[Bug 1178131] Re: 14e4:16bc [Acer Aspire One 756] SD card slot doesn't work

2014-05-07 Thread The Fiddler
This bug is still present in Ubuntu 14.04 with both stock and 3.14 kernels. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178131 Title: 14e4:16bc [Acer Aspire One 756] SD card slot doesn't work

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2014-02-04 Thread The Fiddler
One click to show the window picker. A second click to minimize all windows. Rince and repeat. Not so difficult, is it? 2014-02-04 Dimitri John Ledkov launch...@surgut.co.uk: Clicking on the icon exposes apps' windows. Please, do not change that! It's uber useful! When i click on it, i want

[Bug 1070883] Re: Pivot causes missing single line on screen

2012-12-13 Thread The Fiddler
I've had this issue since at least fglrx 11.4. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1070883 Title: Pivot causes missing single line on screen To manage notifications about this bug go to:

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-22 Thread The Fiddler
2011/12/22 u-foka ta...@eisenberger.hu Maybe the best would be a configurable size for the hidden grab area :) Currently it's difficult to change, how I seen the size is hardcoded into the theme right? But is this really necessary? Three options: - review feedback and pick a sensible

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread The Fiddler
2011/12/21 John Lea 160...@bugs.launchpad.net @jan-bakuwel-gmail; in what way is the current Ubuntu window resizing behaviour different from the Microsoft window resizing behaviour? In both Windows and Ubuntu we have several px on the left, right and bottom of the windows that is dragable,

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-12-21 Thread The Fiddler
2011/12/21 John Lea 160...@bugs.launchpad.net @stapostol; thanks for your response, I've marked the bug as also affects unity2d. Re. the sizing of the dragable area, in WindowsXP the dragable area is 5px (but it may well be larger in Windows 7). So yes the size could be increased, but 5px

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2011-12-15 Thread The Fiddler
2011/12/15 Marco Biscaro marcobiscaro2...@gmail.com Em 15-12-2011 16:30, sabby7890 escreveu: In order to archieve the behaviour that @spradders recommended, Unity should minimize on click ONLY when there's single, focused and raised window under the launcher's icon. This would be

Re: [Bug 836023] Re: New compiz alt-tab switcher window is slow to appear

2011-11-22 Thread The Fiddler
Still an issue on my system. 2011/11/22 TomasHnyk tomash...@gmail.com I do not know about the original poster, but it is still an issue for me (on uptodate 11.10). It also affects 7 people, so setting to confirmed. ** Changed in: unity Status: Incomplete = New ** Changed in: unity

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2011-11-10 Thread The Fiddler
Gnome 3.2 does not use Compiz, it uses Mutter which is significantly faster on my system (6310m with radeon drivers). 2011/11/10 eZFlow 733...@bugs.launchpad.net @Eliah -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2011-11-10 Thread The Fiddler
drivers). 2011/11/10 eZFlow 733...@bugs.launchpad.net I know but Ubuntu still uses compiz with GNOME3.2. You tried KDE4.7? On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 11:42 AM, The Fiddler 733...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Gnome 3.2 does not use Compiz, it uses Mutter which is significantly faster on my

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2011-10-19 Thread The Fiddler
2011/10/19 razor 733...@bugs.launchpad.net How weird it looks on a tablet to minimize anything at all. No idea, how weird would it look? While you are at it, how weird would it look to have multiple instances of the same application running on a tablet? Indeed, why would you even need window

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2011-10-18 Thread The Fiddler
2011/10/18 razor 733...@bugs.launchpad.net I know why this bug won't be fixed. Because it makes no sense for a tablet with touch screen to minimize an app when user clicks the launcher icon. What will the user expect when they touch the launcher icon? The obvious answer is to list all the

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2011-10-18 Thread The Fiddler
2011/10/18 Michael 733...@bugs.launchpad.net You are missing a trivial solution to your hypothetical(*) tablet issue: first click activates window picker; second click minimizes all windows, third click restores them. Problem solved. Touch workflow is not impacted, people get a way to

Re: [Bug 839458] Re: Fonts suddenly started using full hinting instead of slight, without changing any configuration

2011-10-14 Thread The Fiddler
This issue goes away on a clean install, it only appears on an upgrade install. Installing gnome-tweak-tool and resetting font settings also works! @Jay S, this is a slightly different issue (i.e. Unity reading font configuration from somewhere else than the rest of the system, while in my case

