[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2025523] [NEW] tracker3 taking 100% CPU for a long time

2023-07-01 Thread Paddy Landau
Public bug reported: /usr/libexec/tracker-extract-3 and /usr/libexec/tracker-miner-fs-3 are constantly taking 100% CPU, causing the machine to overheat and the fans to work overtime. This should not happen. What doesn't help: • Ubuntu Settings > Search > turn off search. • Restart the machine.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2024424] [NEW] Right-click menu on dock doesn't scroll when it is long

2023-06-20 Thread Paddy Landau
Public bug reported: When you right-click on a "Favourite" in the dock, it shows a small menu relating to that app. For example, right-click on Nautilus to show the options "All Windows", "New Window", and the various Nautilus shortcuts. However, when the menu is long (I have many Nautilus

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1693480] Re: Nautilus contextual menu in dockbar doesn't show common paths

2023-06-20 Thread Paddy Landau
This appears to have been fixed, because it works for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693480 Title: Nautilus contextual menu in dockbar doesn't show common paths

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 2006110] Re: [SRU] Update to latest bugfix release for jammy

2023-03-16 Thread Paddy Landau
An easy way to check if the bug is still present in Ubuntu is to enter a flatpak-search command, e.g. flatpak search meld At the time of writing, this produces 3,010 spurious identical error messages. This bug is relevant: https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/5323 Note: flatpak version

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1897562] Re: gedit snap fails to save or open files in miscellaneous directories including dot-folders, ~/bin, and system folders.

2022-09-19 Thread Paddy Landau
** Description changed: The snap version of gedit prevents viewing and editing files outside a strictly limited set of folders. For example, it cannot change files in standard folders ~/bin, ~/.local, ~/.config, ~/.ssh, or standard files such as ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile. Even "sudo -H

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1949340] Re: [upstream] Saving downloads or pages is difficult because of unfocused file chooser dialog

2022-09-15 Thread Paddy Landau
Re comment #27 It's NOT only snap. This also happens to me with: • The flatpak version of Firefox • The Appimage version of Firefox • Chrome installed from the official Chrome PPA I have seen confirmation of this from others. Thus Snap, Flatpak, Appimage and PPA are all affected. -- You

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1897562] Re: gedit snap fails to save or open files in miscellaneous directories including dot-folders, ~/bin, and system folders.

2022-09-15 Thread Paddy Landau
** Description changed: The snap version of gedit prevents viewing and editing files outside a strictly limited set of folders. For example, it cannot change files in - standard folders ~/bin or ~/.local or ~/.config, or standard files such - as ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile. Even "sudo -H gedit

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1897562] Re: gedit snap fails to save or open files in miscellaneous directories including dot-folders, ~/bin, and system folders.

2022-09-12 Thread Paddy Landau
** Description changed: The snap version of gedit prevents viewing and editing files outside a strictly limited set of folders. For example, it cannot change files in standard folders ~/bin or ~/.local or ~/.config, or standard files such as ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile. Even "sudo -H gedit

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1986513] [NEW] Software & Updates doesn't handle sources files properly when an entry has options

2022-08-15 Thread Paddy Landau
Public bug reported: — SYNOPSIS — Software & Updates (software-properties-gtk) has a tab "Other Software" that lists all entries in /etc/apt/sources.list and in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list Some entries have an option in square brackets, e.g.: deb [arch=amd64] ... But, Software & Updates

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1906420] Re: Please replace default Gnome extension "Desktop Icons" with "Desktop Icons NG (DING)" (by the same author)

2022-03-15 Thread Paddy Landau
> Note also that we can't consider DING for inclusion in Ubuntu 20.04 focal because to render in Wayland sessions it requires mutter 3.38 or later. DING works perfectly for me: Ubuntu 20.04 Mutter 3.36.9 Gnome 3.36.8 DING version 17 (according to the metadata.json file) Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't use

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1839380] Re: Nautilus freezes when restoring files and a copy already exists

2021-02-01 Thread Paddy Landau
The status is "Fix Released" October 2020, but it's still happening. Ubuntu 20.04 Nautilus 3.36.3-stable -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1839380 Title: Nautilus

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1906420] Re: Please replace default Gnome extension "Desktop Icons" with "Desktop Icons NG (DING)" (by the same author)

