[Bug 1452371] [NEW] Thunar failing to display file data accurately

2015-05-06 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Thunar is regularly failing to display file data correctly. E.g. After copying files between two directories today, Thunar displayed the copies with file sizes that were different from reality. Attached screenshots show Thunar's listing of files in the two directories. The

[Bug 1463125] [NEW] ubuntu 14.04 stuck (apparently) during install

2015-06-08 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Ubuntu 14.04 Install appears to have hung. Install is unable to proceed beyond the user options screen. There is no dialogue button for next or any other way for the user to tell the install to continue. This install was started from live desktop icon. The install then

[Bug 1463125] Re: ubuntu 14.04 stuck (apparently) during install

2015-06-08 Thread markling
The workaround to this bug was to click back and then continue again. The install then offered a continue option on the user details screen instead of the odd, impotent connect option. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1319829] Re: aa-genprof will crash when select scan on Ubuntu 14.04 server

2015-06-15 Thread markling
Bravo. This is an issue for new users, btw, because the rather well written Introduction to Apparmor by Bodhi.Zazen on Ubuntu Forums (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1008906) uses Genprof at the crucial point where its tutorial teaches you how to build a profile. And it makes a special

[Bug 1319829] Re: aa-genprof will crash when select scan on Ubuntu 14.04 server

2015-06-12 Thread markling
So, yah. I'm getting this error. But I'm on 14.04 LTS. It's still running the malfunctioning Apparmor 2.8.95~2430. It seems then that fix 2.8.96~2541 was never issued. Apparmor seems impotent. It seems as though it is impossible to configure, impossible to use Apparmor to secure a machine

[Bug 1463125] Re: ubuntu 14.04 stuck (apparently) during install

2015-06-12 Thread markling
I'm sorry but I have no time to reinstall to recreate the error. I have just spent half my night/early hours learning/trying to get Apparmor to work only to discover it is running a bug that has been fixed but apparently not implemented. bah. -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 1460997] [NEW] Wastebasket / Trash can't handle long file names

2015-06-02 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Can't delete files with names longer than 131 characters. Thunar says: File operation in progress Moving files into the wastebasket... Unable to create wastebasket info file File name too long Using 'rm' on the command line does delete the file. gvfs-trash, however,

[Bug 1514912] [NEW] Thunar crash while copying files (segfault / possible clash with gnome.zeitgeist.Engine)

2015-11-10 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Crash while drag+dropping five files from one folder to a subfolder. Long file / folder names with unusual characters. Thunar hung, then crashed. Logs attached. ** Affects: thunar (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: thunar xfce zeitgeist **

[Bug 1514600] [NEW] gnome-mplayer stutters on restarting video with space-bar following fwd/rew arrow keypress

2015-11-09 Thread markling
Public bug reported: 1. Start video : plays fine. 2. Spacebar to video : works fine 4. Spacebar to video : works fine If however: 5. ">" to video : goes okay 6. Spacebar to video : works fine 7. Spacebar to video : video

[Bug 1514600] Re: gnome-mplayer stutters on restarting video with space-bar following fwd/rew arrow keypress

2015-11-12 Thread markling
I would be eager to perform any further investigation of this bug as required, if given suitable instructions. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514600 Title: gnome-mplayer stutters on

[Bug 1514600] Re: gnome-mplayer stutters on restarting video with space-bar following fwd/rew arrow keypress

2015-11-12 Thread markling
It occurs while playing mp3's such that using the arrow keys to navigate a recording make playback stutter so much that it renders the navigation almost pointless. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1516373] [NEW] gpu-manager segfault after log reports "Kernel Module is not loaded"

2015-11-15 Thread markling
Public bug reported: gpu-manager.conf reports "Kernel Module is not loaded". While investigating (there's scant info about gpu-manager), i attempted "gpu- manager -h". Caused segmentation fault. lspci: 01:00.1 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV370 GL [FireGL V3100]

[Bug 1514600] Re: gnome-mplayer stutters on restarting video with space-bar following fwd/rew arrow keypress

2015-11-10 Thread markling
Stutter occurred also when playing an mp3 without pausing or rwd/fwding play. It also occurred that I played the same audio file without stutter, even while pausing and doing rwd/fwd during play. So I thought this was not a problem that effected audio. But it did when the same audio was played a

[Bug 1514600] Re: gnome-mplayer stutters on restarting video with space-bar following fwd/rew arrow keypress

2015-11-10 Thread markling
The video stutter doesn't appear to occur if you avoid using the arrow keys to fwd/rev and only use the mouse pointer to relocate the video. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514600

[Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

2015-11-09 Thread markling
No, Bill Canaday (bill13510). No, no, no. And no. The linux way is everyone does their bit to make the software better. Users, who are not developers or system administrators, report when things don't work properly. This is a time-consuming and often seemingly thankless, fruitless and pointless

[Bug 1514600] Re: gnome-mplayer stutters on restarting video with space-bar following fwd/rew arrow keypress

2015-11-22 Thread markling
Helloo! (Helloo... Hello... Hell... Hellooo... Helloo... Hello... Hell... Hellooo... Helloo...) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514600

[Bug 1486445] Re: Lots of zeitgeist errors

2015-11-22 Thread markling
My syslog is full of zeitgeist errors like this: org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine ... DataInserter: destroyed with unflushed data... org.gnome.zeitgeist.Engine ... database is locked It seems also to be causing problems with other applications:

[Bug 1542957] [NEW] SCSI failed | boot failed | APCI complained

2016-02-07 Thread markling
Public bug reported: SCSI stopped working. Machine locks on boot. It was fine before. What should happen: machine boosts, scsi interface enabled What does happen: machine fails to boot, acpi reports problems Boot messages [edited]: ACPI PCC Probe Failed Starting Version 219 Worker[139]

[Bug 1542957] Re: SCSI failed | boot failed | APCI complained

2016-02-08 Thread markling
I refuse to use Apport until it offers an option for fully anonymized reporting. That means full anonymization of all filenames, including directories, usernames, strings from filesystem content, addresses, device names and whatever else. I'm boycotting Apport. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1680635] [NEW] ImportError on Python3 / xenial: No module named 'httplib'

2017-04-06 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Installed as per instructions in pdf manual, ldtp-tutorial.pdf, but used python3 in place of python as usual. It appears however to have installed a python2 version. Hence: - >>> import ldtp Traceback (most recent call last): File "",

[Bug 1821364] [NEW] xfce4 install on Ubuntu 18.04 has no polkit agent

2019-03-22 Thread markling
Public bug reported: The problem was evident as en error message when trying run 'Language Support' (gnome-language-selector) after install. (This was the advised way to get the Atom spell-checker working). Error described here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1031319/language-

[Bug 1745999] Re: Okular snap package cannot access files outside home directory

2019-05-13 Thread markling
What has Thunderbird got to do with it? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1745999 Title: Okular snap package cannot access files outside home directory To manage notifications about

[Bug 1745999] Re: Okular snap package cannot access files outside home directory

2019-05-13 Thread markling
Numpty user scratches around in the dirt looking for some incy little nut that pinged off when he tried to attach some widget. Choking and spluttering in all the dust kicked up down there, it's hard to see. There are all these big cowboy boots kicking around. Its a gabble of developers talking

[Bug 1264115] Re: Gedit hangs while searching in large file

2019-06-30 Thread markling
It seems to be notable in html files when highlighting is on. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1264115 Title: Gedit hangs while searching in large file To manage notifications about

[Bug 1783895] Re: Screen locking fails on Suspend/Resume for laptop lid-switch

2019-08-01 Thread markling
I found it necessary to lock+suspend the screen before closing the lid. So I did it with a script tied to the keyboard shortcut CTRL+SUPER+DELETE: https://askubuntu.com/a/1162665/297529 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: [Bug 1514600] Re: gnome-mplayer stutters on restarting video with space-bar following fwd/rew arrow keypress

2020-02-05 Thread markling
It was humour. Sarcasm, actually. A protest. Nothing gets reported back to the user but an echo and a snooty put down. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1514600 Title: gnome-mplayer

[Bug 978333] Re: xfwm4 is not running after failed shut down / "session manager must be in idle state when requesting a shutdown"

2020-04-08 Thread markling
Ten years later, after installing xubuntu 18.04: " Received error while trying to log out Session manager must be in idle state when requesting a shutdown " All user gui programs are closed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

Re: [Bug 322989] Re: Openoffice 3.0.1 for linux install Error 7

2009-02-11 Thread markling
Thanks for letting me know, Chris. Chris Cheney wrote: We do not support the official version of openoffice please file bugs about it at http://openoffice.org/ website. You can get OOo 3.0.1 Ubuntu debs from the ppa at https://launchpad.net/~openoffice- pkgs/+archive ** Changed in:

[Bug 315678] Re: evince crashed while searching in the PDF

2009-04-22 Thread markling
I've got the same problem on both Evince and ePDF Document: 268-page .pdf Link: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/Budget2009/bud09_completereport_2591.pdf 1. Evince Document Viewer 2.2 Search term: office Result: search counts back from 99% and crashes out when it reaches 66% Search term: office