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2011-09-28 Thread The Fiddler
There are certainly lots of people that would like this, myself included, for the exact same reasons as the ones mentioned here (with the current design, it's very difficult to switch to a different window (chat, documentation) temporarily, then switch back to the original one). Unfortunately,

[Bug 811689] Re: gnome-panel crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke()

2011-09-25 Thread The Fiddler
I can confirm the issue with gnome-shell. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/811689 Title: gnome-panel crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke() To manage notifications about this bug

[Bug 853273] [NEW] Oneiric uses MonoDevelop 2.6 beta 3 instead of 2.6 final.

2011-09-18 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: MonoDevelop 2.6 final shipped a few weeks ago and is significantly more stable over the beta 3 currently used in Ubuntu. Please update the package! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: monodevelop 2.5.92+dfsg-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu

[Bug 853273] Re: Oneiric uses MonoDevelop 2.6 beta 3 instead of 2.6 final.

2011-09-18 Thread The Fiddler
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/853273 Title: Oneiric uses MonoDevelop 2.6 beta 3 instead of 2.6 final. To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 804463] Re: Window resize bug in Unity (top resize border is smaller than the rest)

2011-09-16 Thread The Fiddler
When you mark a bug as 'incomplete', *please* mention what information is missing so we (affected users) can provide it. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804463 Title: Window

Re: [Bug 804463] Re: Window resize bug in Unity (top resize border is smaller than the rest)

2011-09-16 Thread The Fiddler
Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804463 Title: Window resize bug in Unity (top resize border is smaller than the rest) To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 839690] Re: Topbar - close button for maximised windows in the top bar should conform to Fitts law

2011-09-05 Thread The Fiddler
Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote on 2011-09-03: Enabling the left edge pixel to activate the maximised close button is probably a bad idea. The close button can result in lose of state (or work) for the user involved. This is definitely not true, since applications are supposed to ask you to save

[Bug 763230] Re: No option to minimize windows from the Unity panel (e.g. right-click menu)

2011-09-04 Thread The Fiddler
** Also affects: unity-2d 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/763230 Title: No option to minimize windows from the Unity panel (e.g.

[Bug 839458] [NEW] Fonts suddenly started using full hinting instead of slight, without changing any configuration

2011-09-02 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: After running the latest updates for oneiric (as of 02Sept2011), my fonts suddenly became fully-hinted and ugly. They were slightly-hinted before. Note that I have not changed *any* configuration options. I'm using an alpha3 Oneiric installation upgraded all the way to

[Bug 839458] Re: Fonts suddenly started using full hinting instead of slight, without changing any configuration

2011-09-02 Thread The Fiddler
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[Bug 835977] [NEW] Maximized window buttons do not extend to the corner of the screen

2011-08-28 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: Using the new invisible window buttons on Unity, I noticed an annoying issue: on a maximized window, the window buttons do not extend all the way to the edges. They have a 1 to 4 pixel gap that make targetting with the mouse or the touchpad quite annoying. Ideally, I should

[Bug 835977] Re: Maximized window buttons do not extend to the corner of the screen

2011-08-28 Thread The Fiddler
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[Bug 835731] Re: Window controls don't appear when approaching from the left-most column of pixels

2011-08-28 Thread The Fiddler
hese two bugs are probably two sides of the same coin: in this bug, the controls don't appear if you move to the left edge. In the other one, they don't disappear. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 835637] Re: Window buttons and application menu don't autohide if left edge is touched

2011-08-28 Thread The Fiddler
I can confirm this issue. These two bugs are probably two sides of the same coin: in this bug, the controls don't disappear if you move to the left edge. In the other one, they don't appear. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 835977] Re: Maximized window buttons do not extend to the corner of the screen

2011-08-28 Thread The Fiddler
I should also mention that this behavior is inconsistent with the invisible menus and the indicators on the other side of the screen. Menus extend to the top edge, as do indicators. Additionally, the last indicator extends all the way to the right (i.e. you can throw the mouse blindly and hit the

[Bug 836023] [NEW] New compiz alt-tab switcher window is slow to appear

2011-08-28 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: I am using the new alt-tab switcher in Oneiric. When I press alt-tab the window switcher takes just a little too long to appear. Releasing alt- tab during this period will generally work (I've seen it miss presses but this no longer happens after the latest upgrades) but the

