[Bug 849482] Re: Instant launcher reveal from top-left corner doesn't work in oneiric

2013-01-25 Thread James Haigh
Omer: Keyword is 'instant'. The Launcher does not instantly reveal in Precise like it did in Natty. I haven't tried Quantal, but I guess it's the same behaviour as Precise and Oneiric. ** Tags added: precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 843373] Re: Dash button on a Launcher. How to return it back to top panel?

2013-01-25 Thread James Haigh
Omer: Please explain what you mean by discoverable. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/843373 Title: Dash button on a Launcher. How to return it back to top panel? To manage

[Bug 843373] Re: Dash button on a Launcher. How to return it back to top panel?

2013-01-25 Thread James Haigh
Omer: Ok, I guess by discoverable, you mean an interface that could be totally used without any help whatsoever. If so, firstly this does *not* stop you from adding an option for the Natty way. Secondly, a much better approach to this discoverability problem, is to include a demonstration

[Bug 843373] Re: Dash button on a Launcher. How to return it back to top panel?

2013-01-24 Thread James Haigh
See also: bug #849482 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/843373 Title: Dash button on a Launcher. How to return it back to top panel? To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 849482] Re: Instant launcher reveal from top-left corner doesn't work in oneiric

2013-01-24 Thread James Haigh
Why is this marked as won't fix? Please bring back the Natty way. I'm still using Natty and want to upgrade, but won't until this is fixed. Maybe I should switch to Fedora and try out Gnome 3. :-/ ** Attachment added: natty-unity-topleft.png

[Bug 849482] Re: Instant launcher reveal from top-left corner doesn't work in oneiric

2013-01-24 Thread James Haigh
See also: bug #843373 ** Also affects: unity Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: ayatana-design Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: unity Status: New = Confirmed ** Changed in: ayatana-design Status: New = Confirmed ** Tags added:

[Bug 849482] Re: Instant launcher reveal from top-left corner doesn't work in oneiric

2013-01-24 Thread James Haigh
On Precise (I've been playing around with a LiveCD), setting reveal location to top left corner and setting reveal sensitivity to highest, is almost like in Natty but it is nowhere near as responsive. It requires pushing into the corner for a split-second, _then_ it starts the slide-in animation.

[Bug 843373] Re: Dash button on a Launcher. How to return it back to top panel?

2013-01-23 Thread James Haigh
** Also affects: unity Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: ayatana-design Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags added: precise quantal ** Changed in: unity Status: New = Confirmed ** Changed in: ayatana-design Status: New = Confirmed --

[Bug 843373] Re: Dash button on a Launcher. How to return it back to top panel?

2013-01-23 Thread James Haigh
I'm still using Natty. I was thrilled when I first saw Unity. I loved how, at the intersection of the panel/menubar and the Unity Launcher, was resided the Dash Home button showing off the Ubuntu logo. Using CCSM, it's easily configured such that the icons aren't excessively big and clumsy,

[Bug 843373] Re: Dash button on a Launcher. How to return it back to top panel?

2013-01-23 Thread James Haigh
** Attachment added: dash-home-button-elegant.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/843373/+attachment/3497910/+files/dash-home-button-elegant.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 827316] Re: DuckDuckGo should be added to the search engine ballot

2012-10-07 Thread James Haigh
** Also affects: firefox Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827316

[Bug 827316] Re: DuckDuckGo should be added to the search engine ballot

2012-10-07 Thread James Haigh
** Also affects: firefox-extensions Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827316 Title: DuckDuckGo should be added to the search engine ballot

[Bug 970929] [NEW] hwclock reports the wrong time for the timezone it states

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: (For those that don't know, BST (British Summer Time) = UTC+1) james@james-ThinkPad-X60-Tablet:~$ date; sudo hwclock Sun Apr 1 17:02:32 BST 2012 Sun 01 Apr 2012 16:02:29 BST -0.922465 seconds I'd expect to see: Sun 01

[Bug 970929] Re: hwclock reports the wrong time for the timezone it states

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
Doesn't need to be private though. I don't think it's that much of a threat. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970929 Title: hwclock reports the wrong time for the timezone it states

[Bug 970966] [NEW] UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: UTC ticks SI seconds in step with TAI (International Atomic Time), but in order to keep in sync with UT1 which is defined by the earth's rotation, UTC is occasionally adjusted. In other words, in order to keep UTC

