[Bug 122602] Re: Duplicated entries in Places Menu

2007-08-25 Thread Ross Peoples
This happened with the new gnome-menus update in which they fixed some problems with spaces and updates from alacarte. One of the other things it does now, which I'm not sure if I like is that all cifs mounts used to show up as a place, but now they have been moved into a Removable Devices

[Bug 22930] Re: Newly-sensitive button ignores clicks until cursor re-enters it

2007-07-09 Thread Ross Peoples
While guiding a new Ubuntu user (coming from Windows) through the Install process, this was very annoying. Once he clicked the button, he thought it was working so he left it alone until he realized the button didn't actually get clicked. I told him it was a bug and that he needed to move the

[Bug 191027] Re: Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument

2008-04-30 Thread Ross Peoples
I have this bug as well, however, switching to ALSA does not work for me. I get the test sound and all of the system sounds play, even when PulseAudio is selected. But the second I use Rhythmbox or Totem I get the error. -- Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument

[Bug 191027] Re: Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument

2008-05-01 Thread Ross Peoples
CORRECTION: I actually got it to work with PulseAudio! Instead of switching to ALSA, I actually just did killall pulseaudio and the sound started to work! I'm not sure if that works for everyone though. -- Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191027 You

[Bug 220808] Re: Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-05-08 Thread Ross Peoples
I still have this problem, but it appears to be a gvfs problem since it hangs when a SSH share is left open in Nautilus. Also, the Backtrace doesn't list anything when the window turns gray. ** Attachment added: Desktop Screenshot http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14381234/Screenshot.png --

[Bug 220808] Re: Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-05-08 Thread Ross Peoples
Also, it should be noted, that in the screenshot, I should have 6 icons on the desktop, but all you see is the wallpaper. Whever Nautilus stops screwing up, the icons return. Until then, I can't do anything. I can't get to my home directory, or any directory for that matter because every Nautilus

[Bug 220808] Re: Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-05-08 Thread Ross Peoples
I hate to keep adding comments like this, but I'm working in Bluefish when Nautilus hangs. The funny thing is, the whole time Nautilus hangs, Bluefish is still able to edit files on the SSH share, as well as create and delete files. I'm actually having to use Bluefish for file management right now

[Bug 220808] Re: Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-05-09 Thread Ross Peoples
I only got the dbg package for nautilus...are there any other dbg packages I should install that could help with this? It's very difficult to do a backtrace on the problem because it only seems to happen with I'm not running the backtrace. And specifically, what should I be looking for in the

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-05-10 Thread Ross Peoples
ma2412ma: Suppose gvfs is working, wouldn't it be a good idea to make this more obvious to the users and not hide it somewhere as a hidden folder? I have asked the same question in multiple places without answer. To further the question, why isn't gvfs-fuse installed by default? When a user

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-05-10 Thread Ross Peoples
In Hardy Beta, you had to manually install it. I was not aware they had included it by default in the official release, but I am very glad they did. The only other real complaint (besides stability) that I have with it is the location of the shares. I really think they should be somewhere more

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-05-12 Thread Ross Peoples
Try opening a file located on a gvfs mount using VLC or some other non- gnome application, and you'll see why. Even though the applications may use the Gnome file dialog, the dialog itself sometimes hides connected shares, depending on the application. VLC is one example of such an application.

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-05-12 Thread Ross Peoples
VLC is a widely used application and even though this may be their problem, don't count on them to fix it because they still haven't fixed a simple gui bug reported 5 years ago. But I'm not singling out VLC here, there are other applications I have come across that have the same behavior when it

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-05-12 Thread Ross Peoples
Ok, as mentioned, for NEW users or others who are not as computer literate, having to explain that their share is in a hidden using a seemly strange name is not user-friendly. It's supposed to be Linux for Human Beings. If I shared out my movies folder, and set it up on my girlfriend's laptop so