[Bug 836023] Re: New compiz alt-tab switcher window is slow to appear

2011-08-28 Thread The Fiddler
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/836023 Title: New compiz alt-tab switcher window is slow to appear To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 836274] [NEW] Pressing alt on maximized window does shows menu but not window controls

2011-08-28 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: Steps to reproduce: 1. open a window and maximize it (e.g. nautilus) 2. move the mouse away from the panel to make the window controls / menu hide 3. press alt On step 3, the window title will be replaced by the menu (as it should). However, the window controls remain

[Bug 836274] Re: Pressing alt on maximized window does shows menu but not window controls

2011-08-28 Thread The Fiddler
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/836274 Title: Pressing alt on maximized window does shows menu but not window controls To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 835731] [NEW] Window controls don't appear when approaching from the left-most column of pixels

2011-08-27 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: Steps to reproduce: 1. open a window and maximize it (e.g. nautilus) 2. move the moese away from the top panel to make the window controls disappear 3. move the mouse to the left edge of the screen and move it slowly upwards until it enters the panel 4. the window controls

[Bug 835731] Re: Window controls don't appear when approaching from the left-most column of pixels

2011-08-27 Thread The Fiddler
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/835731 Title: Window controls don't appear when approaching from the left-most column of pixels To manage notifications about this bug go to:

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-08-21 Thread The Fiddler
2011/8/21 RussianNeuroMancer 160...@bugs.launchpad.net Now it's again issue in Oneiric. In both unity and unity2d. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-08-21 Thread The Fiddler
2011/8/21 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com Invisible borders are not implemented in unity-2d Are they technically infeasible or could they be implemented with some effort? If so, where should they be implemented? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 351186] Re: [M76] [ubuntu 9.04] [ubuntu 9.10] [ubuntu 10.04] slow unminimizing with ati card and desktop effects enabled

2011-08-21 Thread The Fiddler
This bug has been fixed upstream since ~October 2010. Could someone please close it? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/351186 Title: [M76] [ubuntu 9.04] [ubuntu 9.10] [ubuntu 10.04]

[Bug 351186] Re: [M76] [ubuntu 9.04] [ubuntu 9.10] [ubuntu 10.04] slow unminimizing with ati card and desktop effects enabled

2011-08-21 Thread The Fiddler
Fixed upstream for close to a year now. ** Changed in: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Fix Released ** Changed in: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: Confirmed = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 681348] Re: Add show me the desktop keyboard or Unity dock shortcut

2011-08-21 Thread The Fiddler
Is it possible to add an icon to the bottom part of the launcher (just below the trash icon)? That could work fine with the wmctrl hack. Of course, the best solution would be to add this inside Unity itself (just like the trash icon). It doesn't even need to be a full 48x48px icon, even a 48x8

[Bug 830110] Re: Horrifically bright Aero Snap color (grid plugin?)

2011-08-20 Thread The Fiddler
** Attachment added: Argh, me eyes be bleedin'! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830110/+attachment/2295018/+files/Screenshot%20at%202011-08-20%2018%3A47%3A28.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 830110] [NEW] Horrifically bright Aero Snap color (grid plugin?)

2011-08-20 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: When using Aero Snap (sorry, I don't know the official terminology for Unity, this is the effect that happens when you move a window to the sides or the top of the screen), I now get a horrendous goldish-yellow color instead of the soft orange I used to get in Ubuntu Natty.

[Bug 806209] Re: Closing unity renders the system unusable

2011-08-20 Thread The Fiddler
One possible fix would be to restart unity when it crashes. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/806209 Title: Closing unity renders the system unusable To manage notifications about this

[Bug 830121] Re: Alt-tab causes mouse cursor to disappear

2011-08-20 Thread The Fiddler
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/830121 Title: Alt-tab causes mouse cursor to disappear To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 830121] [NEW] Alt-tab causes mouse cursor to disappear

2011-08-20 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: When I press alt-tab on the keyboard (getting the brand new alt-tab prompt), my mouse cursor disappears and the mouse becomes unusable for as long as the prompt is visible (no click, no movement, no nothing). This is highly confusing - I expect the mouse to be there and

