[Bug 128382] Re: 'Games' topic is just a long list of games

2007-07-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Is there any use case for someone wanting help on Ubuntu's games, where that help does not better belong in the help pages for an individual game? The only cases I can think of are I want to find more games and This computer is for work, I want to remove all the games. Each of those could be dealt

[Bug 128384] Re: Instant messaging documentation doesn't cover useful topics

2007-07-31 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Information about setting up Pidgin should be in the help accessed from Pidgin's Help menu, which is not part of ubuntu-docs. Information about setting up an Ekiga account should be in the help accessed from Ekiga's Help menu, which is not part of ubuntu-docs. And so on. Putting this information

[Bug 129189] Re: Instant Messaging Documentation: News Readers need more details

2007-08-01 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Help on how to set up feeds in Liferea is already present in Liferea's help. If you want to improve Liferea's help, that would be excellent (for example, how to make Firefox's Subscribe button work with Liferea is not at all obvious), but that's nothing to do with ubuntu-docs. -- Instant

[Bug 129505] Re: Docs required on desktop search tools

2007-08-02 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Is either Beagle or Tracker included by default in Gutsy? If so, definitely the help should cover it. But if not, it would be a bit weird for the help to go into detail about how to use something that probably isn't even installed. -- Docs required on desktop search tools

[Bug 3222] Re: gvim is hidden in menu

2007-08-19 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
It is wrong for Add/Remove Applications to say that an item is in a particular place in the menus when it isn't. So if this isn't a valid bug in vim, it's a valid bug in gnome-app-install. -- gvim is hidden in menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/3222 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 109064] Re: Boot-up option 'Start or install Ubuntu' scares new users

2007-09-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
If I did originally recommend that text, I apologize, and offer it as an example of the importance of usability testing. I agree with trying Start Ubuntu instead. That has the possible problems that (1) it may lead people who fear installation to choose Start Ubuntu in safe graphics mode instead

[Bug 109064] Re: Boot-up option 'Start or install Ubuntu' scares new users

2007-09-03 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I didn't know there were many distributions with non-installable live CDs. In that case, I suggest Test-drive or install Ubuntu. While this follows the same pattern as the original text, test-drive is more explicit than start. (Along the same lines, I also suggest changing the CD packaging so that

[Bug 89040] Re: [apport] gunzip crashed with SIGSEGV in read()

2007-09-04 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Martin and Daniel, please use staging.launchpad.net for test purposes. If you need something that staging can't provide (such as e-mail notifications), talk with Kiko about your needs. Also, bug 1 currently has 138 subscribers, some of whom represent mailing lists. And a couple of bugs in

[Bug 129189] Re: Instant Messaging Documentation: News Readers need more details

2007-08-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is one example of the general question of what Ubuntu Help should cover, so I've raised this on the mailing list. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2007-August/008990.html -- Instant Messaging Documentation: News Readers need more details https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129189

[Bug 128384] Re: Instant messaging documentation doesn't cover useful topics

2007-08-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is one example of the general question of what Ubuntu Help should cover, so I've raised this on the mailing list. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-doc/2007-August/008990.html -- Instant messaging documentation doesn't cover useful topics https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/128384 You

[Bug 131057] Add/Remove Applications calls itself synaptic in authentication alert

2007-08-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-app-install 1. Clear your passphrase cache if it is not already cleared. 2. Start Add/Remove Applications, and choose an application to install. 3. Click Apply and Apply. What you see: Enter your password to perform administrative tasks - The

[Bug 3] Re: Custom information for each translation team

2007-08-12 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - Custom links for each translation team. + Custom information for each translation team ** Description changed: - Yes Jordi, we have identified this need also for the Israeli LoCo team, - it would be great if we had that with i.e. specific documentatin for how - to deal

[Bug 131084] Re: Partitioning language needs resimplification

2007-08-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I agree with Matt's comments, with the proviso that Erase entire disk might be confusing unless you mention what's going in its place. Even then it would be confusing if the disk is blank (there's nothing to erase), so that would need a different string. Most importantly, I think, it's not clear