[Bug 376073] [NEW] Pdf search doesn't find strings running over lines

2009-05-13 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evince E.g. in the following pdf: http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/detailed_specialist_guides/review_of_eu_dp_directive.pdf On page 33, paragraph 6: The string 13 years runs over the first and onto the second line of this

Re: [Bug 361205] Re: Tracker uses notifications with actions when the index is corrupt

2009-05-14 Thread markling
scuse me, chris. i don't mean to be rude. i've also not had the problem arise again for a couple of days. i've hesitated to implement the package because this being the only machine on which i can earn a living, i'm reluctant to risk a spanner in its works. and having just made the transition

[Bug 322962] Re: Word processor drops out

2009-01-29 Thread markling
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21787739/Dependencies.txt -- Word processor drops out https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322962 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 322962] [NEW] Word processor drops out

2009-01-29 Thread markling
the plug. I keep losing my work. Someone on the Ubuntu forums said, well you shouldn't have upgraded to Ibex on your work machine. Well, if someone had told me before hand... ;-) Anyways. Great software. I recommend it to other people. But I can't keep losing my work. cheers markling. ProblemType

[Bug 322989] [NEW] Openoffice 3.0.1 for linux install Error 7

2009-01-29 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org Error: failed to extract the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) files. (exit code 7) I'm trying to install 3.0 because 2 keeps crashing under Ibix and losing my work. But the install doesn't appear to be working. I looked on the openoffice

Re: [Bug 322989] Re: Openoffice 3.0.1 for linux install Error 7

2009-01-30 Thread markling
Hello Chris Thanks for your message. Which logs do you need? And how do you want them? I.e. should I cut and paste recent or just attach the whole file/s? It is the official version of 3 I downloaded from the openoffice.org website. Cheers Mark. Chris Cheney wrote: I need actual logs to be

Re: [Bug 361205] Re: Tracker uses notifications with actions when the index is corrupt

2009-05-23 Thread markling
cannot presume to know their priorities. so three cheers for those who have contributed so much to make it work and, like chris, continue to do so. three cheers also for those for whom contributing what they can is not so much, but still as much as they can. :) teledyn wrote: Markling, we feel

[Bug 361205] Re: Tracker uses notifications with actions when the index is corrupt

2009-05-08 Thread markling
I had an error report like this from Tracker Applet this morning: Tracker There was an error while performing indexing Index corrupted It asked me if I wanted to [reindex], [cancel] or [OK] Neither [cancel] nor [OK] worked. The error window just popped right back at me like it was the

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-04-23 Thread markling
Hello! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698147 Title: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 376073] Re: Pdf search doesn't find strings running over lines

2011-04-23 Thread markling
This fix should be high priority. It can be hard to prove a negative. The same goes for documents. I.e. Professional people who use .pdf readers sometimes have a need to prove something does not exist in a document. They can do this by searching for the thing they need to disprove. But if the

[Bug 670341] Re: Find keyboard shortcut does not deliver subsequent keypresses into Find dialogue box

2011-04-23 Thread markling
Ah, I don't know what this upstream lark is. I would presume it means that its someone else's problem. All I know as a user, is when you report a bug, you are taken to Launchpad. So you file your bug reports in Launchpad. I've just clicked your link and it says I need to log into yet another bug

[Bug 670341] [NEW] Find keyboard shortcut does not deliver subsequent keypresses into Find dialogue box

2010-11-03 Thread markling
to that function. Or this may be because my machine is slow. This should not, however, prevent my keypresses being captured at the right time and put in the right place so that my use of the keyboard operates as it ought, which is seemlessly. Excellent text editor all the same. Markling. ProblemType: Bug

[Bug 670341] Re: Find keyboard shortcut does not deliver subsequent keypresses into Find dialogue box

2010-11-03 Thread markling
-- Find keyboard shortcut does not deliver subsequent keypresses into Find dialogue box https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/670341 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 376073] Re: Pdf search doesn't find strings running over lines

2010-11-03 Thread markling
This should be high priority. As it stands, the Ubuntu Document viewer cannot be trusted. The search function does that work. How many professions can you think of where it is crucial to know whether a string occurs in a document or not? Law, journalism, health, security, law enforcement. Need

[Bug 670341] Re: Find keyboard shortcut does not deliver subsequent keypresses into Find dialogue box