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking its Launcher Icon

2011-07-11 Thread The Fiddler
Move on is cheap talk when our day-to-day workflow is impacted in such a way. And if there's anything that's nonsense, it's the dismissal of community patches and contributions. Roland's expression is most fitting here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 807736] [NEW] Multiple monitors with different resolution: window maximization broken

2011-07-08 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: I have a 1366x768 laptop that I connect to an external 1920x1080 monitor. Windows maximize correctly on the monitor that is up or left. Windows maximize incorrectly (they half-disappear into the void) on the monitor that is down or right. It doesn't matter which monitor is

[Bug 807736] Re: Multiple monitors with different resolution: window maximization broken

2011-07-08 Thread The Fiddler
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/807736 Title: Multiple monitors with different resolution: window maximization broken To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 807736] Re: Multiple monitors with different resolution: window maximization broken

2011-07-08 Thread The Fiddler
Some kind soul has uploaded sreenshots of the bug here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/38753/multiple-monitors-different- resolutions-break-maximize-button Apparently I'm not the only one with issues... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 804902] Re: Scroll thumb doesn't appear when approaching the window from outside

2011-07-02 Thread The Fiddler
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[Bug 804902] [NEW] Scroll thumb doesn't appear when approaching the window from outside

2011-07-02 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: When approaching the overlay scollbar from inside the window, the scroll thumb appears as expected. However, when approaching the scrollbar from outside, the scroll thumb doens't appear - you need to first enter the window and then move towards the scrollbar again. This

[Bug 804463] [NEW] Window resize bug in Unity (top resize border is smaller than the rest)

2011-07-01 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: Natty has finally fixed the well-known window resizing bug! (1px borders that previously made resizing difficult) Unfortunately, the fix is only 75% complete: only the left, bottom and right (invisible) invisible borders have been fattened to make resizing easier. The top

[Bug 804463] Re: Window resize bug in Unity (top resize border is smaller than the rest)

2011-07-01 Thread The Fiddler
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804463 Title: Window resize bug in Unity (top resize border is smaller than the rest) To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 804479] [NEW] Unity misses mouse clicks to the ubuntu button and presses of the win key

2011-07-01 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: This is very simple to reproduce regardless of CPU and video hardware and drivers (have tested r600g, fglrx and nvidia so far on both slow and fast processors): - click the ubuntu button five or six times in a row. - press the win key five or six times in a row. Unity will

[Bug 804479] Re: Unity misses fast clicks to the ubuntu button and quick presses of the win key

2011-07-01 Thread The Fiddler
** Summary changed: - Unity misses fast clicks to the ubuntu button and quick presses of the win key + Unity misses mouse clicks to the ubuntu button and presses of the win key -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 804486] [NEW] Ubuntu Unity button is activated on mouse up not mouse down

2011-07-01 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: - Hover the mouse over the ubuntu button. Click it. - Now hover the mouse over an indicator applet on the top panel. Click it. What do you see? The indicator applet is activated as soon as you press the mouse button; the ubuntu button is activated when you *release* the

[Bug 804486] Re: Ubuntu Unity button is activated on mouse up not mouse down

2011-07-01 Thread The Fiddler
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804486 Title: Ubuntu Unity button is activated on mouse up not mouse down To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 687567] Re: Global menu causes white flashes when scrubbing/moving with mouse fast over menus

2011-07-01 Thread The Fiddler
Confirm this issue with (open-source) R600g on a 4850 and a 4670 on Natty. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/687567 Title: Global menu causes white flashes when scrubbing/moving with

[Bug 804479] Re: Unity misses mouse clicks to the ubuntu button and presses of the win key

2011-07-01 Thread The Fiddler
Bug #766776 is talking about double clicks. This bug is about *single* clicks and keyboard shortcuts (where the concept of double clicking doesn't apply anyway). In short, the fix for #766776 has caused a regression in the handling of single clicks (hence this bug report). Just to clarify things

[Bug 804479] Re: Unity misses mouse clicks to the ubuntu button and presses of the win key

2011-07-01 Thread The Fiddler
This is a possible duplicate of bug #777492. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804479 Title: Unity misses mouse clicks to the ubuntu button and presses of the win key To manage

[Bug 777492] Re: Global menu button ignores multiple clicks/keystrokes in rapid succession

