[Bug 217144] Re: libmtp crashes with Segmentation fault

2008-11-05 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Hi, this is a problem I first ran into using Gutsy with libmtp7 and a Philips HDD1630, after upgrading to Intrepid, with libmtp8, I found the same problem is there (mtp-detect segfaults) . After a couple of months of banging my head against the wall the first time around (and a brief period

[Bug 355495] Re: Jaunty: Display doesnt work for ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470

2009-04-24 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Hi all, Not sure this will be entirely helpful (I'm no expert) but this all sounds like the trouble I ran into during the upgrade (I waited for the official release) so here's how things went for me: I was running Intrepid on my desktop, for video I'm using an AMD Firestream 9250 with the fglrx

[Bug 316889] Re: [jaunty] we should have both Amarok 2.x and Amarok 1.4

2009-04-24 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I'd like to add my voice to the disappointment over the Amarok changes - 1.4 was my favourite player, by a long shot - I have a large music collection and the tree view (with genre-artist-album sorting) made things very easy - Rhythmbox, Banshee, etc are very awkward by comparison. I use Gnome

[Bug 140497] Re: Compiz fusion crashes after activating cube effect

2008-12-01 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I had this problem as well using 64-bit Ubuntu on a desktop using an ASUS P5KPL-CM board (Intel GMA3100 integrated graphics). Regarding the state of affairs on Intrepid, there are no problems if the 'cube deformation' is set to either cylinder or sphere; 3D windows work fine. But if you try to

[Bug 444607] Re: Authentication dialog freezes after I enter my password

2009-10-16 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Same thing happens for me - this was giving trouble with Update Manager and more recently with AdministrationLogin Screen. For me, if I type in the password and hit enter, the password field vanishes and the authentication dialog becomes unresponsive. However, if I type in the password and then

[Bug 357245] Re: Regression: GFCE Ultra no longer recognizes Logitech Gamepad cross arrows

2009-10-18 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I'm having similar problems with this gamepad since upgrading to 9.10 Beta, in my case with Supertuxkart (much to the annoyance of my girlfriend...) -- Regression: GFCE Ultra no longer recognizes Logitech Gamepad cross arrows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/357245 You received this bug

[Bug 426214] Re: FUSE should support PTP, MTP and others

2009-10-19 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Isn't that what mtpfs does? I had it somewhat working on Jaunty with a notoriously uncooperative Philips Gogear 1630 (it's a bit of a pain but hey, it was only $30...) Actually I was somewhat happy to notice that with the update to libmtp 0.3.7 in Karmic, and some other sort of magic that I

[Bug 466335] Re: broken dependency in karmic: libode0debian1

2009-10-31 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I've noticed this as well - in fact none of the 'balazar' titles are installable. A not-so-good side effect is that a new user trying out the new software center interface for the first time gets met with error messages if they see these games under the Games section and decide that they want to

[Bug 438335] Re: Boot messages show before xsplash kicks in

2009-10-24 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I think a problem I noticed today is related to this - I'd like to confirm before making a new entry: I've had 9.10 beta running long enough that today it booted with the routine check of the filesystem. This takes place while still at the black screen with the fuzzy Ubuntu logo (which probably

[Bug 438335] Re: Boot messages show before xsplash kicks in

2009-10-24 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Thanks - that report is exactly what I observed; my searches on google this morning failed to turn it up! -- Boot messages show before xsplash kicks in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/438335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 457496] Re: fscking is ugly in usplash

2009-10-24 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Same behaviour occurred for me this morning. It would be nice to have a graphical dialog similar to the one in 9.04. -- fscking is ugly in usplash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/457496 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 844385] Re: border for 3x3 squares not visible in most standard themes

2011-09-27 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I should add that this game does not display properly in every theme available on a standard Ubuntu install. In some cases the lines and borders do not show up; in one theme numbers that are entered are drawn in white on a white background, in another, numbers in the highlighted square are not

[Bug 756901] Re: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in std::vectorWrapableHandlerGLWindowInterface, 5u::Interface, std::allocatorWrapableHandlerGLWindowInterface, 5u::Interface ::_M_insert_aux()

2012-02-22 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Yeah, livecd and VirtualBox are both options, but I find that going that route is fine for testing but doesn't work so well as far as getting my usual work done. So I upgrade once it hits beta, stick to business as usual, and report any bugs that come up as I try to carry out my usual tasks. --