[Bug 131084] Re: Partitioning language needs resimplification

2007-08-13 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Corrections: * is currently running Windows XP should be currently has Windows XP on it * the Keep it option should be first, since it's most likely (for our medium-term target audience, anyway), and it matches the wording of the question. -- Partitioning language needs resimplification

[Bug 121483] Re: [wish-list] Search translations

2007-06-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 44 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/44 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 44 Translations should be searchable -- [wish-list] Search translations https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121483 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 121555] Re: slovenian translations getting broken by the translation system

2007-06-21 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Thanks for your patience, Luka. Marking New until Carlos (or another Translations developer) examines the plural forms issue in particular. Why is it that different packages use different Slovenian plural formulas in the first place? ** Changed in: rosetta (upstream) Importance: Undecided =

[Bug 52099] Re: Edit Create New submenu missing

2007-06-27 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
It is still an issue with the latest version of Konqueror issued for Ubuntu 7.04, which is 3.5.6 (kdebase 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu20.1). -- Edit Create New submenu missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/52099 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a bug

[Bug 124007] Re: Firefox does not install midi plugin

2007-07-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
cenora, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu. -- Firefox does not install midi plugin https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124007 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 124356] Re: cannot eject volume

2007-07-06 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 108643 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/108643 Peter, if you can remember the series of pages and links you followed to file the bug under malone, please let us know in bug 88818. Thanks! -- cannot eject volume https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124356 You

[Bug 74623] Re: AbiWord's Help goes to Web even if abiword-help is installed

2007-07-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Yes, it is still a problem with abiword-gnome 2.4.6-1.1ubuntu2 and abiword-help 2.4.6-1.1ubuntu2 on Ubuntu 7.04. -- AbiWord's Help goes to Web even if abiword-help is installed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/74623 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 38513] Re: autocomplete=off should yield a one-time informational dialog

2007-07-05 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
If it makes you feel any better, autocomplete=off is vital to prevent interference by the browser's autocomplete menu whenever the Web site offers its own autocomplete menu. For example, Google Suggest uses it. See also http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-forms/current-work/#the- autocomplete. --

[Bug 64610] Re: Descendant pages of a source package page should not disable Bugs etc links

2007-07-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: launchpad (upstream) Product: Launchpad Bugs = Launchpad Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas = (unassigned) -- Descendant pages of a source package page should not disable Bugs etc links https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/64610 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 126710] Linu non-sequitur displayed while Ubuntu is resuming

2007-07-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: 1. Put Ubuntu to sleep (Suspend mode). 2. Wake Ubuntu from sleep. What happens: * The word Linu is printed in yellow, near the top left corner of the black screen. * After a second or two, the Linu disappears, and the unlock screen appears. What should happen: * The unlock

[Bug 127111] Re: F-Spot Photo Manager blocked

2007-07-23 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
(marco1800, if you can tell us why you recorded this bug as affecting malone rather than f-spot, please let us know in bug 88818. Thanks.) -- F-Spot Photo Manager blocked https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/127111 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 339847] Re: system-config-printer notification patch should auto-detect capabilities of notification daemon, so that it can get upstreamized

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
None of the changes I described in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD #system-config-printer involve using notification bubbles, with actions or without. They involve eliminating notification bubbles, and I think they're just as valid on a system where the notification server accepts actions as on

[Bug 328604] Re: system-config-printer shouldn't use notifications with actions

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
(The fix for this bug inappropriately checked for the gnome- stracciatella session, causing bug 339847. If you're reading this bug report to learn how to make actions conditional in notification bubbles, please instead read

[Bug 343618] Re: New cache flush progress window misplaced and has truncated text

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - New cache flush dialog misplaced and with truncated text + New cache flush progress window misplaced and has truncated text ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: gnome-mount + The new progress window displayed when gnome-mount is flushing write + caches has three

[Bug 343556] [NEW] MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Problem occurs with: Jaunty alpha 4, alpha 5, alpha 6 Does not occur with: Ubuntu 8.10 Linux mpt-laptop 2.6.28-9-generic #31-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 11 15:43:58 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux On a MacBook early 2008 (rev3), Ubuntu 8.10 connects to wireless fine. But in Jaunty, Network