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
This makes me wonder if I can maintain a reliable source of TAI on my system. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970966 Title: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
** Description changed: UTC ticks SI seconds in step with TAI (International Atomic Time), but in order to keep in sync with UT1 which is defined by the earth's rotation, UTC is occasionally adjusted. In other words, in order to keep - UTC 00:00:00 within a second of midnight, leap seconds

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
Fabio: I clicked 'I don't know' because I actually don't know. It's not gnome-control-center though because it's independent of the desktop environment. What part of the system actually manages the time? ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
The closest package I can think of is util-linux, but I'm not sure. It's something low-level though, near the kernel. Possibly the kernel itself. I don't really know how time is managed by the system, I just know how to configure and use it. -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
** Also affects: util-linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970966 Title: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
UTC is uniform but discontinuous. If someone wanted to precisely and reliably measure time between to points, they would need a uniform, continuous standard such as TAI. TAI can be implemented using the defined relation: TAI = UTC + 10s + Announced leap seconds since 1972 (Published here:

[Bug 105517] Re: hwclock --show states a timezone

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
It does make sense for hwclock to show a timezone. The system is configured whether the hardware clock is in UTC or localtime. It makes sense if hwclock simply reports this configured timezone. However, it thinks my hardware clock is in BST when it is indeed in UTC, and it reports the wrong time

[Bug 830492] Re: Use an alternative download manager (Aria2)

2012-01-05 Thread James Haigh
Sorry, James. But I cannot merge your changes. That's ok. I wasn't expecting you to after you said you weren't planning to merge your own branch before Precise. I think I was a bit ambitious to hope this got into Precise. The alternative downloader has to be optional and provide a clear

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2012-01-04 Thread James Haigh
. I'll file a new ticket. The branch is branched off r661 as that's is the latest version for good ol' Natty. ** Changed in: aptdaemon Assignee: James Haigh (james.r.haigh) = (unassigned) ** Branch linked: lp:~aptdaemon-developers/aptdaemon/separation -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2012-01-04 Thread James Haigh
BTW, I actually started on r646 because that was the version I had installed when I started attempting to fix it. I merged to r661 which was an update for Natty before making a branch. I tried a later revision but it didn't work. It probably depends on a lot of new things in Apt, python-apt,

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-12-31 Thread James Haigh
Hi Sebastian. I got progress to refresh on Thursday night. Software Centre works flawlessly for install and remove, and Update Manager works and shows progress but is missing details for files. Updating package information still works the old way, so those downloads still lock but are relatively

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-12-29 Thread James Haigh
** Changed in: aptboost Status: In Progress = Incomplete ** Also affects: aptdaemon Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830492 Title:

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-12-29 Thread James Haigh
I have a refresh() function in TransactionQueue to update the progress information from Aria2, and to start install when download is finished for a Transaction. This function should be called at least every second. Would this be done by GObject signals? -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-12-29 Thread James Haigh
in: aptdaemon Assignee: (unassigned) = James Haigh (james.r.haigh) ** Changed in: aptdaemon Status: New = In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830492 Title: Downloads should

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-11-22 Thread James Haigh
So instead of using apt-get, I will use aptdcon and implement solutions in Aptdaemon as described in comment #7. Huh?! I mean comment #12. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830492

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-11-20 Thread James Haigh
Great to hear that you work on a more general fix for apt-get. As described in comment #5, I was originally planning to make a virtual package server such that a list of files can be easily obtained from any package manager just by directing it to the server. It would then download them and

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-11-19 Thread James Haigh
Hey Michael, sorry I've not been participating recently. I've had a good look at Aptdaemon and touched on the Python APT bindings. This is what I envision: A transaction's download and install parts are separated. == Install == The install part should be like apt-get's '--no-download' option,

[Bug 80753] Re: Synaptic should be able to switch from non-root to root mode without losing state

2011-11-19 Thread James Haigh
What language is Synaptic written in? Having explored Aptdaemon and seen how flexible it is, it would be ideal if there was a Synaptic-like version of Software Centre (which intentionally doesn't have many features), or if Synaptic was ported to Aptdaemon. It's a shame Synaptic is no longer

[Bug 801313] Re: No option to change MTU for mobile broadband in NetworkManager

2011-09-01 Thread James Haigh
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #658018 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=658018 ** Also affects: network-manager-applet via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=658018 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 801313] Re: No option to change MTU for mobile broadband in NetworkManager

2011-09-01 Thread James Haigh
'network-manager-gnome' is a binary package. This bug has been assigned to its source package 'network-manager-applet' instead. Oh! I was correct with 'network-manager-applet' all along! :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 801313] Re: No option to change MTU for mobile broadband in NetworkManager

