[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1887252] [NEW] lightdm config-error-dialog.sh should pass --no-markup

2020-07-11 Thread Mikel Ward
Public bug reported: I modified my ~/.profile to call "logger". This resulted in in producing some output on stderr like ``` <13>Jul 11 13:02:46 /usr/sbin/lightdm-session[1408]: profile sourced ... ``` This showed an empty zenity prompt. Logs suggest zenity was failing because it was treating

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1805527] [NEW] [System Product Name, ATI R6xx HDMI, Digital Out, HDMI] Sound is distorted

2018-11-27 Thread Mikel Ward
Public bug reported: I use audio via DisplayPort. Until a few weeks ago, I got good quality audio. Now, I get really bad 8-bit-ish distorted audio. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-38.41-generic 4.15.18

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1406825] Re: xscreensaver complains "This version of xscreensaver is VERY OLD!"

2016-04-02 Thread Mikel Ward
Happening now on wily. It looks like the "fix" was just to pull a more recent version of XScreenSaver, but that doesn't really address the root cause. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xscreensaver in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 964151] Re: Support both left and right mouse button activating elements

2014-06-17 Thread Mikel Ward
Still an issue in Trusty. Why does the last update say no longer affects:unity-greeter? % dpkg-query -W lightdm lightdm 1.10.1-0ubuntu1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity-greeter in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 272749] Re: Set window manager URGENT hint on bell.

2014-03-26 Thread Mikel Ward
Which patch did you use? AFAIR, you need the three most recent patches attached to that bug. And make sure to install the config schema stuff before running. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1097903] Re: lightdm-session fails if user's .profile has non-posix sh init.

2013-04-20 Thread Mikel Ward
Seems like the other issue is that the default .profile sources .bashrc if $BASH_VERSION is set. But $BASH_VERSION is set even if bash is invoked as /bin/sh. .bashrc is designed only for sourcing by bash, not bash in posix mode, or any other shell, given that bash itself does not source .bashrc

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 878277] Re: Keyboard Layout Options | Alt/Win behavior incomprehensible

2012-03-29 Thread Mikel Ward
Totally agree. And it uses mapped the wrong way. When it says Hyper is mapped to Win, what it really means is When I press Win, send Hyper. I think adding a help button is not sufficient. The wording needs to be clearer. But the descriptions may come from xkb rather than Gnome Control Center.