2011-07-01 Thread The Fiddler
I can confirm this issue. Each consecutive click apparently resets the suppression timeout, which is not how things are supposed to work! Ideal solution: - do not apply suppression to keyboard events. This is outright wrong (double-click is a mouse concept, not a keyboard one. Applying

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon

2011-06-25 Thread The Fiddler
2011/6/25 mmiicc mpredo...@gmail.com Workspace switcher icon, Applications icon (the one with plus sign in a cap of coffee), Files and Folders icon and Ubuntu icon, also every icon in top panel work in the way that on one click they show something, on another they hide it. Is this also

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon

2011-06-24 Thread The Fiddler
2011/6/24 Sebastien Bacher seb...@ubuntu.com Some extra comments: When the window of a program/application is already focused and you click the corresponding launcher icon (of that program) you expect usually that something happens You might do, but non technical users might get really

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon

2011-06-23 Thread The Fiddler
2011/6/23 Sam Spilsbury smspil...@gmail.com 2) You (meaning Canonical) accept the fact that people post requests in which they demand changes to the system. But Canonical should then make clear that they do not want any extra work from non-canonical members because they are not willing

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon

2011-06-20 Thread The Fiddler
I'm pretty sure someone has already written a patch, either here or in the related ayatana discussion. In this case, it's just a matter of reviewing and approving the patch. It would be a shame to ignore one of the most subscribed-to bugs for Natty. 2011/6/20 Dimitris Papageorgiou

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon

2011-05-18 Thread The Fiddler
You, sir, are a hero! Intuitive, great-looking *and* toggleable. It's perfect :) 2011/5/18 Bazon bazonbl...@arcor.de @Marco Biscaro: Great! That is the way it should look! It's also very intuitive: You click on the launcher, the window minimizes right there. That just looks right. Good

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize windows upon clicking on Launcher Icons

2011-05-16 Thread The Fiddler
2011/5/16 Marco Biscaro marcobiscaro2...@gmail.com Why should the launcher suddenly hide windows? Again: because applications can not be hidden. Exactly. It would be completely inconsistent, illogical and simple wrong. I don't think so: the launcher is used to create a new *window*

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon

2011-05-16 Thread The Fiddler
2011/5/16 Ed Lin 733...@bugs.launchpad.net The Fiddler wrote: I don't think so: the launcher is used to create a new *window* for an application or to bring the *window* of that application up. As far I know, applications that does not have a window can not be pinned (and aren't even

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize Application's Windows upon clicking it's Launcher Icon

2011-05-16 Thread The Fiddler
2011/5/17 Ed Lin 733...@bugs.launchpad.net Back to the real topic: Good. all windows belonging to an application is the same as the application from a Linux user's perspective. Both would work for them. That doesn't mean the chosen terminology doesn't matter to the user at all. I already

Re: [Bug 733349] Re: Minimize windows upon clicking application's launcher

2011-05-07 Thread The Fiddler
One click to launch, one click to show, one click to hide them (and in the darkness bind them). Wheel scroll to switch between instances of the same applications and middle click to launch another instance. In other words, just copy AWN. One thing is certain, the old taskbar window minimizing

[Bug 768326] Re: [multimonitor] windows maximize under the panel

2011-05-01 Thread The Fiddler
Also affected here. Anything we can do to help? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/768326 Title: [multimonitor] windows maximize under the panel -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 733349] Re: Minimize windows upon clicking application's launcher

2011-04-29 Thread The Fiddler
Please consider this: I click an icon (say a browser) to see if anything new has appeared inside it. If not, I immediately reclick to minimize that window and resume my previous work. By breaking the symmetry of show/minimize, I now have to move the mouse before I can resume work. What was an

[Bug 747764] Re: impossible dragging, copy-paste, middle-button, jumpy cursor in HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook PC

2011-04-16 Thread The Fiddler
Same here. Any ideas? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/747764 Title: impossible dragging, copy-paste, middle-button, jumpy cursor in HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook PC -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 303697] Re: [fglrx] vsync issues - screen tearing unrelated to compiz

2011-03-31 Thread The Fiddler
Fix confirmed! You can enable tearfree through amdccle, too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303697 Title: [fglrx] vsync issues - screen tearing unrelated to compiz -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2011-02-14 Thread The Fiddler
#245: Our experience is indeed different. I simply cannot make the pointer appear using a trackpad. It often takes me upwards of 5'' to find the correct pixel. Funnily enough, I've had four separate Ubuntu users comment on this behavior independently, just during the last week. I'm glad to see