2011-09-01 Thread James Haigh
What are the chances for Oneiric? I guess none. I reported this weeks ago but there's still no reply. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/801313 Title: No option to change MTU for mobile

[Bug 801313] Re: No option to change MTU for mobile broadband in NetworkManager

2011-09-01 Thread James Haigh
This is actually network-manager-gnome; I didn't realise 'Network Connections' (nm-connection-editor) was a separate package from the applet. james@james-ThinkPad-X60-Tablet:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/nm-connection-editor network-manager-gnome: /usr/bin/nm-connection-editor -- You received this bug

[Bug 835560] Re: Unity 2D should be default when 3D is unsupported

2011-08-28 Thread James Haigh
This will be the case in Oneiric... Oh good, then surely it's fix released. ...but it is considered to be, at least in my opinion, too much of a major change to be backported in to Natty... I never suggested backporting. I didn't even mention Natty; I was referring to Ubuntu in general. As

[Bug 835467] [NEW] Conversion specification for strftime: days of the week as SMTWHFA

2011-08-27 Thread James Haigh
Public bug reported: I'd like a conversion specification that maps like this: * S: Sunday * M: Monday * T: Tuesday * W: Wednesday * H: tHursday * F: Friday * A: sAturday For example, I would like to display the datetime like this: 2011-08-27A15:05:48+01:00 ** Affects: ubuntu Importance:

[Bug 835467] Re: Conversion specification for strftime: days of the week as SMTWHFA

2011-08-27 Thread James Haigh
Actually, in most cases I'd drop the timezone: 2011-08-27A15:05:48 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/835467 Title: Conversion specification for strftime: days of the week as SMTWHFA To

[Bug 835499] [NEW] Warnings for turn-off dialogs when windows remain

2011-08-27 Thread James Haigh
Public bug reported: To avoid the issue of forgetting about a minimised window on another workspace, there should be warnings when you try to turn off the computer while windows are still open. Instead of 'The system will automatically shutdown after 60 seconds...', the timer should be disabled

[Bug 835499] Re: Warnings for turn-off dialogs when windows remain

2011-08-27 Thread James Haigh
** Package changed: ubuntu = ayatana-design -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/835499 Title: Warnings for turn-off dialogs when windows remain To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 835560] [NEW] Unity 2D should be default when 3D is unsupported

2011-08-27 Thread James Haigh
Public bug reported: So the current situation is that the same Live CD shows 2 very different interfaces depending on the hardware. It currently fails back to Gnome 2, which is guaranteed to confuse new users that are not aware of the recent transition to the Unity shell. So Unity 2D should be

[Bug 830637] Re: Not all windows can be minimised

2011-08-26 Thread James Haigh
** Description changed: - All windows should be minimisable if they can be minimised by Super-D. - That should be _all_ windows. (I'm not counting gksu-style - authentication overlay dialogs as windows.) + All windows should be minimisible. There should be an /option/ to ignore + the 'disable

[Bug 830637] Re: Not all windows can be minimised directly

2011-08-26 Thread James Haigh
Some windows request not to be minimized as per the extended window manager hints. This is not a bug. This is was the kind of thing I was expecting; I knew it was an intended feature. So in this case, what I'm asking is that there should an /option/ to ignore 'disable minimise' requests from

[Bug 835058] [NEW] GET resolves incorrectly

2011-08-26 Thread James Haigh
Public bug reported: I found this weird bug at work the other day. My work machine is called 'ellis'. I ran a webserver on port 80. I would expect the command 'GET ellis' to retrieve html from http://ellis/ . Instead it retrieves http://www.waellis.co.uk/ !! 'ellis.co.uk' actually redirects to

[Bug 829784] Re: forward-search-history keybinding C-s conflicts with scroll lock

2011-08-26 Thread James Haigh
The keybinding that I've settled on for forward-search-history is C-h. It would still be nice to have Ctrl-Up/Down if bug #829805 was fixed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/829784

[Bug 833290] [NEW] No indication that lock screen is suppressed

2011-08-24 Thread James Haigh
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: Some applications suppress the screensaver, preventing the computer from automatically locking. It is possible to be completely unaware of such an application or process. This is a security issue. I sometimes come back

[Bug 833290] Re: No indication that lock screen is suppressed

2011-08-24 Thread James Haigh
** Attachment added: elevated-privileges.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/833290/+attachment/2309538/+files/elevated-privileges.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 830637] Re: Not all windows can be minimised