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-05-12 Thread Ross Peoples
ma2414ma said it better than I probably could. I even have problems opening files in gedit for editing using gvfs via FTP. It tries to load them, then just stops and leaves you with a blank window. Another directory in the home directory may not be the best way to do it, but neither is a hidden

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-05-12 Thread Ross Peoples
So as long as you have the option to quickly get rid of it, you'd be happy? Using a symlink by default would be a great help to new users, while taking less than two seconds to delete if you didn't want it, which would be jmcantrell's case. -- gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-05-12 Thread Ross Peoples
I agree that it should just work without ever needing to know how, but because of examples like those already given by myself and ma2414ma, not all applications are using gvfs (and some, like VLC don't play nice with it) yet, and it could be quite some time (or never) before they do. Providing a

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-05-13 Thread Ross Peoples
ma2414ma: don't waste your time, they are totally unwilling to see reason no matter how many examples you give. They refuse to admit there is a problem. -- gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212789 You received this bug

[Bug 212789] Re: gvfs fuse mount is not functional after logout and subsequent login

2008-05-13 Thread Ross Peoples
jmcantrell: There didn't seem to be a problem adding the folders Music, Pictures, Videos, etc to the user's home directory. I'm not fighting the directory structure. You'd know that if you read the whole thread. I'm done arguing with your close mindedness. Sebastien: Perhaps showing the

[Bug 123492] Re: Most applications can't access Connect to Server mounts

2008-05-13 Thread Ross Peoples
Yes, and it doesn't work with VLC, as mentioned yesterday. Steps to reproduce: - Install VLC if not installed - Run VLC - Click File-Open File - Shares mounted with gvfs do not appear on the sidebar of the open file dialog. -- Most applications can't access Connect to Server mounts

[Bug 191027] Re: Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument

2008-05-16 Thread Ross Peoples
Actually, two months is pretty speedy for them. There are bugs that are several years old they have yet to fix. -- Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191027 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug

[Bug 191027] Re: Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument

2008-05-16 Thread Ross Peoples
Besides, I think they only release security fixes and other show stopper fixes until their next maintenance release (8.04.1). Since there is a workaround and audio really isn't a huge concern anyways (for servers), they don't see this as a show stopper. -- Failed to connect stream: Invalid

[Bug 220808] Re: Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-05-17 Thread Ross Peoples
After doing some system updates, the nautilus-dggsym package was removed. Trying to install the package gives me this error: The following packages have unmet dependencies: nautilus-dbgsym: Depends: nautilus (= 1:2.22.2-0ubuntu4) but 1:2.22.2-0ubuntu6 is to be installed E: Broken packages Of

[Bug 215700] [NEW] Connect To Server reports Timeout reached when connecting to an SSH host with a different RSA key

2008-04-11 Thread Ross Peoples
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gvfs I recently reinstalled Ubuntu on my home machine. So when connecting to it from work through Places - Connect To Server - SSH, the gnome-panel freezes for about 10 seconds, then I get an error message saying Timeout reached. I know it's because the

[Bug 215700] Re: Connect To Server reports Timeout reached when connecting to an SSH host with a different RSA key

2008-04-19 Thread Ross Peoples
I am using Hardy with all the latest updates. To reproduce: 1. Connect to an SSH server using Places - Connect to Server... and accepting the Host key if you are connecting to a new SSH server. 2. Disconnect from the server by unmounting. 3. On the server you just connected to and disconnected

[Bug 215700] Re: Connect To Server reports Timeout reached when connecting to an SSH host with a different RSA key

2008-04-22 Thread Ross Peoples
I am unable to troubleshoot since I no longer have the old known_hosts file. But, accessing directly seems to do the same thing as Connect to Server, so I imagine the results would be the same. It seemed almost like gvfs wasn't expecting this scenario and eventually timed out because it didn't

[Bug 220808] [NEW] Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-04-22 Thread Ross Peoples
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus I'm on Hardy and I've noticed a problem recently where Nautilus forces me to do a force quit on it whenever one of its windows is open for a long time. I work in my home directory a lot, so when I leave my machine, I usually leave Nautilus open