2010-11-04 Thread markling
I'm sorry to see this has been given status Opinion. Will it actually get discussed or merely ignored? I fear my report is too verbose. The fact remains that keypresses made immediately after the invocation of the Find function using the keyboard short are not captured. This is a problem. --

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-03-04 Thread markling
Since this bug has been marked for elimination in a week unless there's any more activity, I'm giving it another shunt. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698147 Title: Tar reported

[Bug 185928] Re: Pressing Space key should toggle play/pause (pause when playing; play when paused)

2011-02-11 Thread markling
I'd second the call for SPACE to activate play/pause in Rhythm Box. A one-touch play/pause is essential. Try this: playing your guitar, learning a song. You have to play/pause. You can't be fiddling around with CTRL+SPACE or whatever when you are trying to pin down a riff. Or what happens if the

[Bug 534012] [NEW] [karmic] Only low graphics mode on IBM X40 with Intel 855gm after external monitor crash using docking-station

2010-03-07 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg My graphics has gone kaput on Karmic. Machine: IBM X40 Graphics: Intel 82852/855GM Int. Graphics Device (rev 02) Docking station: X4 Ultrabase My machine has got stuck in low graphics mode after an error. Background - The

[Bug 534012] Re: [karmic] Only low graphics mode on IBM X40 with Intel 855gm after external monitor crash using docking-station

2010-03-07 Thread markling
** Attachment added: Bug report dumped when the graphics crashed http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40446130/failsafeX-backup-100304020421.tar ** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40444520/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt

[Bug 534012] Re: [karmic] Only low graphics mode on IBM X40 with Intel 855gm after external monitor crash using docking-station

2010-03-07 Thread markling
Two crucial items of information about the bug: 1. Before the crash occurred, the X40 laptop was attached to the docking station, its monitor and the external monitor were both on, and the desktop spread across them both. The following then happened: - The laptop was removed from the docking

[Bug 534012] Re: [karmic] Only low graphics mode on IBM X40 with Intel 855gm after external monitor crash using docking-station

2010-03-08 Thread markling
please excuse me, Bruce, but do you mean for me to install that package? I'd be very grateful if you would tell me how. -- [karmic] Only low graphics mode on IBM X40 with Intel 855gm after external monitor crash using docking-station https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/534012 You received this bug

[Bug 596139] Re: Copy and paste of data cells in calc alters formulas referring to those cells

2010-10-02 Thread markling
I've encountered the same problem. You can see it at work here. 1. See the attached spreadsheet: test.ods Look at the Formula in cell L6. Note the cell references. It's function is probably irrelevant to the bug. It reads as follows: =IF(J6=B,L5+G6-H6-I6,IF(K6=B,L5-I6)) So far so good. The

[Bug 654058] [NEW] Calc: Insert row causes error in formula below insert that referred to row above it

2010-10-03 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org Inserting a row causes mistaken alteration of formulas in cells belonging to rows immediately below the insert that referred to cells above it. E.g. In the attached example spreadsheet: test 4.ods It has two columns: A (Money in) and B

[Bug 654058] Re: Calc: Insert row causes error in formula below insert that referred to row above it

2010-10-03 Thread markling
** Attachment added: Example spreadsheet https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/654058/+attachment/1669046/+files/test%204.ods ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/654058/+attachment/1669047/+files/Dependencies.txt -- Calc: Insert row causes error in formula

[Bug 654161] [NEW] Calc - Nested IF malfunction when used with WEEKDAY function

2010-10-03 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org The following Calc formula appears to have malfunctioned.

[Bug 654161] Re: Calc - Nested IF malfunction when used with WEEKDAY function

2010-10-03 Thread markling
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/654161/+attachment/1669470/+files/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: XsessionErrors.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/654161/+attachment/1669471/+files/XsessionErrors.txt -- Calc - Nested IF malfunction when

[Bug 625433] [NEW] Update Manager gave error message after running straight after clean install of 9.10

2010-08-27 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager 1. Update manager error message. Appeared after clean install of 9.10 while the Update Manager was reading packages: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock the

[Bug 625433] Re: Update Manager gave error message after running straight after clean install of 9.10

2010-08-27 Thread markling
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/625433/+attachment/1523412/+files/Dependencies.txt -- Update Manager gave error message after running straight after clean install of 9.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/625433 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 625433] Re: Update Manager gave error message after running straight after clean install of 9.10

2010-08-27 Thread markling
Ran Update Manager again immediately following restart describde above. 246 packages selected. Pressed Install Updates This error appeared: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. E: _cache-open() failed, please report. Closeed error.