[Bug 303821] Re: After 8.04-8.10 upgrade sound stopped working hda-intel + ALC883

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: null Product: Launchpad Foundations = NULL Project -- After 8.04-8.10 upgrade sound stopped working hda-intel + ALC883 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303821 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 319221] Re: Option+key combos in USA Macintosh keyboard layout don't work

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
This is apparently not a duplicate of bug 261573. This bug has been fixed in Jaunty since alpha 4 (if not earlier), whereas bug 261573 is In Progress. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 261573 Intrepid: No AltGr key defined - e.g. no @ symbol with MacBook Pro ** Changed in:

[Bug 343556] Re: MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: lspci -vvnn http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23901272/lspci-vvnn.log -- MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/343556 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 343556] Re: MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: dmesg http://launchpadlibrarian.net/23901280/dmesg.log ** Description changed: - Jaunty alpha 4, alpha 5, alpha 6 - Linux mpt-laptop 2.6.28-9-generic #31-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 11 15:43:58 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux + Problem occurs with: Jaunty alpha 4, alpha 5, alpha 6 +

[Bug 341565] Re: append is a non-compliant hint name

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 340817 private-synchronous and private-icon-only are non-compliant capability names -- append is a non-compliant hint name https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/341565 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 333366] Re: new nautilus window stays in background

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - new nautilus windows stays in background due to unfocus policy in jaunty + new nautilus window stays in background -- new nautilus window stays in background https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/66 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 341565] Re: append is a non-compliant hint name

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Also affects: pidgin-libnotify (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- append is a non-compliant hint name https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/341565 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 342420] Re: Notifications should not appear when you are in a chat

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
It makes no difference whether the frontmost window belongs to Pidgin, XChat, Skype, Firefox, or OpenOffice. As long as it's not the window and tab for the other conversation, the normal notification should appear for that other conversation. I've corrected the wiki page. ** Changed in: pidgin

[Bug 343618] Re: New cache flush progress window misplaced and has truncated text

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Notification bubbles appear in the corner because they were (and, in Notify OSD, still are) intended to be used for notifications, i.e. telling you about things that happened unprompted. They were then misused for things like this that happen as a direct result of user action (Eject or Unmount in

[Bug 333284] Re: With focus_on_map = FALSE, window still opens in front

2009-03-16 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
In the upstream bug report I suggested a way of allowing applications to open a window either unfocused frontmost or unfocused in the background. In the meantime, though, I think it's reasonable for a window opened unfocused to open in the background by default, especially since (1) that's what

[Bug 343904] Re: If bubble is replaced by alert window (infinite timeout, actions), window has unneeded OK/Cancel

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Since you mention both system-config-printer and network-manager, I'm assuming this bug report is about the fallback alerts in general. Fixing the individual system-config-printer alert should be reported separately. The reason fallback alerts have both Cancel and OK is that Cancel is equivalent

[Bug 333284] Re: With focus_on_map = FALSE, window still opens in front

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
If you're referring to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotificationDesignGuidelines#Normal%20window, they're specific about opening unfocused windows in the background, not the foreground. -- With focus_on_map = FALSE, window still opens in front https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/333284 You received this

[Bug 333497] Re: protocol-logo icons used in notifications are fuzzy

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Last week we discussed using the generic buddy icon, possibly overlaid with the protocol icon as an emblem in the corner. (I remember asking: If we don't show the protocol icon for people who do have their own avatar, why should we show it for people who don't? But I don't remember if that

[Bug 342796] Re: time zone selection london is in the ocean

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- time zone selection london is in the ocean https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342796 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 342796] Re: time zone selection london is in the ocean

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: - when selecting London from the time zone selector London is in the North - sea + When selecting London from the time zone selector, London is in the + North Sea. - Ubuntu 9.4 alpha 6 + Occurs with: Ubuntu Jaunty alpha 6 + Does not occur with: Ubuntu 8.10 ** Tags