2011-08-24 Thread James Haigh
John, replace step 2 with 'Press Alt-F9'. The point I was making about Super-D (or Ctrl-Alt-D), is that the ability to minimise some windows seems to have been deliberately disabled, but it's actually /possible/ to minimise any window. See this screenshot, notice that there is no minimise

[Bug 755044] Re: when a modal dialog is placed on another viewport it receives events from the viewport with parent window

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
Solutions: * Fix bug #773587. The focused window must _always_ be on the current workspace. * Parent windows should be able to have focus, but when focused any click or keystroke will prompt it to transfer focus to the dialog. * There should perhaps be an option to keep dialogs and their parent

[Bug 755044] Re: when a modal dialog is placed on another viewport it receives events from the viewport with parent window

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
Desired Solution: - Sheet style dialogues will solve this issue when they land. - In the meantime moving the parent window to a different workspace should also move the confirmation dialogue (and also vice versa) John: This should be optional. There is a use case for moving the dialog out of

[Bug 830637] Re: Not all windows can be minimised

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
To be able to minimise dialogs, bug #832301 will need to be fixed. Otherwise, when the dialog is minimised the parent window will get focus and immediately unminimise the dialog again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 606159] Re: wrong battery status in power applet after resume from suspend

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
Thinkpad X60 Tablet. That makes 10. It seems that this only affects Thinkpads. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/606159 Title: wrong battery status in power applet after resume from

[Bug 606159] Re: wrong battery status in power applet after resume from suspend

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
Maybe it's related to bug #626025, although I haven't seen the 10x problem on my Thinkpad. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/606159 Title: wrong battery status in power applet after

[Bug 769114] Re: Some information is no longer accessible in Unity's notification area

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
On the topic of lost information, I also miss the world map with daylight indication. That was brilliant! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/769114 Title: Some information is no longer

[Bug 769114] Re: Some information is no longer accessible in Unity's notification area

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
** Tags added: regression-release -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/769114 Title: Some information is no longer accessible in Unity's indicator applet To manage notifications about

[Bug 539912] Re: current battery charge not easily accessible

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
This bug is one aspect of bug #769114. ** Also affects: ayatana-design Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912 Title: current battery

[Bug 769114] Re: there are no hints showing when I keep the mouse hovering an indicator icon

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
I find tooltips annoying, because there is no control over them (just delay), and when they appear they often obscure the very thing that you're trying to interact with. This helps the notification area feel less cluttered unlike the old version. However, much less information is accessible since

[Bug 769114] Re: Some information is no longer accessible in Unity's indicator applet

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
Oops, forgot about the name. ** Summary changed: - Some information is no longer accessible in Unity's notification area + Some information is no longer accessible in Unity's indicator applet -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 539912] Re: current battery charge not easily accessible

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
papukaija: No, different bug. That bug is fixed in Unity. Menus in Unity have the ability to dynamically update, which is a significant improvement over the old static menus. I can confirm that I only see 'Laptop battery (estimating...)' for 1 or 2 seconds after the power cable is unplugged. I

[Bug 539912] Re: current battery charge not easily accessible

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
Indicating power will also explain to non-technical users why estimated time suddenly decreases when they start playing YouTube or whatever. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539912

[Bug 769114] Re: Some information is no longer accessible in Unity's indicator applet

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
On the topic of lost information, I also miss the world map with daylight indication. That was brilliant! See bug #823181. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/769114 Title: Some

[Bug 769114] Re: Some information is no longer accessible in Unity's indicator applet

2011-08-23 Thread James Haigh
For the battery applet, see bug #539912. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/769114 Title: Some information is no longer accessible in Unity's indicator applet To manage notifications

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-08-22 Thread James Haigh
** Changed in: aptboost Status: New = In Progress ** Changed in: aptboost Importance: Undecided = Critical ** Changed in: aptboost Assignee: (unassigned) = James Haigh (james.r.haigh) ** Changed in: synaptic Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-08-22 Thread James Haigh
I don't mind you closing this as 'Won't fix', as I'm now working on a fix for apt-get. What are the plans for APT to download and install in parallel? That's one of my goals. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 830637] Re: Not all windows can be minimised

2011-08-22 Thread James Haigh
I should have selected Ayatana Design, shouldn't I. ** Also affects: ayatana-design Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830637 Title: Not all