2020-12-01 Thread Paddy Landau
@seb128 — Hmm, maybe I'm wrong about it being maintained. It's just that it shows a lower level of compatibility in its Extensions listing. Sorry if I was wrong. I don't recall where specifically I have came across the recommendation for NG, but I found it referenced in several places when I was

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1901150] Re: No "Are you sure?" question when deleting something from Desktop

2020-12-01 Thread Paddy Landau
I have created Bug #1906420 which, if implemented, will solve this and other bugs. Please visit and "star" it (the green writing at the top) if you agree with it. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-desktop- icons/+bug/1906420 -- You received this bug notification

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-12-01 Thread Paddy Landau
I have created Bug #1906420 which, if implemented, will solve this and other bugs. Please visit and "star" it (the green writing at the top) if you agree with it. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-desktop- icons/+bug/1906420 -- You received this bug notification

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1906420] [NEW] Please replace default Gnome extension "Desktop Icons" with "Desktop Icons NG (DING)" (by the same author)

2020-12-01 Thread Paddy Landau
Public bug reported: By default, Ubuntu installs the Gnome extension "Desktop Icons" [1] (by rastersoft). Unfortunately, this extension is now unmaintained, is problematic, and leads to several bugs, including but not limited to Bug #1901150 and Bug #1813441. The same author has created, and

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1897562] Re: gedit snap fails to save or open files in miscellaneous directories including dot-folders, ~/bin, and system folders.

2020-12-01 Thread Paddy Landau
** Summary changed: - gedit snap fails to open fails in user dot directories + gedit snap fails to save or open files in miscellaneous directories including dot-folders, ~/bin, and system folders. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1897562] Re: gedit needs classic confinement

2020-11-28 Thread Paddy Landau
Please don't expire this request. The problem still exists in full. ** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1897562

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1901150] Re: No "Are you sure?" question when deleting something from Desktop

2020-10-23 Thread Paddy Landau
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04. On my desktop, Delete (which moves the item to the Recycling bin) just deletes it. Shift+Delete (which deletes the item permanently) does ask. To me, this is correct behaviour and shouldn't change. But... I don't know if this has anything to do with the extension that

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-10-09 Thread Paddy Landau
The updated Desktop Icons, "Desktop Icons NG (DING)" (by the same author), fixes these problems. Canonical could make its life easier by simply replacing the old Desktop Icons with the new Desktop Icons NG (DING). Desktop Icons: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1465/desktop-icons/ Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1897562] Re: gedit needs classic confinement

2020-09-28 Thread Paddy Landau
@seb128 — Correction to my previous post: For system folders, I cannot even load files. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1897562 Title: gedit needs classic confinement

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1897562] Re: gedit needs classic confinement

2020-09-28 Thread Paddy Landau
@seb128 — I can load files from ~/bin, but when I try to save, I get this error (screenshot attached): Could not save the file "/home/paddy/bin/myscript". You do not have the permissions necessary to save the file. Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again. The same is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1897562] Re: gedit needs classic confinement

2020-09-28 Thread Paddy Landau
** Description changed: The snap version of gedit prevents viewing and editing files outside a strictly limited set of folders. For example, it cannot change files in - standard folder ~/bin, or standard files such as ~/.bashrc. Even "sudo - -H gedit /etc/fstab" doesn't work. + standard

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1897562] [NEW] gedit needs classic confinement

2020-09-28 Thread Paddy Landau
Public bug reported: The snap version of gedit prevents viewing and editing files outside a strictly limited set of folders. For example, it cannot change files in standard folder ~/bin, or standard files such as ~/.bashrc. Even "sudo -H gedit /etc/fstab" doesn't work. As there is a bug in the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1894878] Re: gedit has lost the ability to specify the max-recents value

2020-09-09 Thread Paddy Landau
Thank you for the links, Sebastian and Daniel. I've resubmitted a bug report, because the one that was turned down was specifically about max-recents in dconf, rather than about the functionality. https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues/357 ** Bug watch added:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1894878] [NEW] gedit has lost the ability to specify the max-recents value