[Bug 342796] Re: In time zone selector, London is in the ocean

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 334284 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/334284 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 334284 ubiquity timezone map cities are incorrectly placed -- In time zone selector, London is in the ocean https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342796 You

[Bug 341375] Re: Incorrect timezone shown in graphical map

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 342586 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342586 This report seems to be about a combination of two bugs, bug 334284 and bug 342586. I'll mark it as a duplicate of 342586. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 342586 Can't click to select

[Bug 290948] Re: timezone chooser is not keyboard friendly

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 242173 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/242173 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 242173 [UI-Improvement] The Way of Selecting a City During Installation is Annoying -- timezone chooser is not keyboard friendly

[Bug 342303] Re: Ubiquity Where are you? totally unusable

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 242173 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/242173 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 242173 Navigating city menu with keyboard is unavoidably slow -- Ubiquity Where are you? totally unusable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342303 You

[Bug 242173] Re: Navigating city menu with keyboard is unavoidably slow

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - [UI-Improvement] The Way of Selecting a City During Installation is Annoying + Navigating city menu with keyboard is unavoidably slow ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: base-installer - - During the Installation (of Ubuntu 8.04) you can select the City your -

[Bug 242173] Re: Navigating city menu with keyboard is unavoidably slow

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I think the City menu should be subject to normal keyboard navigation for menus, where typing the first few letters highlights (if open) or selects (if closed) the item alphabetically closest to those letters. For example, with the Europe region selected, typing gih in the City menu should

[Bug 51409] Re: Timezone selection dialog bugs

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
AM/PM is now shown by default in both the map and the clock, so I'll remove that from this report. ** Summary changed: - Timezone selection dialog bugs + Moving time forward triggers screensaver, and no way to select RTC/UTC ** Description changed: - Three small somewhat related bugs; + The

[Bug 341375] Re: Incorrect timezone shown in graphical map

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Actually, I'll reopen this just to cover the case of the incorrect time zone being highlighted. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 342586 Can't click to select Australia/Melbourne in Jaunty alpha 6 Ubiquity -- Incorrect timezone shown in graphical map

[Bug 341375] Re: Installer highlights incorrect time zone for some cities

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - Incorrect timezone shown in graphical map + Installer highlights incorrect time zone for some cities ** Description changed: - In 9.04 daily from 3/11/09 + Jaunty daily, 2009-03-11 + Jaunty alpha 6 - What happens: - When using the new timezone map to select my timezone,

[Bug 342586] Re: Some cities are unclickable in time zone map

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - Can't click to select Australia/Melbourne in Jaunty alpha 6 Ubiquity + Some cities are unclickable in time zone map ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: ubiquity - In Jaunty alpha 6's Ubiquity, I can't click on the timezone map to select Australia/Melbourne.

[Bug 334284] Re: Timezone map cities are incorrectly placed

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - ubiquity timezone map cities are incorrectly placed + Timezone map cities are incorrectly placed ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: ubiquity - - - Testing ISO http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/20090225/jaunty-desktop-amd64.iso the TZ map selection was

[Bug 342586] Re: Some cities are unclickable in time zone map

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: In Jaunty alpha 6's Ubiquity, I can't click on the timezone map to select Australia/Melbourne. While it is a much nicer interface than the old one, this is a bit of a problem. 1. Advance to the installer's Where are you? step. 2. If bug 334284 is not fixed

[Bug 344253] [NEW] Dumont d’Urville show n as DumontDUrville

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity 1. In the installer, advance to the Where are you? stage. 2. From the Region menu, choose Antarctica. 3. Open the City menu. What you see: DumontDUrville. What you should see: Dumont d’Urville. (Ideally with a real apostrophe).