[Bug 896762] Re: Switching viewports with ctrl-alt-(left/right/up/down) does not give the highest window on the target viewport focus

2012-01-31 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I think this bug was also responsible for Bug #872207 (aka the most annoying bug in Unity for a number of users!) Since upgrading I haven't been able to cause the problem described in this bug. I'll keep testing, since the problem doesn't occur on every workplace switch, but it usually happens

[Bug 872207] Re: When Firefox is running in Unity, drop-down menus sometime close when opened

2012-01-31 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Hey folks, Take a look at Bug #896762 and see if that resolves things for you. It sounds plausible enough and since I've updated I haven't had problems. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 896762] Re: Switching viewports with ctrl-alt-(left/right/up/down) does not give the highest window on the target viewport focus

2012-02-01 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Spoke too soon. :-( Things behaved well last evening, but today I'm back to the same trouble as before with #872027. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/896762 Title: Switching

[Bug 872207] Re: When Firefox is running in Unity, drop-down menus sometime close when opened

2012-02-01 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Yeah, it was too good to be true, I guess. Things seemed better for a few hours but today I'm experiencing the same problems as before. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/872207 Title:

[Bug 822672] Re: The indicators shows a big white square when systray whitelisted

2011-09-12 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
This bug seems to have returned, or else its cousin has arrived on the scene. See the attached screenshot taken while applying updates today. Note: to make sure it was not due to a compiz crash that had occurred, and that it wasn't fixed by the latest updates, I ran apt-get update again,

[Bug 760156] Re: plasma-netbook crashed with SIGABRT in __kernel_vsyscall()

2011-09-13 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
No problem - I'm sure this was something that I reported automatically through apport during beta testing; since 11.04 I've stuck with Unity on my netbook since it fits my workflow a lot better. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 822672] Re: The indicators shows a big white square when systray whitelisted

2011-09-13 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Sorry, just one more screenshot, since this one's my favourite - the result at the moment of apt-daemon checking for updates in the background. ** Attachment added: Screenshot at 2011-09-13 13:36:42.png

[Bug 864661] Re: Remove empathy notification icon redundancy in Ubuntu 11.10

2011-10-04 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I am also seeing the old legacy notification icon for Empathy, and can find nowhere in the settings to remove it. Of course, you can get rid of the old icon by removing empathy from the systray whitelist using dconf-editor. But for me it's easiest to set that to 'all' because I have a few

[Bug 868832] [NEW] system fails to properly detect hardware at boot

2011-10-05 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: Reporting since this has happened twice now - although it does not happen every time. Not sure what's going on so I'm filing under Gnome. At login I will have no sound and the indicator-network icon will indicate that there is no network adapter installed; however, if I open

[Bug 757002] Re: Sound indicator applet does not respond to mouse clicks

2011-09-30 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
So far in testing 11.10 beta this issue doesn't seem to be present - but it's still a problem on my 11.04 install. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/757002 Title: Sound indicator applet

[Bug 865672] [NEW] Adobe flash settings 'allow-deny' dialogue does not respond

2011-10-03 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: Adobe flash player is configured on my system to ask before a website sets a flash cookie, so if a video (eg on youtube) is played, a dialogue box will pop up asking me whether or not to allow the website to store a cookie on my machine. However, nothing happens when I

[Bug 865672] Re: Adobe flash settings 'allow-deny' dialogue does not respond

2011-10-03 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/865672 Title: Adobe flash settings 'allow-deny' dialogue does not respond To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 860485] Re: bad default setting: suspend after 30min when plugged in

2011-10-03 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I'm getting the suspend issue as well, in spite of setting things to don't suspend - surprisingly, it suspended even while playing music - I'd set a playlist to listen to while doing some work away from the computer, and had things come to a halt after 30 minutes. Everything is up to date on

[Bug 838577] Re: GNOME Shell display problems with FGLRX

2011-10-15 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
But with the Fedora 15 Live CD you'd be using the open source drivers - GNOME shell works fine with those, last time I tried. (I had Fedora 15 installed for awhile but had all kinds of pain with broken packages, system settings, etc.) It's a bit of a hassle to get fglrx drivers installed on

[Bug 844385] Re: Display problems for gnome-sudoku in every theme installed by default

