[Bug 1786863] Re: Task bar mouse pointer gets 'stuck' on arrow-pointing-to-hand

2018-08-14 Thread Steven Flintham
I've had a variant on this problem occur just now; the taskbar is now permanently corrupt (it looks like some icon has been stuck half- dragged, not that I was trying to drag anything). I've attached two screenshots; corrupt-taskbar-1.png is when I first noticed this, corrupt-taskbar-2.png is

[Bug 1786863] Re: Task bar mouse pointer gets 'stuck' on arrow-pointing-to-hand

2018-08-14 Thread Steven Flintham
** Attachment added: "corrupt-taskbar-2.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cinnamon/+bug/1786863/+attachment/5175212/+files/corrupt-taskbar-2.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1786863] Re: Task bar mouse pointer gets 'stuck' on arrow-pointing-to-hand

2018-08-13 Thread Steven Flintham
I just had this happen again, and *one* of the window icons on the taskbar can no longer be selected - clicking on it has no effect, while clicking on other window icons does bring them into the foreground. I am not sure if this always happens, just sometimes with a window I haven't tried to bring

[Bug 1786863] [NEW] Task bar mouse pointer gets 'stuck' on arrow-pointing-to-hand

2018-08-13 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Sometimes - I'm afraid I don't know precisely what triggers it, I suspect it is an accidental drag over a task bar icon - the mouse pointer shown when hovering over the task bar gets stuck showing "small hand with a small arrow below and to the right of it pointing at the

[Bug 1701758] [NEW] Too easy to accidentally click restart when trying to suspend, with no confirmation requested

2017-06-30 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: (This is an enhancement request. I don't know if this is the appropriate place for it or not, please let me know if I should raise this elsewhere.) Choosing the "session" icon from the cinnamon menu opens a dialog box offering the choices: - Suspend - Restart - Cancel -

[Bug 1701756] [NEW] dpkg reports invalid character in version number on package 'compiz'

2017-06-30 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: When performing package related operations I get a warning about an invalid character in version number. For example: $ dpkg -l compiz dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 8322 package 'compiz': error in 'Version' field string

[Bug 1084318] Dependencies.txt

2012-11-28 Thread Steven Flintham
apport information ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1084318/+attachment/3446357/+files/Dependencies.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1084318

[Bug 1084318] [NEW] growisofs does not detect attempts to burn too much data even when -dry-run is used

2012-11-28 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: I had a set of files I wanted to burn to a BD-R disc but wasn't sure if they would fit or not. I used -dry-run to check that no error was generated. I then performed the actual burn which failed 97% of the way into the burn with a 'No space left on device error'. The

[Bug 925260] Re: Update Manager icon appears on the launcher when updates are available, clicking on it does not bring up the update-manager.

2012-07-30 Thread Steven Flintham
I've experienced this but in my case the update manager window opens, but the contents of the window don't draw. Killing update manager and restarting it seems to resolve it. (This is on 12.04, but I'm pretty sure I've had it occurring intermittently for at least a year or two.) -- You received

[Bug 738446] Re: abiword prints attached document incorrectly

2011-09-28 Thread Steven Flintham
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 277404 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/277404 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 277404 hp laserjet postscript text print does not print some characters -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 738446] [NEW] abiword prints attached document incorrectly

2011-03-19 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: abiword If I load and print the attached document, the 'H' in 'CM99 2XH' is printed as a rectangle. (It looks fine in print preview though). If I explicitly add ' H' to the end of the first line of the address and print, the 'H' in 'CM99 2XH' prints fine

[Bug 738446] Re: abiword prints attached document incorrectly

2011-03-19 Thread Steven Flintham
** Attachment added: Opening and printing this file shows a rectangle instead of the final 'H' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/738446/+attachment/1921835/+files/corrupt-h.abw -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 737225] [NEW] On startup, everything except the logo is illegible

2011-03-17 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: extremetuxracer I am sorry if I am missing something, but when I start extremetuxracer, the logo at the top of the screen is perfect but the text on the menu is illegible. If I click on menu options they seem to work, but it's impossible to actually tell

[Bug 737225] Re: On startup, everything except the logo is illegible

2011-03-17 Thread Steven Flintham
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737225 Title: On startup, everything except the logo is illegible -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 737225] Re: On startup, everything except the logo is illegible

2011-03-17 Thread Steven Flintham
The attached screenshot shows what happens ** Attachment added: Illustration of illegible screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/extremetuxracer/+bug/737225/+attachment/1916180/+files/Screenshot.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 652166] Re: Ask for confirmation when New is click with unsaved pages scanned

