[Desktop-packages] [Bug 82504] Re: gnome-panel autohides inconsistently

2011-10-04 Thread Richard Bruce Baxter
The developer reaction to this basic bug is a joke, and is the reason why people are afraid of challenging quality levels offered by monopolies. Taskbar autohide functionality has existed in window managers for over a decade, and Linux can't get it right... Why even support the feature if it

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1369365] [NEW] Segfault on shutdown if glutMainLoop not called (fglrx)

2014-09-14 Thread Richard Bruce Baxter
Public bug reported: Freeglut will segfault when exiting the application if glutMainLoop is not called (with the fglrx video drivers). A patch has been posted on Sourceforge; https://sourceforge.net/p/freeglut/bugs/206 https://sourceforge.net/p/freeglut/code/1640 Here is a modified version of

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 869793] Re: Nautilus is very slow when opening folders with many files

2014-03-20 Thread Richard Bruce Baxter
Nautilus has been slow for 13 years. If Linux file browser speed can't improve with Moore's law then it is time to drop the fancy mime based open every file and read its header feature in my opinion. People should not be waiting 500ms for their file browser to display 10 files in 2014, all for the

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1797734] Re: slow calculator startup

2020-02-22 Thread Richard Bruce Baxter
This problem persists on Ubuntu 20.04. See this proposal to remove the snap version of the package: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/proposal- for-ubuntu-20-04lts/12969/92 Moreover, the apt package cannot currently be found on Ubuntu 20.04. Diagnosis: sudo snap remove gnome-calculator sudo apt-get

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1890382] [NEW] Gnome-terminal maximize loses one line of terminal output

2020-08-05 Thread Richard Bruce Baxter
Public bug reported: Gnome-terminal maximize loses one line of terminal output. Summary: 1. Assume the gnome-terminal currently contains output that exceeds the maximum number of characters of its current display area (ie the text is wrapped) 2. Maximise the gnome-terminal 3. Note that one line

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1890382] Re: Gnome-terminal maximize loses one line of terminal output

2020-08-06 Thread Richard Bruce Baxter
Attaching original screenshots: gnomeTerminalMaximiseBugScreenshot1-afterLScommand.png gnomeTerminalMaximiseBugScreenshot2-afterMaximize.png ** Attachment added: "gnomeTerminalMaximiseBugScreenshots.png"

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1890382] Re: Gnome-terminal maximize loses one line of terminal output

2020-08-06 Thread Richard Bruce Baxter
I have encountered a seemingly related issue where ls is sometimes displaying different output depending on the terminal display size (and when the function is called), independent of maximisation. ** Attachment added: "gnomeTerminalDisplayBugScreenshot.png"