2011-10-17 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I assume there was a redesign for the move from Gnome 2 to Gnome 3 - but it certainly does not seem well thought-out. I suppose the workaround is to install one of the many other sudoku games available in the Ubuntu repositories! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document

2011-10-09 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I see. So does that make the official GNOME position editing system files should be done with nano or similar or system files? why would a user want to edit a system file? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 872207] Re: When Firefox is running in Unity, drop-down menus sometime close when opened

2012-03-06 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Other programs affected by this (or a similar) issue are editors like Kile and TexMaker for LaTeX. I've noticed this with both programs: maximize the window, use Ctrl-Alt-Arrows to navigate away (perhaps to look something up) and then return. The window won't be properly focused, meaning that

[Bug 520773] Re: WORKGROUP domain entry box not shown in Kubuntu add network folder dialog for samba shares

2012-03-20 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I'm no longer running KDE (turns out I like Unity...) and I don't have a Windows network to deal with any more. But it sounds like this would solve the printer issue. However there would still the issue of accessing the so-called M: drive. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 971177] [NEW] When video chat fails on Empathy using Google Talk, pulseaudio becomes unavailable to other applications

2012-04-01 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: Occasionally when someone tries to video-call me via Google Talk and I answer using Empathy the chat fails. (This is probably unrelated to the bug and more to do with Google's chat protocol). I'm filing this against pulseaudio because once this happens, pulseaudio stops

[Bug 971177] Re: When video chat fails on Empathy using Google Talk, pulseaudio becomes unavailable to other applications

2012-04-01 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/971177 Title: When video chat fails on Empathy using Google Talk, pulseaudio becomes unavailable to other applications To manage notifications about

[Bug 756901] Re: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in std::vectorWrapableHandlerGLWindowInterface, 5u::Interface, std::allocatorWrapableHandlerGLWindowInterface, 5u::Interface ::_M_insert_aux()

2012-02-19 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
As I recall, this was a compiz crash while changing settings in ccsm, during beta testing of 11.04 - so the crash report was generated automatically by the system. Right now I'm running 11.10, so apport does not show any crashes when they occur. However, compiz is overall more stable. It's

[Bug 756901] Re: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in std::vectorWrapableHandlerGLWindowInterface, 5u::Interface, std::allocatorWrapableHandlerGLWindowInterface, 5u::Interface ::_M_insert_aux()

2012-02-21 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
The segfault in ccsm occurs with the current version in 11.10, but I would not be surprised if it's already fixed in 12.04. I don't have the time at the moment for alpha testing but once 12.04 hits beta I'll upgrade my home computer and see if I can reproduce the bug. (I do some work at home so

[Bug 838739] Re: Wrong colors and lines with resolutions above 640x480

2012-01-13 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I have all the i386 libraries from the ppa installed, along with skype:i386 from the partner repository. (Of course via synaptic; I still don't like using the Software Centre). I even tried replacing v4l-utils with the i386 version. I'm running skype with LD_PRELOAD and always with the same

[Bug 838739] Re: Wrong colors and lines with resolutions above 640x480

2012-01-12 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Juan, did you also replace v4l-utils with the i386 version? I've got the latest packages from the libv4l ppa installed, and the partner version of skype and still can't resolve the issue. Is anyone else still having problems? I tried purging skype and reinstalling, but no luck. -- You received

[Bug 872207] Re: When Firefox is running in Unity, drop-down menus sometime close when opened

2011-12-05 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I'm pretty sure that in 10.10 and earlier, this meant running Ubuntu with Metacity as the window manager instead of Compiz (i.e. no compiz at all). I could be wrong though. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 872207] Re: When Firefox is running in Unity, drop-down menus sometime close when opened

2011-12-05 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Thane - neither LDXE nor Gnome Shell run compiz, so it's not surprising that you don't see it there. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/872207 Title: When Firefox is running in Unity,

[Bug 872207] Re: When Firefox is running in Unity, drop-down menus sometime close when opened

2011-12-03 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I get it on a fresh install, although I keep my firefox config files on a separate /home partition. (I do however delete the existing compiz config files before installing the new version.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 864661] Re: Remove empathy notification icon redundancy in Ubuntu 11.10

2011-12-15 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
No, the issue is that Empathy notifications are now built into the indicator-applet (the envelope icon), but if you allow 'all' in the system tray, you get an additional panel icon for Empathy, the legacy icon that existed prior to Ubuntu's new notification system. I'm no longer dealing with

