[Bug 1017595] Re: Today's date in the calendar is unclear

2014-01-30 Thread Benjamin Geer
Also, if you browse to a different date (e.g. several months in the future), there is no quick way to get back to today's date. Clicking on today's date in the drop-down menu should bring the calendar back to today's date. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 425256] Re: gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

2010-03-22 Thread Benjamin Geer
I think this problem stopped occurring for me after I switched from a Bluetooth wireless mouse to a USB mouse. -- gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 35876] Re: 'Downloading package information' and 'building dependency tree' progress dialogs request focus too often

2010-02-28 Thread Benjamin Geer
Would the assignee please apply the fix described in comment #55? -- 'Downloading package information' and 'building dependency tree' progress dialogs request focus too often https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/35876 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 35876] Re: 'Downloading package information' and 'building dependency tree' progress dialogs request focus too often

2010-02-28 Thread Benjamin Geer
It needs to be discussed for four years? -- 'Downloading package information' and 'building dependency tree' progress dialogs request focus too often https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/35876 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber.

[Bug 425256] Re: gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

2009-09-16 Thread Benjamin Geer
And again. ** Attachment added: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1 http://launchpadlibrarian.net/3105/%3A0.log.1 -- gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 425256] Re: gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

2009-09-16 Thread Benjamin Geer
** Attachment added: /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old http://launchpadlibrarian.net/3134/Xorg.0.log.old -- gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 425256] Re: gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

2009-09-15 Thread Benjamin Geer
OK, it happened again. First X froze, and I had to shut down the machine by powering it off. When it booted again, I logged in, and X crashed a few seconds later. Here are the requested log files. ** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log http://launchpadlibrarian.net/31841045/Xorg.0.log -- gdm

[Bug 425256] Re: gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

2009-09-15 Thread Benjamin Geer
** Attachment added: :0.log.1 http://launchpadlibrarian.net/31841080/%3A0.log.1 -- gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 425256] Re: gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

2009-09-15 Thread Benjamin Geer
** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log.old http://launchpadlibrarian.net/31841056/Xorg.0.log.old -- gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 425256] Re: gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

2009-09-15 Thread Benjamin Geer
** Attachment added: :0.log.2 http://launchpadlibrarian.net/31841085/%3A0.log.2 -- gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 425256] Re: gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

2009-09-08 Thread Benjamin Geer
Unfortunately it's only happened once and I haven't managed to reproduce it. I'm running Jaunty and don't want to upgrade to Karmic yet. I'll report back with the requested logs if it happens again. -- gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

[Bug 425256] [NEW] gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

2009-09-06 Thread Benjamin Geer
Public bug reported: The screensaver was running; I stopped it by pressing a key on the keyboard, then began working with the mouse. A few seconds later, I was logged out unexpectedly. I checked /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1, and noticed that it contained this line, followed by a backtrace: *** glibc

[Bug 425256] Re: gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list

2009-09-06 Thread Benjamin Geer
** Attachment added: /var/log/gdm/:0.log.1 http://launchpadlibrarian.net/31394057/%3A0.log.1 -- gdm logged out unexpectedly: corrupted double-linked list https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425256 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 416980] Re: new version 2009l - Egypt DST change

2009-08-25 Thread Benjamin Geer
I installed the intrepid-proposed package and the clock now shows the correct time, thanks! -- new version 2009l - Egypt DST change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/416980 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 416980] Re: new version 2009l - Egypt DST change

2009-08-25 Thread Benjamin Geer
Oops, sorry, I meant I installed the jaunty-proposed package. -- new version 2009l - Egypt DST change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/416980 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 416980] [NEW] clock not changed for end of DST in Egypt

2009-08-21 Thread Benjamin Geer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: tzdata Egypt recently changed its daylight saving time schedule to end at midnight, 21 August 2009 (see http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time /egypt-dst-ends-2009.html). Therefore my system should now be displaying the local time in Egypt as UTC+2, but

[Bug 187313] Re: [MASTER] right click (with button release) might activate random popup-menu-item

2009-05-02 Thread Benjamin Geer
Is Ubuntu severely short of resources for releasing bug fixes? Security fixes seem to be handled promptly, but non-security issues, such as this one, take years to get fixed, even when (as in this case) a patch is available. -- [MASTER] right click (with button release) might activate random

[Bug 346128] Re: Error while burning: the file is not stored locally

2009-04-05 Thread Benjamin Geer
Uninstalling Brasero has been a good workaround for me; nautilus-cd- burner works fine. -- Error while burning: the file is not stored locally https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346128 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 346128] [NEW] Error while burning: the file is not stored locally

2009-03-20 Thread Benjamin Geer
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brasero In Ubuntu 8.10, my CD/DVD Creator folder has two Write to Disc buttons, as in the attached screenshot. (I assume this is because of bug 317756.) The top Write to Disc button, which I assume runs brasero, always fails to burn a disc; a dialog

[Bug 346128] Re: Error while burning: the file is not stored locally

2009-03-20 Thread Benjamin Geer
** Attachment added: Screenshot showing to Write to Disc buttons http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24163387/brasero-and-nautilus.png -- Error while burning: the file is not stored locally https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346128 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 149444] Re: Tracker doesn't search for phrases in enclosed quotes

2009-02-16 Thread Benjamin Geer
I suggest that if this bug isn't fixed in time for inclusion in Jaunty, Tracker should be dropped from Ubuntu and replaced with Beagle, which works fine and doesn't have this bug. -- Tracker doesn't search for phrases in enclosed quotes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/149444 You received this