[Bug 342586] Re: Some cities are unclickable in time zone map

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: In Jaunty alpha 6's Ubiquity, I can't click on the timezone map to select Australia/Melbourne. While it is a much nicer interface than the old one, this is a bit of a problem. 1. Advance to the installer's Where are you? step. 2. If bug 334284 is not fixed

[Bug 344269] [NEW] Many options in City menu aren't cities

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Ubiquity's Where are you? stage invites you to Select your time zone ... by region and city, and has a City menu. However, many of the items in the City menu are not cities in any sense of the word. These include Guernsey, the Isle of Man,

[Bug 344310] [NEW] Many islands, atolls etc are mislabelled

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Some islands and island groups, such as Fiji, the Maldives, Mauritius, and Niue, are commonly referred to only by a single word. Many are not, though, but Ubiquity refers to them as if they are; it omits the essential Island, Islands,

[Bug 344315] [NEW] Where are you? is clipped (Where are vou?)

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Ubuntu Jaunty alpha 6 1. In the installer, advance to the Where are you? section. 2. Read the heading. What you see: Where are vou? What you should see: Where are you? ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status:

[Bug 344315] Re: Where are you? is clipped (Where are vou?)

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: screenshot http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24004424/Screenshot-Install.png -- Where are you? is clipped (Where are vou?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/344315 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 344327] [NEW] Time zone map can't be navigated with the keyboard

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Ubuntu Jaunty alpha 6 1. In the installer, advance to the Where are you? step. 2. Click on Japan to select Tokyo. 3. Press the Left key. 4. Press the Right key. 5. Press the Up key. 6. Press the Down key. What should happen: 3. The +8 time

[Bug 344334] [NEW] Regions aren't in any obvious order

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Ubuntu Jaunty alpha 6 The Where are you? step lists regions in the order Europe, Australia, Arctic, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, America. The regions should be listed alphabetically, or in some similarly obvious order.

[Bug 344348] [NEW] Only Indian city included is the fourth largest

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubiquity Ubuntu Jaunty alpha 6 In the City menu, it seems that the only city offered in India is Kolkata, which is the fourth largest and not particularly central. No offense to the Kolkatans, but if only one Indian city is to be included, it would make

[Bug 336769] Re: Use weak password? alert is maximizable

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
The problem does not occur with Metacity. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New ** Summary changed: - Use weak password? alert is maximizable + Use weak password? alert is maximizable in Compiz ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: ubiquity - - Ubuntu

[Bug 344402] [NEW] From Use weak password?, Go Back leads to incorrect error message

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-settings-daemon Ubuntu Jaunty alpha 6 1. Advance to the Who are you? step of the installer. 2. Enter a password of fewer than eight characters. 3. Choose Forward. 4. In the Use weak password? alert, choose Go Back. What actually happens: * The

[Bug 344409] [NEW] Ubuntu Start Page breaks the Back button

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox Ubuntu 8.10; Ubuntu Jaunty alpha 6 1. In a new profile, launch Firefox. 2. In the Ubuntu Start page, enter a search. 3. On the search results page, click the Home button. 4. Try to return to the search results by clicking the Back button. What

[Bug 337305] Re: Install them side by side is available even when there's no other OS

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Sorry, I have no idea what was on /dev/sda1, I've never used that computer. Evan Dandrea took the screenshot (it's from bug 336755), so I suggest asking him. ;-) If Ubiquity exhibits that behavior when a computer's only HD is empty, I suggest punting the possibility of installing on only part of

[Bug 336728] Re: Language listbox is too narrow by default

2009-03-17 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: Binary package hint: ubiquity Ubuntu Jaunty alpha 5, MacBook early 2008 In the first step of the installer, the listbox containing languages is too narrow to display many of the language names. The list begins with No localiz, and also includes Esperant,

[Bug 344402] Re: From Use weak password?, Go Back leads to incorrect error message

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Sorry, I have no idea how I filed this under gnome-settings-daemon, I meant ubiquity. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: gnome-settings-daemon = ubiquity Status: Incomplete = New -- From Use weak password?, Go Back leads to incorrect error message

[Bug 334809] Re: design problem? infinite wait for long queue

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Michael, no, volume and brightness notifications are not supposed to appear simultaneously (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD#Animations%20and%20durations, Replaces any earlier confirmation bubble immediately). Please report that as a separate bug. -- design problem? infinite wait for long queue