[Bug 766366] [NEW] type 'exceptions.NameError': global name 'trans' is not defined

2011-04-19 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 764883 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/764883 Public bug reported: Binary package hint: aptdaemon Error occurred while applying today's updates - an error message came up indicating a problem with apt. I foolishly closed the error report window before

[Bug 766366] Re: type 'exceptions.NameError': global name 'trans' is not defined

2011-04-19 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 764883 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/764883 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/766366 Title: type 'exceptions.NameError': global name 'trans'

[Bug 828932] Re: can't focus Contact List while a conversation window is open

2011-08-18 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/828932 Title: can't focus Contact List while a conversation window is open To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 828932] [NEW] can't focus Contact List while a conversation window is open

2011-08-18 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: If I have a conversation window open in Empathy, it is not possible to get the contact list back in focus - even if I move the contact list to another workspace. If I try to use Alt-Tab instead of the mouse, the contact list does not even show up as a selection choice. I

[Bug 828932] Re: can't focus Contact List while a conversation window is open

2011-08-18 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Correction: this seems to be a Unity bug - similar to how you don't get proper focus in Firefox if you use the keyboard to change workspaces instead of choosing the program from the launcher. So, to reproduce you have to open Empathy and a conversation window, go back to another workspace (eg to

[Bug 844385] [NEW] border for 3x3 squares not visible in most standard themes

2011-09-07 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: This is not so much a bug as a design problem in the latest version of gnome-sudoku, but it leads to serious playability issues. Since 3x3 squares are relevant to game play, there is typically a darker border around those squares as compared to the individual squares. The

[Bug 844385] Re: border for 3x3 squares not visible in most standard themes

2011-09-07 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/844385 Title: border for 3x3 squares not visible in most standard themes To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 839838] Re: Unity session results in no desktop and 100% cpu for compiz

2011-09-09 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 839200 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839200 Hi Omer, Things are back up and running after the latest updates. Looking at the changelog for Unity, I think this was almost certainly a case of Bug #839200 - now that I think of it, I did resize the dash

[Bug 626016] Re: Swell Foop game does not work

2011-09-10 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
The patch wasn't mine! I think it came from upstream and was posted here by Jonathan. Although, this may all be moot, since in 11.10 testing it looks like both swell-foop and lightsoff have been pulled from the gnome-games package - in fact they're gone from the repositories altogether. So

[Bug 838577] Re: Unity panel appears under gnome shell panel

2011-09-10 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Hi Jeremy, I've checked that everything is up-to-date, and I'm showing version 3.1.90.1-0ubuntu4 for GNOME Shell. Is there a PPA version I should be using? In any case, it's still broken for me with the fglrx drivers. Here's a screenshot: ** Attachment added: Screenshot at 2011-09-10

[Bug 838577] Re: Nautilus panel appears under gnome shell panel

2011-09-10 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I changed the description to reflect the fact that it's actually the Applicaiton menu for nautilus, although perhaps 'gnome-shell broken with fglrx' is more to the point. I can get the overview to come up, but it's very choppy. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 838577] Re: GNOME Shell display problems with FGLRX

2011-09-10 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I'll try installing the latest drivers from the AMD website at some point, although Unity's working just fine for me at the moment so I'm not too bothered! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 838577] Re: GNOME Shell display problems with FGLRX

2011-09-11 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
OK, although it's been my experience with Ubuntu up to and including 11.04 that with the open source driver most games with 3D graphics are unplayable - even something like SuperTuxKart. So I'd rather have Unity+Games than GNOME Shell with no games, especially since my preferences lean towards

[Bug 822672] Re: The indicators shows a big white square when systray whitelisted

2011-08-31 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Thanks for the fix Omer - for me this was really causing problems. Probably it's not an issue on a clean install, but without whitelisting everything I was experiencing major loss of functionality: I thought I'd returned my settings to the defaults, but I kept getting notification bubbles like

[Bug 838404] [NEW] opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document

2011-08-31 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: When opening a text file as super user, using gksu gedit , the requested file opens, along with a second, untitled document. This is slightly annoying, since gedit will ask if the untitled document should be saved once the desired file has been edited and gedit is

[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document

2011-08-31 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 838577] Re: Unity panel appears under gnome shell panel