[Bug 830709] Re: Unity should also use Super-L to lock screen by default

2011-08-22 Thread James Haigh
I've just realised that I can't even set it to Super-L! In 'Keyboard Shortcuts', I set 'Lock screen' to 'Mod4+L'. When Super-L is pressed, the screen is not locked! It should at least be an option. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 830492] [NEW] Downloads should not lock apt

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
Public bug reported: It should be possible to download while installing, or download 2 things at once. Currently an apt-get command with '--download-only' will lock apt (/var/lib/dpkg/lock). Synaptic even locks apt just by being open! Examples: * I might be updating my system. The update is

[Bug 727903] Re: Dropping a file into a window via the 'drag file to Launcher, then drag file to Spread' interaction fails to load the file into the selected window

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
Workaround is to hover over the window, then touch the edge of the screen. This allows me to get by with this bug. HTH. James. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/727903 Title: Dropping

[Bug 727903] Re: Dropping a file into a window via the 'drag file to Launcher, then drag file to Spread' interaction fails to load the file into the selected window

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
Will this be fixed in Oneiric? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/727903 Title: Dropping a file into a window via the 'drag file to Launcher, then drag file to Spread' interaction

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
a: This could be solved be checking the cache just after locking for install. If any changes have occurred that conflict with the install then Synaptic should remove the install lock and ask the user what do to about the conflict. This would be failsafe because it is checking /after/ locking for

[Bug 80753] Re: Synaptic should be able to switch from non-root to root mode without losing state

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
BUGabundo: Software Centre (as it's called now) doesn't replace Synaptic, it replaces Add/Remove Applications. Synaptic is /much/ more powerful than USC, and I would hope that this bug does get fixed at some point. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
Yes, it's not easy, but I would like to see this in the long-term. Also work on this bug may be common with work on: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/80753 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 80753] Re: Synaptic should be able to switch from non-root to root mode without losing state

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
Work on this bug may be common with work on: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/830492 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/80753 Title: Synaptic should be able to switch

[Bug 830492] Re: Downloads should not lock apt

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
] http://venator.ath.cx/dw/doku.php?id=linux:pkgdistcache ** Changed in: apt Assignee: (unassigned) = James Haigh (james.r.haigh) ** Changed in: apt Status: New = In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu

[Bug 80753] Re: Synaptic should be able to switch from non-root to root mode without losing state

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
This bug actually blocks my solution to bug #830492 for Synaptic. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/80753 Title: Synaptic should be able to switch from non-root to root mode without

[Bug 80753] Re: Synaptic should be able to switch from non-root to root mode without losing state

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
Solving this bug would probably also avoid bug #747203 for Synaptic. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/80753 Title: Synaptic should be able to switch from non-root to root mode without

[Bug 747203] Re: root windows doesn't show the menus on unity's menu bar

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
Would solving this bug be a security concern? I don't think GUI applications should ever be run as root if possible. It increases the chance of vulnerabilities, and doesn't use settings for the current user (because we're now the root user), and created files are owned by root, etc. Instead the

[Bug 830637] [NEW] Not all windows can be minimised

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
Public bug reported: All windows should be minimisable if they can be minimised by Super-D. That should be _all_ windows. (I'm not counting gksu-style authentication overlay dialogs as windows.) If a window is waiting for a minimised dialog to close, and receives mouse or keyboard input, it

[Bug 773587] Re: Keyboard focus don't always follows worspace change

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
(Corrected mistake mentioned in comment #1.) ** Description changed: If I have two firefox windows opened in two different workspaces and move from one workspace to the other using the keyboard shortcut the keyboard focus sometimes stays in the original workspace. To reproduce (it is

[Bug 755044] Re: when a modal dialog is placed on another viewport it receives events from the viewport with parent window

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
5. Ensure that the parent window receives the focus by clicking on it... Note that the parent window will not become focused. While it is waiting for the dialog to close, it will transfer it's focus to the dialog whenever it receives focus. Note also that maximised windows don't clearly

[Bug 773587] Re: Focused window doesn't have to be on current workspace

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
See the test case in bug #755044 for an example of an active window not being on the current workspace. It is easily reproducible so marking confirmed. ** Summary changed: - Keyboard focus don't always follows worspace change + Focused window doesn't have to be on current workspace ** Changed

[Bug 755044] Re: when a modal dialog is placed on another viewport it receives events from the viewport with parent window

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
* The focused window must _always_ be on the current workspace. This is to solve bug #773587. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/755044 Title: when a modal dialog is placed on another

[Bug 755044] Re: when a modal dialog is placed on another viewport it receives events from the viewport with parent window