[Bug 187313] Re: [MASTER] right click (with button release) might activate random popup-menu-item

2009-02-11 Thread Benjamin Geer
Alexander, what's your definition of a slow system? I'd call a 1.83 GHz dual-core processor with 1 GB RAM a fast system. Those are recent machines, and there are a lot of them out there. -- [MASTER] right click (with button release) might activate random popup-menu-item

[Bug 187313] Re: [MASTER] right click (with button release) might activate random popup-menu-item

2009-01-29 Thread Benjamin Geer
Ubuntu Intrepid running on a Lenovo 3000 V100 laptop (1 GB RAM, Intel dual-core 1.83 GHz CPU). -- [MASTER] right click (with button release) might activate random popup-menu-item https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187313 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 187313] Re: [MASTER] right click (with button release) might activate random popup-menu-item

2009-01-28 Thread Benjamin Geer
Alexander, as I said, disabling accessibility isn't a workaround for me, because it was never enabled in the first place. -- [MASTER] right click (with button release) might activate random popup-menu-item https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187313 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 187313] Re: [MASTER] right click (with button release) might activate random popup-menu-item

2009-01-22 Thread Benjamin Geer
Workaround: Disable accessibility in System - Preferences - Assistive Technologies - uncheck 'Enable assistive technologies' - reboot I never had Enable assistive technologies checked in the first place, yet I had this bug until I started using the Mouse Gestures extension workaround. --

[Bug 75324] Re: Gnome file chooser/selector is way to small

2008-12-10 Thread Benjamin Geer
dinhtrung, I tried your workaround, but it causes some dialogs to behave strangely, e.g. the Find dialog in gedit, which is much too big, then resizes itself when you try to close it. -- Gnome file chooser/selector is way to small https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/75324 You received this bug

[Bug 279699] Re: file dialog wrong size (too small) - intrepid

2008-12-08 Thread Benjamin Geer
I started getting this problem after I upgraded to Intrepid. It seems to be randomly intermittent; clicking Open in gedit repeatedly causes it to happen about half the time. Disabling Compiz makes it go away for me. -- file dialog wrong size (too small) - intrepid

[Bug 75324] Re: Gnome file chooser/selector is way to small

2008-12-08 Thread Benjamin Geer
I started getting this problem after I upgraded to Ubuntu Intrepid. It seems to be randomly intermittent; clicking Open in gedit repeatedly causes it to happen about half the time. Disabling Compiz makes it go away for me. -- Gnome file chooser/selector is way to small

[Bug 191292] Re: [upstream] [hardy] openoffice.org Accented displayed incorrectly

2008-07-05 Thread Benjamin Geer
Unfortunately my earlier comment, which suggested that the problem always disappeared after restarting OpenOffice from the Applications menu, turns out to be false; that doesn't always work. -- [upstream] [hardy] openoffice.org Accented displayed incorrectly

[Bug 149444] Re: Tracker doesn't search for phrases in enclosed quotes

2008-06-20 Thread Benjamin Geer
Uninstalling Tracker and installing Beagle solves the problem. -- Tracker doesn't search for phrases in enclosed quotes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/149444 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 191292] Re: openoffice.org Accented displayed incorrectly

2008-06-19 Thread Benjamin Geer
This often happens to me, too. Like joehill, I often write documents that include transliterated Arabic (and/or Arabic script). To answer Chris's question, the problem occurs for me even when only one document is open. When the problem occurs, if I shut down OpenOffice (including the

[Bug 216739] Re: trash applet shows non-empty icon, while folder is empty

2008-04-27 Thread Benjamin Geer
I've encountered this bug, too; see attached screenshot. ** Attachment added: Scrreenshot showing trash applet icon full and trash folder empty http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13975935/trash-applet-bug-screenshot.png -- trash applet shows non-empty icon, while folder is empty

[Bug 85608] Re: trash lists / content due to .trash_entry_cache value

2008-04-25 Thread Benjamin Geer
I've just experienced this bug after upgrading from Gutsy to Hardy, but the effects were somewhat different. I emptied the trash using the trash applet, but the applet icon still showed it as full. I opened the trash directory, but it was empty. After reading this bug report, I checked the

[Bug 149444] Re: Tracker doesn't search for phrases in enclosed quotes

2008-04-10 Thread Benjamin Geer
Another reason to consider this important is that Beagle, which used to be Ubuntu's standard desktop search tool, has this feature. When Ubuntu switched from Beagle to Tracker, we lost the ability to search for phrases. Thus for Ubuntu, this is a regression. -- Tracker doesn't search for

[Bug 191241] [NEW] New upstream version 0.19.1

2008-02-12 Thread Benjamin Geer
Public bug reported: Please update to the latest upstream version, FriBidi 0.19.1, which adds much-needed support for Arabic letter joining. (This fixes completely broken Arabic support in some applications, such as the VLC media player.) ** Affects: fribidi (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided

[Bug 43379] Re: nm-applet vanished, disappears from tray

2007-11-11 Thread Benjamin Geer
I'm having a similar problem. When I removed the Tomboy Notes applet from the panel, several other applets disappeared along with it: the network manager applet, the OpenOffice quicklaunch applet, and the Gmail Notifier applet. Using 'ps', I verified that all the applet processes were still

[Bug 43379] Re: nm-applet vanished, disappears from tray

2007-11-11 Thread Benjamin Geer
Now I see what happened. Somehow the Notification Area got removed from the panel. I added it back; problem solved. IMHO, it shouldn't be possible to remove it; you can't live without the thing. -- nm-applet vanished, disappears from tray https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/43379 You received