2020-09-08 Thread Paddy Landau
Public bug reported: • Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS 64-bit • gedit 3.36.2-0ubuntu1 gedit used to have an option to change the number of recently-opened files in the Open dropdown button. Later, that option was removed (I don't know why), but we could still set it as follows (in this case, I've set it to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1712698] Re: Uninstalling Dash To Dock does not restore Ubuntu Dock

2020-09-04 Thread Paddy Landau
I don't know why this bug is marked as fixed, because it has just happened to me. Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome 3.28.2 The workaround mentioned, to reset the entire dconf settings, is not a good idea for me, having made a number of personalisations there. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 640418] Re: Please add support for bash highlight in gedit

2020-06-07 Thread Paddy Landau
I have since discovered that sh.lang has been corrected for the problem that I reported in comment #9 and so this can probably be re-closed. Source: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtksourceview/tree/master/data/language-specs -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 640418] Re: Please add support for bash highlight in gedit

2020-06-06 Thread Paddy Landau
Could we reopen this, please? gedit has highlighting for sh, but not for bash. Most of the time, this works fine for bash, but sometimes it goes wrong. For example, use a command substitution that contains a quote within case-esac as follows. #!/bin/bash case ${SOMETHING} in ( 'a' )

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 [Packard Bell oneTwo (PW.U6C)] Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2017-03-30 Thread Paddy Landau
This appears to have been silently fixed as from the 16.04 HWE linux kernel. I have tested this on: • 16.04 64-bit, kernel 4.8.0-45 installed with linux-generic-hwe-16.04 • 16.10 using a Live CD • Today's 17.04 daily build using a Live CD I suppose that this can be marked as solved. Pity it

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1186676] Re: gksu handles quoted strings wrongly

2017-01-29 Thread Paddy Landau
Bug still present in 16.04 and 16.10. More information: http://askubuntu.com/questions/21033/what-is-the-difference-between- gksudo-and-gksu/288506#288506 https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1819589 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1313283] Re: gedit always prints in black and white on color printer

2016-07-22 Thread Paddy Landau
May I ask why this is marked "Fix released" when gedit still has this problem? I'm using Ubuntu 14.04, which has gedit version 3.10.4. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gtksourceview3 in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 [Packard Bell oneTwo (PW.U6C)] Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2015-08-11 Thread Paddy Landau
This has been changed to Opinion, which means that this doesn't fit with the project (despite the fact that it used to work on Ubuntu version 11.04). Please would you tell me where I should file this bug report instead? I have absolutely no idea how to proceed. Thank you. -- You received this

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1314556] Re: Unable to mount Android MTP device

2015-02-03 Thread Paddy Landau
Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit: I find that the Nexus 5 connects intermittently, whereas the Samsung (two different models) won't connect at all. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 [Packard Bell oneTwo (PW.U6C)] Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2014-12-04 Thread Paddy Landau
@elmarikon Thank you, but alas, that doesn't work for me. The number 13 in your post has to change to the correct ID; I found mine using xinput --list. I loaded Ubuntu 14.10 64-bit, fully updated it, rebooted, and tried your commands seven times. On none of the occasions did it work. It also

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 [Packard Bell oneTwo (PW.U6C)] Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2014-11-05 Thread Paddy Landau
Christopher, thank you for the link. I have raised a bug report: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85916 Please check it for me to ensure that I have filled in the details correctly and that I have given sufficient information. In particular, I have no clue what to enter for the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 [Packard Bell oneTwo (PW.U6C)] Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2014-11-04 Thread Paddy Landau
I read on the following link that Unity 8 will work best on a touchscreen. http://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-science-behind-the-ebb-and-flow-of-ubuntu-unitys-popularity/ This makes me worried, as my touchscreen is still not working (over two years since this was reported, despite a solution

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 [Packard Bell oneTwo (PW.U6C)] Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2014-09-05 Thread Paddy Landau
Christopher, thank you for the suggestion. I have tested today's 14.10 both on a virtual machine and using a Live CD. Sadly, neither one worked. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 [Packard Bell oneTwo (PW.U6C)] Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2014-09-04 Thread Paddy Landau
I'm worried that this bug report will be closed due to lack of activity. There is already a simple solution for this. What needs doing to implement it? (I'm not a programmer, otherwise I'd do it myself!) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2014-04-24 Thread Paddy Landau
I confirm that it doesn't work in 14.04. Here's the irony. If I load Windows in a virtual machine (Virtual Box), the touch screen works within the virtual Windows machine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1305816] [NEW] TrueCrypt icon does not display in notification area, therefore losing functionality