[Bug 343556] Re: MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: dmesg from 8.10, where wireless works http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24043719/dmesg -- MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/343556 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 343556] Re: MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: lspci -vvnn from 8.10, where wireless works http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24043733/lspci-vvnn -- MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/343556 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 343556] Re: MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: lsmod from 8.10, where wireless works http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24043715/lsmod -- MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/343556 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 343556] Re: MacBook rev3: Wireless works in 8.10 but not in Jaunty

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: lsmod from Jaunty, where wireless doesn't work http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24043968/lsmod ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New ** Description changed: Problem occurs with: Jaunty alpha 4, alpha 5, alpha 6 Does not occur with: Ubuntu 8.10

[Bug 342567] Re: Sticky Keys and Slow Keys popups ignore notification daemon capabilities

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
I can reproduce the Slow Keys alert, but not the Sticky Keys one. Is there any reason for not using a confirmation alert here? I take the point that the change has already happened by the time the alert appears, but the same is true for the confirmation alert you get when changing screen

[Bug 342567] Re: Sticky Keys and Slow Keys popups ignore notification daemon capabilities

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: Slow keys activation fallback alert http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24046032/Screenshot-gnome-settings-daemon-2.png -- Sticky Keys and Slow Keys popups ignore notification daemon capabilities https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342567 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 342567] Re: Sticky Keys and Slow Keys popups ignore notification daemon capabilities

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Attachment added: Slow Keys deactivation fallback alert http://launchpadlibrarian.net/24046056/Screenshot-gnome-settings-daemon-1.png -- Sticky Keys and Slow Keys popups ignore notification daemon capabilities https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/342567 You received this bug notification

[Bug 339026] Re: Title text is smaller than user's default, and body's even smaller

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
David, on a fresh alpha 6 install, the Appearance preferences still reported 114 dpi. However, gconf-editor reports that /desktop/gnome/font_rendering/dpi has no value. A few seconds after I navigated to that area in gconf-editor, the font size for everything shrank, and the Appearance preferences

[Bug 339020] Re: Some HTML tags cause all tags to appear as raw code

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Cody, in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotificationDevelopmentGuidelines#escaping I've included a table of examples that you could use for test cases. (The As displayed by Notify OSD column shows what Notify OSD should emit when it implements the design spec, not what it currently emits.;-) -- Some

[Bug 339020] Re: Some HTML tags cause all tags to appear as raw code

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
As for dialog.c vs. bubble.c, keep in mind that exactly the same text should be presented in a fallback alert box as in a notification bubble (though the font, layout etc obviously differ). So perhaps the escaping -- and the whitespace filtering -- should be done somewhere that is neither dialog.c

[Bug 344377] Re: kerneloops new notification dialog

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Nice work! Minor tweaks if you feel like it: * Don't send should be Don’t Send. * Either Send or Don’t Send should be the default button. (Probably Send, assuming that if you didn't want to submit the reports you wouldn't have kerneloops installed in the first place.) * The message text, the

[Bug 337352] Re: gnome-user-share notification changes

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
No thanks Nicolò -- if the file transfer starts silently (what strange behavior!), that's all I need to know. Redesign coming shortly. -- gnome-user-share notification changes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/337352 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 337352] Re: gnome-user-share notification changes

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Changed in: gnome-user-share (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed ** Description changed: Right now, gnome-user-share opens a notification bubble with actions for opening the file or opening its location. + + Instead, an alert box should appear, using the icon of the actual file, +

[Bug 337352] Re: gnome-user-share notification changes

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Spec updated. -- gnome-user-share notification changes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/337352 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 342567] Re: Sticky Keys and Slow Keys popups ignore notification daemon capabilities

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Sure, I didn't mean to say that Notify OSD's fallback alert is okay. What I meant was, is there any reason someone using notification-daemon would prefer a notification bubble with buttons instead of a custom- designed alert box? If not, we don't need to make the code conditional on whether the

[Bug 342567] Re: Sticky Keys and Slow Keys popups ignore notification daemon capabilities

2009-03-18 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Spec updated. ** Description changed: When keyboard accessibility features are turned on, gnome-settings- daemon watches for the user pressing Ctrl multiple times or holding down Shift for 8 seconds. When this happens, it presents a notification bubble asking the user if he wishes to

[Bug 8629] Re: Evolution setup wizard does not fit in 800x600

2009-02-24 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: I was testing in qemu and chose 800x600 as my resolution (so that the window fitted on my 1024x768 laptop) [Note 800x600 is a common resolution for subnotebooks anyway] and the evolution setup wizard does not fit in the vertial space.