2011-08-31 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838577 Title: Unity panel appears under gnome shell panel To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 838577] [NEW] Unity panel appears under gnome shell panel

2011-08-31 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: Major display issues with Gnome Shell on a clean and updated install of 11.10. I suspect it's due to running ATI graphics with fglrx since I don't have issues on my netbook. Basically the top panel is completely garbled and a mess of different colours; at times I can notice

[Bug 839838] [NEW] Unity session results in no desktop and 100% cpu for compiz

2011-09-02 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: I applied all the current updates for 11.10 as of 30 minutes ago, which required a system restart. After restarting, I am unable to start a unity session. Opening a virtual terminal shows compiz running with 100% CPU. I tried killing compiz and Xorg (compiz required kill

[Bug 839838] Re: Unity session results in no desktop and 100% cpu for compiz

2011-09-02 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839838 Title: Unity session results in no desktop and 100% cpu for compiz To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 839838] Re: Unity session results in no desktop and 100% cpu for compiz

2011-09-02 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Maybe. But that bug is a lot older than this problem. With updates current as of last night Unity+Compiz ran with no problems (well, no major ones, anyway). The issue only occurred after applying updates this morning. I could look at the history to see if there's an obvious culprit, although

[Bug 838577] Re: Unity panel appears under gnome shell panel

2011-09-03 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I've managed to figure out that it's in fact not the Unity panel, but the menu bar for Nautilus that's hiding under the Gnome panel. (This became obvious in instances where either the Gnome shell or the Unity shell failed to load, and I was left with just an empty desktop and the menu bar.) --

[Bug 839838] Re: Unity session results in no desktop and 100% cpu for compiz

2011-09-04 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Omer: with the latest updates my account still will not work, but with a different account I am indeed able to log in. So, presumably there is some setting I've customised to create the problem, but I've no idea what it might be (or why the problem only occurred after Friday's updates). On my

[Bug 839838] Re: Unity session results in no desktop and 100% cpu for compiz

2011-09-04 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
OK, Gnome Shell starts, but crashes the second I try to do anything. Gnome Classic (with effects) immediately reverts to fallback mode. I run a couple of screenlets; I disabled these in case that was the culprit. (That turned out to be slightly tricky, since 'Startup Applications' has been

[Bug 840867] Re: flashplugin-installer : Depends: flashplugin-downloader

2011-09-04 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Well, as a 'workaround' there is always the native 64-bit flash player, which is now in beta. There is the sevenmachines ppa, or the flash-aid plugin for firefox. (I only recently heard about flash-aid, which does some sort of optimisation that has some embedded videos working that didn't work

[Bug 824916] Re: Dash is way too transparent, unsuitable for light monochrome desktops

2011-08-26 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I've been using the default configuration in a VirtualBox install; it hasn't become completely unreadable for me, but I'm getting colours so bright that it's painful on the eyes. Screenshot with bright orange attached; I've also had fluorescent yellow. As long as it looks like this I'm not going

[Bug 824916] Re: Dash is way too transparent, unsuitable for light monochrome desktops

2011-08-26 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Omer - you're right, it's fixed now. Or at least, it looks a lot better - basic transparency and not crazy colours. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/824916 Title: Dash is way too

[Bug 837073] [NEW] legacy notification icons do not display properly

2011-08-29 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: I recently upgraded to 11.10 on my eeePC netbook. In 11.04 I had used dconf-editor to whitelist all programs for the notification area (I still preferred the old notification icon method for updates, and I wasn't getting bug reports without enabling the notification icon for

[Bug 837073] Re: legacy notification icons do not display properly

2011-08-29 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
** Attachment added: Screenshot%20at%202011-08-26%2018%3A43%3A56.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/837073/+attachment/2331858/+files/Screenshot%2520at%25202011-08-26%252018%253A43%253A56.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 796897] Re: Context menus don't work properly after keyboard-based workspace navigation in Unity

2011-08-30 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
This is still a problem in 11.10 - I've upgraded my netbook to Oneiric Alpha 3. I have this problem on both my desktop (64 bit, AMD graphics) and netbook (32 bit, Intel graphics). I notice the bug with Firefox most often but it's probably more correct to classify this as a Unity bug - there is

[Bug 837073] Re: legacy notification icons do not display properly

2011-08-30 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 822672 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/822672 Yeah, that looks exactly like the problem I'm having. I guess my google skills need further practice. I'll mark it as duplicate. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 822672 The indicators