2014-04-10 Thread Paddy Landau
Public bug reported: Running TrueCrypt in 14.04, the icon that is supposed to show in the notification area is not displayed. Therefore, cretain functionality of TrueCrypt is not available. To duplicate the error: 1. Install TrueCrypt. 2. Run TrueCrypt and mount an encrypted container (create

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1305835] [NEW] yad notification icon does not display in notification area, therefore losing functionality

2014-04-10 Thread Paddy Landau
Public bug reported: Ubuntu does not display the notification icon for yad, which means that its extremely useful functionality no longer works. It affects many scripts. To duplicate the problem: 1. Install yad from pp:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager. 2. Open a terminal or Alt-F2 and enter the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 693446] Re: Switch user loses session and logs out

2014-01-07 Thread Paddy Landau
Christopher, I no longer have 10.04, so unfortunately I cannot answer your question. I am on 12.04, and I have not experienced this problem with it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2014-01-01 Thread Paddy Landau
There are two stickers at the back. The standard sticker reads: Packard Bell oneTwo L5861 The serial number sticker reads: Packard Bell oneTwo L17526UK I hope that helps, and thank you for attending to this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages,

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2013-12-31 Thread Paddy Landau
Christopher, I should add that I will be happy to help with testing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998546 Title: 0408:3003 Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2013-12-30 Thread Paddy Landau
@Christopher Penalver, thank you for your query. I have tested the latest 14.04 as you requested, using both a Live USB and an installation. Alas, the touchscreen still does not work. (The hardware still works with Windows.) Back in July 2012, Benjamin Tissoires (who used to be on this bug's

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2013-12-30 Thread Paddy Landau
of the email files start with the date and time to make for easy chronological ordering. I hope that you can make sense of Benjamin's solution. Thank you for your time. ** Attachment added: Email conversation between Paddy Landau and Benjamin Tissoire, with a solution somewhere inside. https

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 812394] Re: Disable hibernate option by default

2013-12-08 Thread Paddy Landau
@Jérôme, Regardless of how you go about it, you'd need to enter a complex passphrase each time you start your computer, whether it's a cold boot or after hibernation. To give a comparison, imagine if Windows introduced a security feature requiring every user to enter a complex passphrase when

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 984785] Re: .goutputstream files polluting $HOME

2013-11-05 Thread Paddy Landau
@brian-murray: For 12.04, unless this bug causes failures for people, I wonder if the fix is worth the potential risk in an LTS, especially as the next LTS, 14.04, is only 6-7 months away. However, if you do release the code for testing, I shall be happy to test it. -- You received this bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 721431] Re: Skype tray icon appeared. It's against new unity philosophy.

2013-10-18 Thread Paddy Landau
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 974480 Notification area whitelist is obsolete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dp-unity https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/721431

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1213354] Re: Add bookmark to Ubuntu Forums in Firefox default

2013-08-17 Thread Paddy Landau
I agree with @23liam. Ask Ubuntu would indeed be a good addition. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1213354 Title: Add bookmark to Ubuntu Forums in Firefox default

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2013-07-29 Thread Paddy Landau
… it also makes things easier to chown the file to my username so I don't need to type in sudo ggedit just ggedit You don't have to use sudo, regardless of who owns the script. Additionally, you should use gksudo, not sudo — which is already in the one-line script, to save you the trouble of

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 992807]

2013-06-13 Thread Paddy Landau
(In reply to comment #43) If I do so I shall uninstall the version provided by the Software Centre. Yes. Uninstall the existing version (you don't say which distribution or version of Linux you are using). Then follow the instructions on the Libre Office download page and use your package

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 992807]

2013-06-13 Thread Paddy Landau
(In reply to comment #41) I supposed 4.0.2.2 was the current release, isn't it? Download the latest version from the official website: http://www.libreoffice.org/download -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 992807]

2013-06-13 Thread Paddy Landau
(In reply to comment #47) As I said, I'm running LO 4.0.2.2 on Ubuntu 13.04 Sorry, I missed that. … it's a nightmare tampering with dependencies afterwards On 12.04, there are no dependency problems whatsoever. I have not tried LO on 13.04 recently, but when I did try, it was flawless. You