Re: [Bug 303697] Re: [fglrx] vsync issues - screen tearing unrelated to compiz

2011-01-26 Thread The Fiddler
2011/1/26 RussianNeuroMancer 303...@bugs.launchpad.net fglrx users, please test new Catalyst 11.1 driver: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/linux/Pages/radeon_linux.aspx?type=2.4.1product=2.4.1.3.42lang=English The new driver causes a hard lock on my system as soon as the tearfree option

[Bug 303697] Re: [fglrx] vsync issues - screen tearing unrelated to compiz

2011-01-26 Thread The Fiddler
** Description changed: Since Catalyst 11.1 AMD starting open test of EnableTearFreeDesktop fglrx option. If you want yo test is you should run aticonfig --set-pcs-u32=DDX,EnableTearFreeDesktop,1 and restart X.Org Server or reboot computer. - Please be careful - it's experimental feature.

Re: [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult [please no more comments; patches welcome]

2011-01-24 Thread The Fiddler
2011/1/24 Neilen Marais launch...@chatsubo.lagged.za.net I think a good modification to the invisible drag handle proposal would be to rather use resize border resistance. This is a solution that won't require more than 1 px of UI space to work well. How I envisage it working is: 1) keep

[Bug 675307] Re: compiz can't load plugins and won't run in VirtualBox

2010-12-10 Thread The Fiddler
Reported to the VirtualBox beta feedback forum, here: http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=15t=36914p=165507#p165507 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/675307 Title: compiz can't

[Bug 675307] Re: compiz can't load plugins and won't run in VirtualBox

2010-12-02 Thread The Fiddler
Also affected with VirtualBox 3.2.12 and Natty alpha1 x86. cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE shows: [23.609] (EE) [drm] drmOpen failed. [23.609] (EE) VBoxVideo(0): DRIScreenInit failed, disabling DRI. [23.691] (II) XKB: reuse xkmfile

Re: [Bug 636311] Re: Keyboard special keys interfere with mouse

2010-11-18 Thread The Fiddler
Shouldn't this package be rolled into a standard update? I also having this issue and it is getting mighty annoying after 40 days. -- Keyboard special keys interfere with mouse https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/636311 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

Re: [Bug 636311] Re: Keyboard special keys interfere with mouse

2010-10-18 Thread The Fiddler
You can log out and in again instead of restarting. Try Ctrl-Alt-F1, enter user/pass and type: sudo restart gdm. Still annoying but much better than a full restart. -- Keyboard special keys interfere with mouse https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/636311 You received this bug notification because you

Re: [Bug 636311] Re: Keyboard special keys interfere with mouse

2010-10-15 Thread The Fiddler
I am experiencing the same issue on a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li1818 laptop and the internal touchpad. This doesn't seem to be limited to Microsoft keyboards. 2010/10/15 Evžen Šubrt 636...@bugs.launchpad.net I am experiencing the same problem on CHICONY WUR-0570TR wireless keyboard+mouse set.

[Bug 658218] Re: Pressing any extended keyboard button disables mouse left-click

2010-10-12 Thread The Fiddler
I should add that I am not using a Microsoft mouse (it is a notebook Snappy Smart mouse by Speedlink), so this bug is probably independent of the mouse make. ** Summary changed: - Pressing any extended keyboard button disable mouse left-click + Pressing any extended keyboard button disables

[Bug 658218] Re: Pressing any extended keyboard button disables mouse left-click

2010-10-12 Thread The Fiddler
This looks related to bug 658122: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input- mouse/+bug/658122 -- Pressing any extended keyboard button disables mouse left-click https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658218 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 658218] Re: Pressing any extended keyboard button disables mouse left-click

2010-10-12 Thread The Fiddler
I can reproduce the issue using the nouveau driver instead of nvidia. -- Pressing any extended keyboard button disables mouse left-click https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658218 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 658122] Re: Mouse buttons stop working, then disappear

2010-10-12 Thread The Fiddler
Is this a duplicate? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/658218 -- Mouse buttons stop working, then disappear https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658122 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 485515] Re: package initscripts 2.87dsf-4ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/ondemand: file does not exist