[Bug 331363] Re: regression vs. notification-daemon: multiple notifications are displayed in series, not in parallel

2009-02-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Max, which IRC client are you using? -- regression vs. notification-daemon: multiple notifications are displayed in series, not in parallel https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/331363 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 332600] Re: gmount popups instead of libindicate

2009-02-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
BUGabundo, your bug summary says gmount popups. What do you mean by that? Can you attach a screenshot of the problem? We've found use of notifications in gmount's code, but haven't been able to persuade it to actually show them in a test environment. -- gmount popups instead of libindicate

[Bug 64147] Re: Logo is stretched on non-4:3/16:9 displays

2009-02-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - ubuntu splash logo stretched on non-4:3/16:9 displays + Logo is stretched on non-4:3/16:9 displays ** Description changed: - Hello, + On some displays, the Ubuntu logo at startup is stretched vertically. On + others, it is stretched vertically. - On iMac G5 rev C,

[Bug 333366] Re: new nautilus windows stays in background due to unfocus policy in jaunty

2009-02-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Tags removed: notifications ** Description changed: Binary package hint: nautilus - Due to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NotifyOSD new windows of nautilus get - unfosed + New windows of nautilus get unfosed $ apt-cache policy nautilus nautilus: Installed: 1:2.25.91-0ubuntu1

[Bug 331019] Re: notifications do not display content if not supported markup tags are used (aka a href=... links)

2009-02-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: alsdorf - - Reproduce: - 1. notify-send Test 'before a href=http://www.nothing.tld;link/a after' + 1. notify-send Test 'before a href=http://www.nothing.tld;link/a + after' Result: - notification pops up only showing the title Test; the

[Bug 333269] Re: [jaunty] leave message does not use new notify system

2009-02-25 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Tags added: notifications -- [jaunty] leave message does not use new notify system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/333269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 332600] Re: gmount popups instead of libindicate

2009-02-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ok, that alert needs fixing, not least because it disgracefully asks that you Please do not remove the media or disconnect the drive when it knows very well that you already have. (See also bug 325315.) It has nothing to do with libindicate, though. ** Changed in: gnome-mount (Ubuntu)

[Bug 332600] Re: Writing data to device appears as fallback alert

2009-02-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - gmount popups instead of libindicate + Writing data to device appears as fallback alert ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: gnome-mount + gnome-mount 0.8-1ubuntu1, Ubuntu Jaunty - gnome-mount does not use indicator-applet when umounting a disk. + When a

[Bug 325315] Re: Flushing Cache notification too verbose

2009-02-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: gnome-mount - When I eject a usb key and it's still writing I get this notification: There is data that needs to be written to the device %s before it can be removed. Please do not remove the media or disconnect the drive. This text

[Bug 332600] Re: Writing data to device appears as fallback alert

2009-02-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Ah, I'm sorry I misunderstood. If it's properly warning people not to disconnect/eject, it should be a progress window rather than a notification *or* an alert box. ** Description changed: gnome-mount 0.8-1ubuntu1, Ubuntu Jaunty - When a removable storage device is disconnected or removed

[Bug 334935] [NEW] Update Manager should not open automatically when apt/dpkg is locked

2009-02-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager When you have Add/Remove Applications, Synaptic, or a similar tool open, Update Manager should not automatically open to show available updates. It should wait until those programs are closed. This can be implemented by taking note of any

[Bug 334935] Re: Update Manager should not auto-open while you're doing other package management

2009-02-26 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Summary changed: - Update Manager should not open automatically when apt/dpkg is locked + Update Manager should not auto-open while you're doing other package management ** Summary changed: - Update Manager should not auto-open while you're doing other package management + Update Manager

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