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 992807]

2013-06-13 Thread Paddy Landau
I am using 4.0.3.3 in Ubuntu 12.04, and it works correctly (tested both UK and USA English). @Allessandro Ceschini - I suggest that you upgrade to the latest Libre Office. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2013-06-05 Thread Paddy Landau
@cavsfan: This has been happening since 11.10. If this has only recently started with you, and was working beforehand, it would be interesting and useful to find out what happened! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2013-04-02 Thread Paddy Landau
@samuel - Thanks for the function. Unfortunately, that only works from the terminal; it doesn't work from Alt+F2. For that reason, the simplest method is to create a new file (I call it ggedit), place it in your path, and make it executable. The file contains just one line: gksudo gksudo gedit

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2013-03-15 Thread Paddy Landau
@Doung McMahon: Fantastic. Will the new version of gedit be released with 13.04? Is there any possibility to back-port it to LTS? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796076

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 984785] Re: .goutputstream files polluting $HOME

2013-02-28 Thread Paddy Landau
@cousteaulecommandant — Shouldn't temporary files be created in /tmp rather than $HOME? That depends on whether the contents are potentially private. As this is related to .Xauthority, according to nicolas-m-le-zer0, these files should go to the user's home folder. -- You received this bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 984785] Re: .goutputstream files polluting $HOME

2013-02-28 Thread Paddy Landau
@rpr-nospam — thanks for the clarification. I am aware of the permissions ability, but it is further improved if the user uses encryption on his home folder. Anyway, that is probably suitable for a separate discussion. Regarding comment #105 by @nicolas-m-le-zer0, I have been automatically

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 999269] Re: [Upstream] Writer cursor focus on paste specialgoes to Styles and Formatting window

2013-02-17 Thread Paddy Landau
This bug is still present in Libre Office 4.0.0.3 (tested on Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit fully updated; LO 4.0.0.3 deb files downloaded from the Libre Office website and installed using dpkg). I can elaborate on the original bug report: 1) It affects not only the Styles dialogue, but also the Navigator

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 739184] Re: [Libreoffice] Mnemonics do not work in Unity

2013-02-11 Thread Paddy Landau
This seems to be still present in 13.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/739184 Title: [Libreoffice] Mnemonics do not work in Unity Status in Unity: Triaged

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 822872] Re: LeftCtrl+LeftAlt+Key should be equivalent to RightAlt+Key

2013-01-16 Thread Paddy Landau
I have just found this bug, and I disagree completely. Ctrl+Alt+T, for example, should not be the same as AltGr+T. The two have different meanings and functions. For example, on Ubuntu, Ctrl+Alt+T opens the Terminal; whereas AltGr+T creates a character: ŧ This bug should be marked as invalid. --

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 812394] Re: Disable hibernate option by default

2012-12-20 Thread Paddy Landau
@Jordan P: The hibernate option was turned off by default because of problems associated with it. I don't know why Canonical did not give a simple GUI option to turn it on, but I would imagine that it is precisely because only advanced users should do so. Your answer to your friend could quite

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 950160] Re: Unity blocks other programs from binding globally to Super+* (* = any key)

2012-12-14 Thread Paddy Landau
@Nicolay Doytchev: This is not a support forum. Please ask your question on either the Ubuntu Forums [1] or an Ask Ubuntu [2]. In fact, you may find a thread where someone else has already found the answer. [1] http://ubuntuforums.org/ [2] http://askubuntu.com/ -- You received this bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 728700] Re: Nautilus doesn't clean up temporary files from cancelled file copies

2012-11-27 Thread Paddy Landau
I believe that you are correct about LightDM being introduced in 11.10. Thank you for your extra information. It should be helpful to the developers in finding out where this bug is happening. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 984785] Re: .goutputstream files polluting $HOME

2012-11-27 Thread Paddy Landau
Further comments in bug #728700 led me to searching Google. It appears that LightDM may be a red herring for this problem. It seems to be (as far as I can tell — I may be wrong) that this is caused by glib when cancelling a file being copied, as per comment #60 and others. -- You received this

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 728700] Re: Nautilus doesn't clean up temporary files from cancelled file copies