[Bug 822672] Re: The indicators shows a big white square when systray whitelisted

2011-08-30 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Same problem here. In my case, I still had the old setup for update- notifier where an icon appears when updates are available, because I preferred that behaviour to having the window pop up. As far as I can tell, choosing this behaviour also causes crash reports to appear in the systray; one of

[Bug 844385] Re: Display problems for gnome-sudoku in every theme installed by default

2011-10-19 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Hi Martin, Immediate feedback is: huge improvement! The game is now playable. I don't have time to do a full test now but first impressions are good, and I'll add further comments once I get a chance to test further. FWIW, I think it's great that I can post a design complaint about a

[Bug 844385] Re: Display problems for gnome-sudoku in every theme installed by default

2011-10-19 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
It's been fixed in the latest version - follow Martin's instructions in #5 and you'll be up and running. (Just enable oneiric-proposed, reload, and update.) The borders are now there. The interface for entering notes is not as nice as it used to be (it no longer fits in the square) but it works

[Bug 796897] Re: Context menus don't work properly after keyboard-based workspace navigation in Unity

2011-10-24 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
That's interesting. What exactly do the Ubuntu modifications do anyway - is it just appearance-related? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796897 Title: Context menus don't work

[Bug 872207] Re: When Firefox is running in Unity, drop-down menus sometime close when opened

2011-11-23 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
This has been a problem since Natty. I reported it in Bug #796897 which has just been marked as a duplicate of this one. As mentioned above it's some kind of issue with how compiz is giving focus to windows. (Some things are better in Oneiric - for example, in Natty I used to have the problem

[Bug 882274] Re: Community engagement is broken

2011-10-29 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Mark (et al), I'd like to make a suggestion that I think would mitigate a certain fraction of the complaints, and requires no new code, which is simply an info page that's linked prominently on the Ubuntu website (perhaps on the downloads page). Let me explain: I've been reading the 'Unity MEGA

[Bug 845436] Re: Missing new email notifications in oneiric

2011-11-08 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Initially the problem for me was that the 'show an alert' button wasn't checked. (Because previously a separate add-on was providing Ubuntu notification.) Things worked all right for a bit, but now I don't always get the notification bubble, even though the button is still checked. -- You

[Bug 838577] Re: GNOME Shell display problems with FGLRX

2011-11-08 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Hi Bryce, I stopped trying to use gnome shell not long after reporting the bug; partly because it just wasn't working, but mostly because I've been happy with Unity and haven't felt the urge to play with other desktops lately. However, there are plenty of comments from people other than myself,

[Bug 845436] Re: Missing new email notifications in oneiric

2011-11-09 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Problem solved in my case: I kept the settings for Thunderbird from my 11.04 install, and just noticed that the old add-on to provide notifications via Ubuntu's notification system (which has been superseded in 11.10) was not disabled. Disabling 'Messaging Menu and Unity Launcher Integration

[Bug 838739] Re: Wrong colors and lines with resolutions above 640x480

2011-11-06 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
This isn't strictly a Cheese bug as I have the same problems using the google talk plugin in firefox: black and white image with red artifacts off to the side. However, I just installed Cheese and noted the same problems occur there as well. I'm using a Logitech Quick Cam. -- You received this

[Bug 844385] Re: Display problems for gnome-sudoku in every theme installed by default

2011-10-20 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
No programming needed. Open up the Update Manager, and click on the Settings... button bottom left; this opens up the Software Sources window. Click on the Updates tab, and then check off the box next to where it says Pre-released updates (oneiric-proposed). Close the software sources window,

[Bug 844385] Re: Display problems for gnome-sudoku in every theme installed by default

2011-10-21 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Andries: For the suggestions you're asking for it's more appropriate to use either the Ubuntu forums (ubuntuforums.org) or Ask Ubuntu (askubuntu.com) - Launchpad is more for reporting bug info to the developers. You won't be the first person with questions about things like disk layout, so

[Bug 828932] Re: can't focus Contact List while a conversation window is open

2011-09-15 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I should add that this remains a problem in the latest version of Unity in 11.10. The general bug summary is the following: 1. There are never problems if the Unity launcher is used to select a window - this always results in proper window focus. 2. To reproduce the bug (it doesn't happen 100%

