[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1726826] Re: screen 256 colour TERM setting breaks logging into older hosts

2017-10-27 Thread Paul Gortmaker
So, something that used to work and now does not -- the boilerplate definition of a regression, I'd think -- and the "solution" is to update a distro specific README file, that nobody will read? It is your call in the end, but I have to say that doesn't improve the end-user experience any --

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1726826] [NEW] screen 256 colour TERM setting breaks logging into older hosts

2017-10-24 Thread Paul Gortmaker
Public bug reported: As of 16.04, the screen program started using a 256 colour setting. The problem is that this setting is relatively new and has not had a chance to propagate to older hosts, including something as new as the previous 15.x release. For example:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 885989] Re: white screen on second monitor when using two xsessions

2013-01-04 Thread Paul Gortmaker
Confirmed locally that the patch fixes the white-screen-of-death problem on 12.10/quantal. Is the upstream approval absolutely required here? The objection (seems a bit simple...) is rather vague, and Alberts above has essentially shown that it is in fact one per screen anyway, making the