[Bug 220808] Re: Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-04-23 Thread Ross Peoples
Just started gdb and attached it nautilus. Hopefully by the time I get home this afternoon, I'll have a backtrace. -- Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220808 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 220808] Re: Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-04-23 Thread Ross Peoples
There is a possibility that this has already been fixed by the latest updates. I have had my home folder open for over 12 hours and it hasn't crashed yet. Knowing my luck, the second I detach gdb, nautilus will crash :) Anyways, I'm going to leave this running overnight and if it hasn't crashed

[Bug 220808] Re: Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-04-25 Thread Ross Peoples
I've been trying to reproduce this problem for the last 48 hours and I cannot get it to crash. I'm thinking the latest gvfs update did the trick, so I will try to mark this bug as fixed. ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Fix Released -- Nautilus Hangs if Open For an

[Bug 191027] Re: Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument

2008-05-24 Thread Ross Peoples
It's funny you say that frago. All those bugs that make Hardy the buggiest release yet are all Gnome bugs. I switched to KDE about a month ago and haven't had a problem. No PulseAudio screwing up audio, no gvfs screwing up the networking connections, no crashing of Nautilus every 20 minutes. And

[Bug 191027] Re: Failed to connect stream: Invalid argument

2008-05-25 Thread Ross Peoples
I was not trolling and I'm surprised by your reaction, Sebastien. I was merely suggesting an alternative until Gnome gets fixed. And I have filed bugs for all the problems I'm having. Reading blogs on the subject, there are several people having problems with Nautilus crashing. Some of those

[Bug 220808] Re: Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-05-25 Thread Ross Peoples
No, only a binary. What is ddeb anyways? Is that something I would have put in? Because I don't remember doing it. -- Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/220808 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs,

[Bug 220808] Re: Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period of Time

2008-05-25 Thread Ross Peoples
The wiki page says that development Hardy doesn't have hardy-updates. However, it seems to work, so I guess that notice in the wiki is a little outdated now. Anyways, as soon as I can recreate the circumstances for this bug I'll get a backtrace. -- Nautilus Hangs if Open For an Extended Period

Re: [Bug 147943] Re: [MASTER] broken initial stacking

2007-10-10 Thread Ross Peoples
Matt, I have a X850 Platinum Edition and I have the proprietary drivers installed, and compiz looks great...aside from these types of bugs, I've never had it crash. Matt Jones wrote: It is still broken. Even when I create a new user, roboot, and login as the new user. Please stop marking

Re: [Bug 147943] Re: [MASTER] broken initial stacking

2007-10-11 Thread Ross Peoples
/10/07, Matt Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ross Peoples wrote: Matt, I have a X850 Platinum Edition and I have the proprietary drivers installed, and compiz looks great...aside from these types of bugs, I've never had it crash. Matt Jones wrote: It is still broken. Even when I create

[Bug 255316] Re: Disable square brackets in minimized window titles

2009-06-11 Thread Ross Peoples
I actually like the brackets because when I have a bunch of windows open, it's nice to know which ones are minimized. If you wanna get rid of the square brackets, at least provide some visual cue that the window is minimized. And as always, giving the user an option to turn it off is better than

[Bug 179413] Group Properties Window Doesn't Show Group Members

2007-12-30 Thread Ross Peoples
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-desktop-environment Going to System - Administration - Users and Groups, then clicking Manage Groups button will bring up a list groups on the system. Clicking any of those groups and clicking the Properties button shows the Group Properties window

[Bug 179413] Re: Group Properties Window Doesn't Show Group Members

2007-12-30 Thread Ross Peoples
Well, I'm running Hardy Alpha 2 in VirtualBox now and it is not fixed. However, this is a fresh install and I have not done the updates yet. When I get all the current updates for Hardy Alpha 2, I'll report back with the results. -- Group Properties Window Doesn't Show Group Members