2010-10-11 Thread The Fiddler
As a workaround, I did sudo touch /etc/init.d/ondemand sudo dpkg --configure -a which allowed the upgrade process to continue. -- package initscripts 2.87dsf-4ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/ondemand: file does not exist https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485515 You

[Bug 658218] [NEW] Pressing any extended keyboard button disable mouse left-click

2010-10-11 Thread The Fiddler
Public bug reported: After upgrading to Maverick from Lucid, I started experience the following issue: pressing any extended key on my keyboard (e.g. XF86Documents, XF86Favorites, etc) causes my left mouse button to become disabled. I can no longer click anything! My keyboard is a wired

[Bug 658218] Re: Pressing any extended keyboard button disable mouse left-click

2010-10-11 Thread The Fiddler
** Attachment added: AcpiTables.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658218/+attachment/1684100/+files/AcpiTables.txt ** Attachment added: AlsaDevices.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658218/+attachment/1684101/+files/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: AplayDevices.txt

[Bug 485515] Re: package initscripts 2.87dsf-4ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/ondemand: file does not exist

2010-10-10 Thread The Fiddler
This appeared during the upgrade from 10.04 to 10.10. Any ideas? -- package initscripts 2.87dsf-4ubuntu12 failed to install/upgrade: update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/ondemand: file does not exist https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485515 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2010-09-04 Thread The Fiddler
This is still a bug in 10.10 beta-1, unbelievable! Who must we bribe to fix this bug? Or at least review the patch I posted four months ago? Excuse me for the tone but this is pretty basic stuff. The bug has been reported, patches proposed, what else does it take? -- Resizing windows by

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2010-09-04 Thread The Fiddler
Agree ith Michał. Additionally, the bottom-left corner does not offer an enlarged resize grip. The current Maverick approach feels rather awkward: ~8x8 resize grips on three out of four corners and 1px resize grips on window edges. Contrast with Dust theme, which may be ugly but gets the

Re: [Bug 558327] Re: Window close button is clickable anywhere in the corner

2010-07-23 Thread The Fiddler
Personally speaking, I cannot think of any application that will destroy data if you accidentally hit the close button. They will either prompt you whether you wish to save first (OpenOffice, Gimp, Gedit, Evolution, the scan app, ...) or they will be able to resume from where you left (Firefox,

Re: [Bug 558327] Re: Window close button is clickable anywhere in the corner

2010-07-23 Thread The Fiddler
Why would you click above or to the side of the close button on a maximized window, if not by mistake? What would you expect to happen in that case? 2010/7/23 David Stansby dstan...@gmail.com For me the problem isn't too easy to close. If I press the close button I expect the window to

Re: [Bug 558327] Re: Window close button is clickable anywhere in the corner

2010-07-23 Thread The Fiddler
Of course it makes sense to have different behavior when the window is maximized. The use case is completely different. Anyway, this is not a forum so I'm bailing out. 2010/7/23 David Stansby dstan...@gmail.com I wouldn't in that case, but I would when my window wasn't maximized, and it

Re: [Bug 558327] Re: Window close button is clickable anywhere in the corner

2010-07-22 Thread The Fiddler
I am afraid you are slightly mistaken. In the default configuration, you used to be able to throw the mouse to the right edge of the screen and only aim vertically for the close button. While this is more difficult than throwing the mouse to the corner, it is significantly easier than aiming a

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2010-06-20 Thread The Fiddler
I wouldn't call a thicker border less beautiful. In fact, I have tried increasing the border size in the Ambiance theme and quite like the result from both an aesthetic and a usability standpoint. (The only downside is a minor artifact around the menus, but I'm sure an official solution would be

[Bug 427625] Re: privoxy not start at boot - karmic

2010-05-11 Thread The Fiddler
The workaround from #44 (change localhost:8118 to 127.0.0.1:8118) didn't work for me. Running Lucid amd64, upgraded from Karmic. Privoxy was installed after the upgrade (and wasn't installed before). -- privoxy not start at boot - karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/427625 You received this

[Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2010-05-07 Thread The Fiddler
I won't be working on this patch anymore, as I consider it good enough for my needs. If someone familiar with metacity theming wishes to take a look, check the attached image for the artifacts caused by the aforementioned patch: in short, the area left of the File menu should be dark instead of

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