2010-09-30 Thread Steven Flintham
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652166/+attachment/1658124/+files/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652166/+attachment/1658125/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt

[Bug 652166] [NEW] Ask for confirmation when New is click with unsaved pages scanned

2010-09-30 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: simple-scan I was scanning a multiple page document with Simple Scan when I accidentally clicked 'New' instead of 'Scan'. (They are right next to each other, which doesn't help.) Simple Scan happily threw my unsaved scans away without asking me if I was

[Bug 652171] [NEW] Add ability to split to a scan into two pages

2010-09-30 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: simple-scan When scanning a multi-page document such as a book where a double page spread fits onto the scanner, it would be nice to be able to crop out two separate regions which become two distinct pages in the scanned document. At the moment it seems

[Bug 652171] Re: Add ability to split to a scan into two pages

2010-09-30 Thread Steven Flintham
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652171/+attachment/1658151/+files/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652171/+attachment/1658152/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt

[Bug 652171] Re: Add ability to split to a scan into two pages

2010-09-30 Thread Steven Flintham
Sorry, I think my comment above is slightly off or at least confusingly worded. What I guess my simple solution would really boil down to would be a new button which effectively is 'pretend you scanned a new page, but really just use this one again'. You could then use that between cropping two

[Bug 515670] Re: keybinding properties doesn't remove a shortcut correctly

2010-09-23 Thread Steven Flintham
I have experienced what I believe to be the same bug in Ubuntu 10.04. Since I couldn't see any sign of the above bug having been forwarded, I have raised the following in the GNOME bug tracker: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=630411 ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #630411

[Bug 515670] Re: keybinding properties doesn't remove a shortcut correctly

2010-09-23 Thread Steven Flintham
I accidentally filed a duplicate with GNOME. The 'primary' upstream bug is https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=625228. -- keybinding properties doesn't remove a shortcut correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/515670 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 598902] Re: Confusing printer properties for HP 2605

2010-08-07 Thread Steven Flintham
Thanks a lot, I can confirm that the halftone etc options no longer have 'duplicate' names. I can also see a 'Printer Resolution' option under 'Image Quality'. I must admit I am now confused as to how this works, since I can apparently specify the resolution there *and* in the 'Print Color as

[Bug 614583] [NEW] gwibber ceases to display Twitter feed after hibernating

2010-08-06 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gwibber When I hibernate my machine and then resume late, gwibber never updates again. Even manually choosing Gwibber-Refresh does nothing. Other net- using applications work fine. Quitting gwibber and restarting it doesn't seem to help. I tried to

[Bug 613078] [NEW] Black lines appear at bottom of maximised gnome-terminal/terminator window after minimising a maximised covering window

2010-08-03 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: In both gnome-terminal and terminator, I can reliably generate minor corruption of the terminal window as follows: - open a terminal window - maximise it to full screen - ensure the terminal background is white - open another window (e.g. Firefox or Thunderbird) to full

[Bug 613078] Re: Black lines appear at bottom of maximised gnome-terminal/terminator window after minimising a maximised covering window

2010-08-03 Thread Steven Flintham
** Attachment added: Partial screenshot showing the corruption http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53004048/Screenshot.png ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/53003996/Dependencies.txt -- Black lines appear at bottom of maximised gnome-terminal/terminator window

[Bug 577916] Re: lucid regression: does not resume from hibernation

2010-07-13 Thread Steven Flintham
My hibernate stopped working after a fresh install of 10.04. Symptoms were that it would appear to hibernate correctly, but on restart would just boot to the login screen and once I logged in networking was disabled. Following the above I had a look at /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume - it

[Bug 604799] [NEW] Preview pane shows no images

2010-07-12 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xzgv When I start xzgv, the preview pane shows no thumbnails. Sometimes directory icons show up, but rarely (except for .. which is always visible). If I press u to regenerate thumbnails the problem is fixed. If I close and re-open xzgv on the same

[Bug 604799] Re: Preview pane shows no images

2010-07-12 Thread Steven Flintham
** Attachment added: A sample of the problem. http://launchpadlibrarian.net/51802069/xzgv-missing-thumbnails.png ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/51801804/Dependencies.txt -- Preview pane shows no images https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/604799 You

[Bug 598896] [NEW] Contradictory information about downloadable driver

2010-06-26 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cups The system claims a driver is and is not downloadable for HP 2605dn. To reproduce: - no printer needed (I found this bug while checking support for this model prior to purchasing) - Choose System-Administration-Printing from the top menu - click

[Bug 598896] Re: Contradictory information about downloadable driver

2010-06-26 Thread Steven Flintham
** Attachment added: Screenshot showing the contradictory dialog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50964094/Screenshot-New%20Printer.png ** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50963482/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CupsErrorLog.txt