2012-11-27 Thread Paddy Landau
That's the sort of thing other people and I are getting. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to glib2.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728700 Title: Nautilus doesn't clean up temporary files from cancelled file

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 728700] Re: Nautilus doesn't clean up temporary files from cancelled file copies

2012-11-26 Thread Paddy Landau
Please have a look at bug #984785. We believe that the .goutput files are to do with lightdm, so your experience is interesting. Can you remember if, when you cancelled your copies, you logged out, restarted or crashed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 984785] Re: .goutputstream files polluting $HOME

2012-11-26 Thread Paddy Landau
I searched my computer and found that these files are also present in /var/lib/lightdm, created by user lightdm. Look at bug #728700. The submitter of that bug thinks that this is caused by failed copies, but I have been unable to duplicate this. -- You received this bug notification because

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 998546] Re: 0408:3003 Touch-screen did work on 11.04 but no longer works on 12.04

2012-11-19 Thread Paddy Landau
Any advance on this bug? It is still present in both 12.04 and 12.10 (using kernel 3.5.0-18-generic, according to uname -r). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998546

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2012-11-14 Thread Paddy Landau
@Isamu Arai: As stated in comment #29, an alias is no good if you are using Alt-F2 to run the command. That is why I use an executable file within a path. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2012-11-13 Thread Paddy Landau
@NoOp: An alias is fine, unless you are using Alt-F2 to run the command. But don't set gksudo to 'gksudo gksudo', because only gedit has this problem. Rather set another name. I have created an executable file called ggedit in my path (~/bin), and it contains just one line: gksudo gksudo gedit

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 805682] Re: [Oneiric] Nautilus takes too long to load when opened by gksudo

2012-11-12 Thread Paddy Landau
I don't think that the response is appropriate. We specifically have reasons to sometimes run certain GUI programs as root, such as Nautilus and gedit. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1019995] Re: gksu nautilus will not display icons correctly or at all

2012-11-12 Thread Paddy Landau
What happens if you use gksudo instead of gksu? (Officially, there is no difference between gksu and gksudo, but in fact there is a subtle difference.) Also, if you use sudo, you should use -H, as: sudo -H nautilus -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2012-11-12 Thread Paddy Landau
@Freecore: Thank you for your comments. For whatever reason (probably the post is too old), I cannot edit my original post; but your gksudo gksudo is so much easier than my solution. And weird! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 729307] Re: YouTube videos play red

2012-10-09 Thread Paddy Landau
AFAIK, this bug has been fixed. Is anyone still getting the problem? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to flashplugin-nonfree in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/729307 Title: YouTube videos play red Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 693446] Re: Switch user loses session and logs out

2012-10-09 Thread Paddy Landau
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 663159 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663159 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 663159 Logout when switching user - X server error -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 992807]

2012-10-04 Thread Paddy Landau
Christopher M. Penalver: Thank you. I shall follow up there. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/992807 Title: [Upstream] Writer AutoCorrect does not set superscript

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 992807]

2012-10-04 Thread Paddy Landau
(In reply to comment #27) we only fixed it yesterday, it will be available in 3.6.2... Will version 3.6.2 be loaded to the Libre Office PPA [1]? Version 3.6.1 (64-bit) has still not been put onto the PPA. [1] https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ppa/ -- You received this bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 992807]

2012-10-04 Thread Paddy Landau
I emailed the guy who's in charge of the PPA... Thank you, Peter Sewell. You beat me to it! At least we know it's in hand. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/992807

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 994388] Re: [Upstream] Libreoffice can't select printer tray

2012-09-24 Thread Paddy Landau
I now have 3.6.0.2 and it now works correctly. Fix confirmed, thank you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/994388 Title: [Upstream] Libreoffice can't select printer

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 984785] Re: .goutputstream files polluting $HOME

2012-08-23 Thread Paddy Landau
I have found that I get an empty .goutputstream file if Dropbox had run at some time during the session (even if closed before restarting). The file is created at the time of shutdown. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1001570] Re: Regresson: Unable to import WMF images into GIMP, or convert them using wmf2xxx

2012-07-28 Thread Paddy Landau
Clark, thank you for your update. I was wondering whether or not anything would happen to this problem. I know we're not the only people with it, as I have seen complaints elsewhere on the 'net. I have tested on the Alpha 12.10 Quantal (fully updated), and unfortunately it is still there. Still

