch

[Bug 666108] Re: empathy does not display AOL OSCAR too-frequent-login ban message to users

2011-06-23 Thread Robert Lange
This bug still very much exists using the latest Natty as of today. I just got myself banned for 10 minutes testing it. I must assume that no one who looks that this bug report has an AOL IM account, because anyone with such an account can easily trigger this bug by logging out in about 15 or

[Bug 666117] Re: empathy (AOL IM protocol) does not handle messages to the logged in user from the same user (from another host) correctly

2011-06-23 Thread Robert Lange
This bug appears to be partially mooted, because apparently now Empathy will not show the logged-in user in the buddy list. To be clear, my user name is still listed in my AIM buddy list, it's just that Empathy filters it out of the displayed contacts. Pidgin and Adium still show your logged-in

[Bug 184508] Re: Gnome Window Selector loses windows

2011-05-08 Thread Robert Lange
I can't mark it won't fix, but that's basically what this bug is. With the transition to either Gnome Shell or Unity, this bug is mooted. I don't think anyone is still doing any hard hacking on the old Gnome 2 stuff like this, so for anyone stuck on Gnome 2, I guess they will have to live with it.

[Bug 779639] [NEW] gnome screensaver activation is hindered by unobscure routine

2011-05-08 Thread Robert Lange
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver The problem occurs in Natty, using the Unity desktop. I have not tried the old-style desktop to see if it also affects that. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=649755 I have reported upstream a bug in Gnome Screensaver that

[Bug 241206] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably

2011-05-08 Thread Robert Lange
The regression I reported in comment #25 is actually a new bug. See Bug #779639 for details. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241206 Title: Gnome

[Bug 241206] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably

2011-05-07 Thread Robert Lange
Under Maverick, I experienced no problems with the stock screensaver. Unfortunately, with Natty I have experienced a regression to the fade to black and then back to desktop issue whenever I use caffeine to disable the screensaver, and then sometime later use it to re-enable the screensaver. I am

[Bug 241206] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably

2010-12-15 Thread Robert Lange
** Changed in: gnome-session Assignee: Robert Lange (rcl24) = (unassigned) ** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Assignee: Robert Lange (rcl24) = (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome

[Bug 241206] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably

2010-12-15 Thread Robert Lange
Stuart, the gnome-screensaver code watches the idle_delay gconf variable, and any change to it triggers reset_idle_watch. Your changing that variable is a work-around for those who are not comfortable with patching code and recompiling, but it's not a solution. The precise cause of this bug has

[Bug 666108] [NEW] empathy does not display AOL OSCAR too-frequent-login ban message to users

2010-10-24 Thread Robert Lange
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: empathy The AOL Instant Messenger protocol bars users from logging in if they log in and out of their accounts too many times in rapid succession. When this happens in other clients, such as Adium (for OSX) and Slick (for Symbian), a message is popped up

[Bug 666108] Re: empathy does not display AOL OSCAR too-frequent-login ban message to users

2010-10-24 Thread Robert Lange
-- empathy does not display AOL OSCAR too-frequent-login ban message to users https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/666108 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to empathy in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 666108] Re: empathy does not display AOL OSCAR too-frequent-login ban message to users

2010-10-24 Thread Robert Lange
I have attached a relevant snippet from my telepathy-haze.log. My username has been changed to 'myacct1' for privacy. ** Attachment added: telepathy-haze log snippet showing ban text

[Bug 666117] [NEW] empathy (AOL IM protocol) does not handle messages to the logged in user from the same user (from another host) correctly

2010-10-24 Thread Robert Lange
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: empathy Okay, bear with me, this one is complicated ;-) Let your username be 'fubar' and let your two computers be called 'host1' and 'host2'. Login to AOL IM as fubar on host1. Add fubar to your buddy list. Notice that you can open a chat window to

[Bug 666117] Re: empathy (AOL IM protocol) does not handle messages to the logged in user from the same user (from another host) correctly

2010-10-24 Thread Robert Lange
-- empathy (AOL IM protocol) does not handle messages to the logged in user from the same user (from another host) correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/666117 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to empathy in ubuntu. --

[Bug 492658] Re: Rhythmbox MusicBrainz cover art search engine fails to load available cover art

2010-10-22 Thread Robert Lange
It looks like the patch was not properly applied, or else, your initial copy of /usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/artdisplay/MusicBrainzCoverArtSearch.py was different than mine. Can you attach your copy, as well as the initial copy, if it still exists? -- Rhythmbox MusicBrainz cover art search engine

[Bug 492658] Re: Rhythmbox MusicBrainz cover art search engine fails to load available cover art

2010-10-22 Thread Robert Lange
All, The above solution patch is formatted to be dropped into the Ubuntu source package and recompiled into the binary package. However, since it's just a Python file, you can just apply it directly to the /usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/artdisplay/MusicBrainzCoverArtSearch.py file without building a

[Bug 492658] Re: Rhythmbox MusicBrainz cover art search engine fails to load available cover art