[Bug 762291] Re: Unity Applications Place should support nested menus and ideally be editable

2011-05-01 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Yeah, I've made use of that already. What I mostly have in mind is being able to edit things the same way I can edit the main menu in Ubuntu Classic, and the ability to organise things into subcategories when there are a lot of programs in one of the pre-defined categories. -- You received this

[Bug 754095] Re: Check Email dash icon doesn't open default email client

2011-04-08 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Meaning that by Saturday, things may have changed? (Or is that a Rebecca Black reference?) I used Unity in the netbook edition for 10.10 but I'm still trying to figure out the new features in 11.04. How are favourite apps added/accessed? I know the applications lens has a frequently used

[Bug 754095] Re: Check Email dash icon doesn't open default email client

2011-04-08 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Ahh, I see now that 'favourite' refers to any program with an icon on the launcher. I have no problem there. Thunderbird was already on my Unity launcher in 10.10 (netbook edition) and persisted after the upgrade. Naturally, this is how I choose to launch the program, but it would still be nice

[Bug 633292] Re: Lights Off game doesn't work in Maverick

2011-04-08 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
See bug #626016 - there's a patch available; it fixes both lightsoff and swell-foop. Just follow the instructions in #12 - it takes about a minute to get up and running. (And for what it's worth, it was only fixed for Natty today.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 757002] [NEW] Sound indicator applet does not respond to mouse clicks

2011-04-10 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: indicator-sound When I click on the indicator applet for sound controls, nothing happens. The same is true for the network indicator and the weather indicator. Sometimes the chat/mail indicator does not respond either. However, the clock, me-menu and

[Bug 757002] Re: Sound indicator applet does not respond to mouse clicks

2011-04-10 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/757002 Title: Sound indicator applet does not respond to mouse clicks -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 631672] Re: gnome-settings-daemon crashed with signal 5 in xkl_process_error()

2011-04-15 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
I haven't seen a crash in a long time, so I'll have to assume it's fixed! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/631672 Title: gnome-settings-daemon crashed with signal 5 in

[Bug 754095] Re: Check Email dash icon doesn't open default email client

2011-04-15 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
As of right now it's working properly - when I open the dash I see the Thunderbird logo under check email, and Thunderbird opens as expected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/754095

[Bug 420705] Re: ubuntuone-syncdaemon crashed with DBusException in __new__()

2011-04-16 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
sean@sean-desktop:~$ ps uxe | grep [u]buntuone-client sean 5101 1.9 2.9 324392 61260 ?Sl 19:20 0:02 /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/ubuntuone-client/ubuntuone-syncdaemon SHELL=/bin/bash DBUS_STARTER_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-feNHhYSCve,guid=5cdca7796305efa06f0854ba8b86

[Bug 747682] Re: unity panel drop shadow should be disabled when panel transparency is set to 0.0000

2011-04-05 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
You used to be able to control which windows/panels (if any) had shadows in the Window Decorations section of CCSM. Is the Unity panel now outside of the control of the shadow settings accessible there? On older versions I think putting any -dock got rid of panel shadows; I see now that that's

[Bug 626016] Re: Swell Foop game does not work

2011-04-05 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Arghh... I upgraded my netbook to 11.04 beta1 over the weekend and both programs simply segfault... I guess I'll check to see if there's a report open yet for 11.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 751766] [NEW] Games swell-foop and lightsoff both segfault in 11.04

2011-04-05 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-games I recently upgraded to the 11.04 beta on my eeePC 1005HA netbook; I decided to try the games swell-foop and lightsoff since these were inoperable in 10.10 until very recently (the programs ran but did nothing). A fix was released - the

[Bug 751766] Re: Games swell-foop and lightsoff both segfault in 11.04

2011-04-05 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/751766 Title: Games swell-foop and lightsoff both segfault in 11.04 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 751783] Re: Can't select Thunderbird as Mail Reader in Preferred Applications

2011-04-05 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/751783 Title: Can't select Thunderbird as Mail Reader in Preferred Applications -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 751783] [NEW] Can't select Thunderbird as Mail Reader in Preferred Applications

2011-04-05 Thread Sean Fitzpatrick
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-control-center I'm running 11.04 Beta1, upgraded from 10.10 netbook edition. I have Thunderbird installed as my default email client. In 10.10, if I opened the Preferred Applications dialog in the Control Center, I could choose between Evolution

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