2011-08-21 Thread James Haigh
s/This is to solve bug #773587./This is actually solving bug #773587./ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/755044 Title: when a modal dialog is placed on another viewport it receives

[Bug 830328] [NEW] When restoring a previous Firefox session, minimised windows appear briefly

2011-08-20 Thread James Haigh
Public bug reported: When restoring from many windows and tabs, windows flicker around for a while. This includes windows that were minimised when Firefox was closed. The window opens then minimises a moment later, unless it is the original window which stays unminimised. Tested on Natty. Steps

[Bug 830328] Re: When restoring a previous Firefox session, minimised windows appear briefly

2011-08-20 Thread James Haigh
** Attachment added: 10-windows.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830328/+attachment/2296071/+files/10-windows.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830328 Title: When restoring a

[Bug 830328] Re: When restoring a previous Firefox session, minimised windows appear briefly

2011-08-20 Thread James Haigh
** Attachment added: all-but-1-minimised.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/830328/+attachment/2296072/+files/all-but-1-minimised.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 830328] Re: When restoring a previous Firefox session, minimised windows appear briefly

2011-08-20 Thread James Haigh
** Attachment added: restored-unminimised.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/830328/+attachment/2296074/+files/restored-unminimised.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 830328] Re: When restoring a previous Firefox session, minimised windows appear briefly

2011-08-20 Thread James Haigh
** Attachment added: bugs-on-restore.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/830328/+attachment/2296073/+files/bugs-on-restore.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 830328] Re: When restoring a previous Firefox session, minimised windows appear briefly

2011-08-20 Thread James Haigh
This and related bugs are the only thing stopping me from launching Firefox from my Startup Applications. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830328 Title: When restoring a previous

[Bug 829784] [NEW] forward-search-history keybinding C-s conflicts with scroll lock

2011-08-19 Thread James Haigh
Public bug reported: The default keybinding for forward-search-history does not work because the terminal captures ^S (Ctrl-S). The TTYs activate scroll lock. Gnome Terminal just seems to discard it. C-q (Ctrl-Q) should also be avoided; that is for scroll unlock. The default keybinding does

[Bug 829805] [NEW] Ctrl-Up and -Down clear incremental history search text when used as keybindings

2011-08-19 Thread James Haigh
Public bug reported: Steps to reproduce: * Add this to your inputrc: \e[1;5A: reverse-search-history \e[1;5B: forward-search-history * Open a new terminal * Press Ctrl-Up * Type some search text (something in your history) * Press Ctrl-Up (or -Down) Notice that the search text between the quotes

[Bug 829784] Re: forward-search-history keybinding C-s conflicts with scroll lock

2011-08-19 Thread James Haigh
Ctrl-Up and -Down would be very convenient for reverse-search-history and forward-search-history respectively. However, these do not work as expected. See this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/readline6/+bug/829805 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 692569] Re: unity --replace would be nice

2011-08-17 Thread James Haigh
I'm using unity 3.8.16-0ubuntu1~natty1 and I don't see --replace in the man page. It does accept the option but I don't see any difference; both with and without, the existing instance crashes with 'Segmentation fault'. With or without other options, I would expect: * unity /with/ --replace to

[Bug 692569] Re: unity --replace would be nice

2011-08-17 Thread James Haigh
** Attachment added: 692569-unity-2nd-instance https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/692569/+attachment/2284980/+files/692569-unity-2nd-instance -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 692569] Re: unity --replace would be nice

2011-08-17 Thread James Haigh
Hmm, just tried the same thing for compiz --replace. The output is very similar. I know Unity 3D heavily uses Compiz, but I don't know whether the segmentation fault is output from unity or compiz. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 591895] Re: removing a keyboard layout is not persistent across reboots

2011-08-17 Thread James Haigh
Just found and marked yet another duplicate. #688936 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/591895 Title: removing a keyboard layout is not persistent across reboots To manage

[Bug 828423] Re: Mobile broadband GSM/HSUPA status doesn't update

2011-08-17 Thread James Haigh
** Attachment added: too-fast-for-gsm.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/828423/+attachment/2287403/+files/too-fast-for-gsm.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/828423 Title:

[Bug 828423] [NEW] Mobile broadband GSM/HSUPA status doesn't update

2011-08-17 Thread James Haigh
Public bug reported: The status doesn't update unless I reconnect the connection. Sometimes it says GSM when I have way more bandwidth than what 2.xG supports (See the screenshot). Other times it says HSUPA when bandwidth is at a snails pace. The status looks like this: 3 Internet (3 UK GSM) 3

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