2010-10-21 Thread Robert Lange
Medor, we need more information to determine if this error is really related to the patch. Please quit Rhythmbox (making sure it's not still running in the background) and from the command line, run: rhythmbox --debug rhythmbox-debug.txt 21 Start playing one album/song that causes the error,

[Bug 492658] Re: Rhythmbox MusicBrainz cover art search engine fails to load available cover art

2010-10-19 Thread Robert Lange
Yeah, lannatwin, Last.FM is another search option that is automatically tried, if you are logged in to it. However, my patch fixes things even for those who do not have a Last.FM account. -- Rhythmbox MusicBrainz cover art search engine fails to load available cover art

[Bug 492658] Re: Rhythmbox not load cover arts

2010-10-18 Thread Robert Lange
** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Opinion ** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Status: Opinion = In Progress -- Rhythmbox MusicBrainz cover art search engine fails to load available cover art https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/492658 You received this bug

[Bug 492658] Re: Rhythmbox not load cover arts

2010-10-18 Thread Robert Lange
This bug is a simple omission in a search handler. In MusicBrainzCoverArtSearch.py, someone forgot to implement the method get_result_meta. It's just a stub that does nothing important, but the overall search algorithm expects it to be there, and when it's not, it returns a runtime error rather

[Bug 544242] Re: [PATCH] Empathy should allow users to toggle auto-away mode on/off

2010-10-10 Thread Robert Lange
An update: Apparently Empathy has switched from using GConf as its settings storage to GSettings and its corresponding dconf. On the first start of Empathy after doing the dist-upgrade, the Empathy settings are imported once from GConf into dconf, and then GConf is no longer used for empathy.

[Bug 241206] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably

2010-10-06 Thread Robert Lange
Upon further testing, while my previous patch does fix a code path which results in the idle watch timer not being reset, it has not fully fixed this bug. There still appears to be a race condition in which the idle watch timer is sometimes not being reset. Try as I have, I have not been able to

[Bug 241206] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably

2010-10-06 Thread Robert Lange
Also, I have already submitted the above patch to upstream #625019. -- Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241206 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in ubuntu. --

[Bug 241206] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably

2010-07-06 Thread Robert Lange
** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Robert Lange (rcl24) ** Changed in: gnome-session Assignee: (unassigned) = Robert Lange (rcl24) -- Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241206 You received this bug notification

[Bug 491926] Re: screensaver doesn't start immediately after being enabled

2010-07-06 Thread Robert Lange
See Bug #241206 comments 16 and 17 for my explanation of this bug, and patches. ** Also affects: gnome-session Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: gnome-session Assignee: (unassigned) = Robert Lange (rcl24) ** Changed in: gnome-session Status: New

[Bug 363635] Re: Screensaver does not work in 9.04

2010-07-06 Thread Robert Lange
in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: New = In Progress ** Summary changed: - Screensaver does not work in 9.04 + Gnome Screensaver does not activate when time limit is reached ** Changed in: gnome-session Assignee: (unassigned) = Robert Lange (rcl24) -- Gnome Screensaver does not activate

[Bug 491926] Re: screensaver doesn't start immediately after being enabled

2010-07-06 Thread Robert Lange
** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = In Progress -- screensaver doesn't start immediately after being enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491926 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. --

[Bug 363635] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate when time limit is reached

2010-07-06 Thread Robert Lange
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 241206 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241206 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 241206 Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably -- Gnome Screensaver does not activate when time limit is reached https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/363635

[Bug 205574] Re: Screensaver does not activate while mouse pointer on tooltip

2010-07-05 Thread Robert Lange
Changed to invalid. I have tried on a fresh install of 10.04 pointing to all of the tooltips I know of, and I simply cannot trigger this bug. ** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- Screensaver does not activate while mouse pointer on tooltip

[Bug 241206] Re: On Hardy screen saver never displays

2010-07-05 Thread Robert Lange
** Also affects: gnome-session Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Project changed: gnome-session = stracciatella-session ** Project changed: stracciatella-session = gnome-session ** Summary changed: - On Hardy screen saver never displays + Gnome Screensaver does not activate

[Bug 241206] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably

2010-07-05 Thread Robert Lange
After getting really frustrated with this bug, I spent most of 4th of July weekend wading knee-deep in gnome-session and gnome-screensaver code, but I finally rooted out the bugs behind this. There are two bugs: === Bug 1 -- gnome-session -- gsm-manager.c === Gnome Screensaver activates when

[Bug 241206] Re: Gnome Screensaver does not activate reliably

2010-07-05 Thread Robert Lange
Agghh! Ignore Launchpad's links to B U G 1 and B U G 2 in the above post. Also, the above patch should end with the extension .patch. Here is the second patch file, which covers the gnome-screensaver patch. Read the above comment #16 for the explanation and how to apply it. ** Patch added:

[Bug 363635] Re: Screensaver does not work in 9.04

2010-06-16 Thread Robert Lange
Sebastian: I know this is not the kind of bug you like, since it is difficult to describe and hard to reproduce reliably, but it is a real bug. Perhaps the wording of the title could be better, and we need more people to flesh out what is happening. As it stands now, I have absolutely no faith

[Bug 205574] Re: Screensaver does not activate while mouse pointer on tooltip

2010-06-16 Thread Robert Lange
I have spent the evening running down Gnome Screensaver bugs. [un]Fortunately, I cannot reproduce this particular bug on a fresh install of 10.04. I can point to things that show a tooltip, such as the panel menu, and after the timeout, the tooltip disappears and the screen is blanked/locked. --

[Bug 241206] Re: On Hardy screen saver never displays

2010-06-16 Thread Robert Lange
I had noticed this bug on an upgraded 8.10 - 9.04 - 9.10 but had assumed it was an upgrade bug, and ignored it. Now I have the same bug a clean install of 10.04. This absolutely should be a serious issue, as it could cause screen damage (imagine I go away for the week forgetting to turn off my

[Bug 491926] Re: screensaver doesn't start immediately after being enabled

2010-06-16 Thread Robert Lange
Other related bugs are bug #241206 and bug #363635. These may all be different peoples' renditions of the same bug. -- screensaver doesn't start immediately after being enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491926 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 431084] Re: make brasero retain extension when truncating file names for windows

2009-10-02 Thread Robert Lange
2.26.1-0ubuntu1 It's a pretty important issue if the CD you are burning is intended for use by a non-technical Windows user. In that case, they complain at you that you burned a disc full of garbage. -- make brasero retain extension when truncating file names for windows

[Bug 431084] [NEW] make brasero retain extension when truncating file names for windows

2009-09-16 Thread Robert Lange
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brasero When I checked the Increase compatibility with Windows option before burning my disk, Brasero warned me that it would have to truncate file names longer than 64 characters in order to be Windows compatible. I allowed it and burned the disk. The

[Bug 111893] Re: Panel items lose their order when panel is not expanded

2009-07-20 Thread Robert Lange
I can also confirm this on 9.04 (i686) with gnome-panel 2.26.0. Roydhouse's method (comment #12) is effective in reproducing it. This bug seems to happen primarily when you change screen resolution. It severely affects laptop users, rendering the use of external monitors to be unnecessarily

[Bug 184508] Re: Gnome Window Selector loses windows

2008-10-30 Thread Robert Lange
The bug occurred in Gutsy definitely. I used Hardy only very briefly, so I don't know if it occurred there. Right now I have no dedicated Linux box, due to massive (hardware?) instability on what was once my primary workstation. I will not have time to correct this situation for several weeks.

[Bug 34247] Re: Trash always empty.

2008-05-01 Thread Robert Lange
As of my upgrade to hardy, this bug is fixed for me. Does it still affect anyone who is using hardy, or has this finally been fixed for good? -- Trash always empty. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/34247 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 173350] Re: Caps lock LED changes state even when caps lock is mapped to ctrl

2008-05-01 Thread Robert Lange
I'll throw my experience with this bug into the hat. I just upgraded from Gutsy, in which this feature worked correctly, to Hardy, in which the bug appeared. Hardy is currently up to date. First, I reverted my Gnome keyboard preferences to the default. I tried Jay Finger's suggestion of

[Bug 173350] Re: Caps lock LED changes state even when caps lock is mapped to ctrl

2008-05-01 Thread Robert Lange
I just created a brand new account, and verified that my observations in comment 42 are still happening in a new account. That is, using the xorg.conf workaround, with all defaults for Gnome keyboard preferences and *no* ~/.xmodmaprc file, the default behavior of Gnome overrides the xorg.conf

[Bug 34247] Re: Trash always empty.

2006-12-08 Thread Robert Lange
To reiterate, my problem is that trash does not work for my home directory. The problem is with both the Trash Applet and Nautilus. If I mount a floppy or a USB stick or whatever, trash works correctly for those mounts. However, trash will not work for my home directory. I have NOT tried

[Bug 34247] Re: Trash always empty.

2006-12-08 Thread Robert Lange
I have just done a fresh install. The only difference between this install and my previous installation is that I have mounted /home on its own partition, as opposed to having only a / partition. Both the Trash applet and Nautilus trash now are able to see and empty trash stored in my ~/.Trash

[Bug 34247] Re: Trash always empty.

2006-12-04 Thread Robert Lange
I have found some more information, although I don't really have time now to do more. In the file gnome-vfs-unix-mounts.c there are several different possibilities based on what type of unix you have and how it stores mount information. In particular for Ubuntu the HAVE_MNTENT_H ifdef is used, so

[Bug 34247] Re: Trash always empty.

2006-11-21 Thread Robert Lange
I have instrumented gnome_vfs_volume_handles_trash(...) in libgnomevfs /gnome-vfs-volume.c. I have observed that gnome-vfs identifies the type of the root filesystem as rootfs. There is no entry for such a filesystem in gnome-vfs-filesystem-type.c, so it thinks that the root filesytem, on which my