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1001570] Re: Regresson: Unable to import WMF images into GIMP, or convert them using wmf2xxx

2012-07-28 Thread Paddy Landau
I've just realised that this is probably a duplicate of bug #629153, which was raised almost two years ago! Would you agree that #629153 is a duplicate? If so, I'll mark it thus. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gimp in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2012-07-22 Thread Paddy Landau
This bug is still present in 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. :( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796076 Title: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1027627] [NEW] Autorun Prompt does not show

2012-07-22 Thread Paddy Landau
Public bug reported: For a software Autorun Prompt, all that happens is an icon in the Launcher. Clicking on the icon does nothing. After a few seconds, the icon disappears. Sample screen-shot attached. What should have happened: The Autorun Prompt should display, allowing the user to run the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1027627] Re: Autorun Prompt does not show

2012-07-22 Thread Paddy Landau
** Attachment added: Showing the Launcher icon before it disappears. No Autorun Prompt appears even when clicking on it. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1027627/+attachment/3231871/+files/Autorun%20Prompt%20failure%2012.10.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 994388]

2012-07-05 Thread Paddy Landau
Isn't this a duplicate of bug #49149 ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/994388 Title: [Upstream] Libreoffice can't select printer tray Status in LibreOffice

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2012-07-03 Thread Paddy Landau
If you are interested, I have created a simple workaround for this problem. The how-to is described in the following forum post. http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12071894postcount=81 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 605045] Re: NetworkManager says page allocation failure. order:3, mode:0x4020 after resume from suspend

2012-07-03 Thread Paddy Landau
My problem has also been resolved for some time. I'm sure this can be closed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/605045 Title: NetworkManager says page allocation

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 994388] Re: [Upstream] Libreoffice can't select printer tray

2012-07-02 Thread Paddy Landau
@itoas: Bug #49149 seems a duplicate of #43923 No, that is incorrect, because this bug is referring to a different numbering system. This one: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49149 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 994388] Re: [Upstream] Libreoffice can't select printer tray

2012-07-02 Thread Paddy Landau
Re: My previous comment: Sorry, *I* was looking at the wrong place! https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49149 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43932 iotas, you were right. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796076] Re: When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1'

2012-07-02 Thread Paddy Landau
I can confirm that this is still happening. It's been over a year already -- this simple error does not reflect well on Ubuntu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796076

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 995885] Re: Custom keyboard shortcuts do not work if they use the Super key

2012-06-19 Thread Paddy Landau
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 950160 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/950160 This bug is not exactly a duplicate of bug #950160, as I can still create keyboard shortcuts with the Alt key (e.g. Alt-Y). As I do not know the technical underpinnings, would the resolution of bug #950160

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 995885] Re: Custom keyboard shortcuts do not work if they use the Super key

2012-06-18 Thread Paddy Landau
On 2012-05-30 the status was changed to Incomplete. However, that question was answered; so shouldn't the status be reset to Confirmed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1009607] Re: User Accounts does not delete all files when deleting a user with an encrypted folder

2012-06-07 Thread Paddy Landau
Sebastien, that is an interesting question! sudo userdel --remove -- newuser - This gives the same problem. However, the manual for userdel says: On Debian, administrators should usually use deluser(8) instead. So I tried: sudo deluser --remove-home -- newuser - That command worked correctly.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1009607] [NEW] User Accounts does not delete all files when deleting a user with an encrypted folder

2012-06-06 Thread Paddy Landau
Public bug reported: System Settings User Accounts delete a user: If the user has an encrypted home folder, this action does not delete his (encrypted) files. This is a potential (though highly unlikely) security vulnerability, as recreating the user can reveal the previous files (as

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1009607] Re: User Accounts does not delete all files when deleting a user with an encrypted folder

2012-06-06 Thread Paddy Landau
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1009607 Title: User Accounts does not delete all files when deleting a user with an encrypted folder Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 995885] Re: Custom keyboard shortcuts do not work if they use the Super key

2012-05-30 Thread Paddy Landau
I have tried this in Unity, Unity 2d and even Gnome Classic (No Effects). They are all the same. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995885 Title: Custom

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