[Bug 598902] [NEW] Confusing printer properties for HP 2605

2010-06-26 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cups The 'Color Options' in the printer properties for the HP Color Laserjet 2605 using the recommended driver are confusing, with multiple drop-down lists with the same name. See attached screenshot 1. My understanding based on web searches is that

[Bug 598902] Re: Confusing printer properties for HP 2605

2010-06-26 Thread Steven Flintham
** Attachment added: Screenshot showing confusing Color Options http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50964860/Screenshot-1.png ** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50964176/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CupsErrorLog.txt

[Bug 598902] Re: Confusing printer properties for HP 2605

2010-06-26 Thread Steven Flintham
** Attachment added: Screenshot showing empty Image Quality section http://launchpadlibrarian.net/50964865/Screenshot-2.png -- Confusing printer properties for HP 2605 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/598902 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 598902] Re: Confusing printer properties for HP 2605

2010-06-26 Thread Steven Flintham
Thanks for such a clear and prompt response. You say the PPD for this printer *in Postscript mode* is broken. Is there another non-Postscript PPD which works better (and if so how can I install it), or am I reading too much into your words? My driver selection dialog lists the driver I reported

[Bug 597302] [NEW] Please package new upstream version 2.2.16

2010-06-22 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dbmail I had problems with some messages temporarily becoming invisible in mailboxes. I believe this is due to upstream bug 827 (http://www.dbmail.org/mantis/view.php?id=827). I have built my own local package of 2.2.16 and the problem seems to be

[Bug 596274] [NEW] dbmail package has incorrect entry in md5sums

2010-06-19 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dbmail On a clean installation of Ubuntu 10.04, I did: # aptitude install dbmail # aptitude install debsums # debsums -s and debsums complained: debsums: missing file /usr/share/dbmail/default.dbmail (from dbmail package) I can indeed see an entry

[Bug 109629] Re: 3com NIC stops working after some time

2008-09-12 Thread Steven Flintham
As requested I have upgraded to the following kernel: Linux riemann 2.6.27-2-generic #1 SMP Thu Aug 28 17:20:02 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux and have not seen the problem. I also never saw it with the previous kernel, vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic. I did experience it earlier, apologies for not

[Bug 182341] Second CPU not always used

2008-01-12 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Hi, I am running boinc 5.10.8 with the [EMAIL PROTECTED] project on my Athlon 64X2 box (with the 32-bit version of Ubuntu). When it first starts up it correctly runs two rosetta_beta processes to use both CPUs, but sometimes one of them disappears and doesn't come back. I

[Bug 135300] Accessing File menu after starting OpenOffice locks up machine for approx 10 mins

2007-08-28 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org Hi, I suspect this is not going to be a useful report, but I'll do what I can, and if you need any more details let me know. When I start OpenOffice, I usually go to the File menu (to e.g. open a document, or print one if I opened a

[Bug 79668] Re: Average Bit Rate MP3s report incorrect length

2007-08-21 Thread Steven Flintham
Thanks, I have been noticing this continually but just to be sure have re-tested it now and it is still occurring; a 3m 3s track just ripped is shown in rhythmbox as a 7m 22s track. Trying wit other applications: 'mp3info -x' gives a length of 3m 3s (correct) mplayer gives a length of 7m 22s

[Bug 92325] Re: [edgy] firefox crash

2007-03-15 Thread Steven Flintham
Sorry, I have tried three times but even bzipped the crash report is too big and I get a '500 Internal Server Error', so please ignore this report. Thanks. -- [edgy] firefox crash https://launchpad.net/bugs/92325 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 92325] Re: Firefox crashed during normal use

2007-03-14 Thread Steven Flintham
** Attachment added: Reduced report generated by firefox http://librarian.launchpad.net/6806385/_usr_lib_firefox_firefox-bin.3vvahN.crash -- Firefox crashed during normal use https://launchpad.net/bugs/92325 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 92325] Firefox crashed during normal use

2007-03-14 Thread Steven Flintham
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox Version is: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20060601 Firefox/2.0.0.2 (Ubuntu-edgy) I've attached the reduced report; the complete report was 67MB, which seems a bit like overkill. ** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)

[Bug 79668] Re: Average Bit Rate MP3s report incorrect length

2007-01-16 Thread Steven Flintham
Sorry, I should have been more explicit - the incorrect track length can be (for example) 16 minutes when the track is about 5-6 minutes or similar. It's not always that extreme either. It's never ridiculously large or small, so I don't think it's a negative number being treated as positive or