[Bug 541511] Re: MASTER: [i855] GPU lockup (apport-crash)

2010-08-28 Thread markling
I was unable to execute these commands. The last generated an error: couldn't find package linux-image-2.6.34-v9patch-generic I tried the patch after being told that it might make it possible for me to upgrade to Ubuntu v10. I'm still unable to upgrade to Ubuntu v10:

[Bug 698109] [NEW] Nautilus froze

2011-01-06 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus This problem occured within a day of performing a clean install of Ubuntu 10.10. 1) Ubuntu Release 10.10 2) Nautilus version: 1:2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1 3) What expected to happen: I was just moving a few folders around. I expected this to proceed

[Bug 698109] Re: Nautilus froze

2011-01-06 Thread markling
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698109 Title: Nautilus froze -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 428564] Re: nautilus crashed while copying a set of large files

2011-01-06 Thread markling
I have experienced a similar problem with the latest release. This problem occured within a day of performing a clean install of Ubuntu 10.10. 1) Ubuntu Release 10.10 2) Nautilus version: 1:2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1 3) What expected to happen: I was just moving a few folders around. I expected this to

[Bug 428564] Re: nautilus crashed while copying a set of large files

2011-01-06 Thread markling
I have added this as a separate bug here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/698109 I did so in order for my Apport data to be filed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 698109] Re: Nautilus froze

2011-01-06 Thread markling
I've narrowed this down to the nub. The specific bug as can thus far be certain: Nautilus freezes when separate File Operation interrupted with Error caused by over-long filename. To recap: I have Nautilus running in Ubuntu Workspace 1. I have a large File Operation running in Workspace 4.

[Bug 428564] Re: nautilus crashed while copying a set of large files

2011-01-06 Thread markling
Note: my problem appears to be directly related to File Operations. What follows is a copy of related comment I just added to Bug 698109: I've narrowed this down to the nub. The specific bug as can thus far be certain: Nautilus freezes when separate File Operation interrupted with Error caused

[Bug 698147] [NEW] Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-06 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: tar 1) Ubuntu release 10.10 2) Tar version 1.23-2 3) I was compressing about 150 Gb of data on a 160Gb external HD running NTFS and connected by USB. I had performed this operation by right- clicking on the group of highlighted files in Nautilus and

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-06 Thread markling
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698147 Title: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-06 Thread markling
The actual size of the files I was 89Gb +/- 1Gb. I can't be more accurate than that because I permanently deleted a file of about a gig since the error occurred. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 698109] Re: Nautilus freezes when separate File Operation is interrupted with Error

2011-01-07 Thread markling
** Summary changed: - Nautilus froze + Nautilus freezes when separate File Operation is interrupted with Error -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698109 Title: Nautilus freezes when

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-07 Thread markling
Thanks Jussi. That is correct. The external drive was almost full with the data on which the tar was attempted. The internal/mainboard drive had free space. I'm sorry if I have reported here what might have been more appropriately posted to the discussion boards. It is perhaps of interest to

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-07 Thread markling
On second thoughts, it did report an error. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/698147 Title: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 698147] Re: Tar reported unspecified errors - failed to compress

2011-01-10 Thread markling
Thanks, Jussi. I think, on reflection, it is an error. From the point of view of the considerate user: tar reported an error that was dutifully reported in turn as an error to launchpad. It is therefore an error. From the point of view of the user who wants to get something done: it reported an

[Bug 670341] Re: Find keyboard shortcut does not deliver subsequent keypresses into Find dialogue box

2011-01-12 Thread markling
Thanks for changing it back. I have some further info. I have now got a faster machine with more memory. The problem does not occur any more because my processing is no longer slow enough to trigger it. If, however, the issue has not been addressed in the code, I would suggest that there are

[Bug 707095] [NEW] Sound juicer reset preferences on upgrade

2011-01-24 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: sound-juicer Sound Juicer appears to have reset preferences on the last upgrade, which was delivered on the Ubuntu Update Manager round on 8 January 2011. The last time I used sound juicer was 7 January 2011. On that occasion, Sound Juicer extracted

[Bug 707095] Re: Sound juicer reset preferences on upgrade

2011-01-24 Thread markling
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/707095 Title: Sound juicer reset preferences on upgrade -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 1189095] [NEW] gedit IBUS-WARNING - The owner of .. /.config/ibus/bus is not root!

2013-06-09 Thread markling
Public bug reported: This is ubuntu-bug report and further info is meant to be added to another bug, but Launchpad could not find it by even a part of its title (odd name must have thown it): https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/1125944 - (gedit:3366): IBUS-WARNING **: The owner

[Bug 1125944] Re: (gedit:3366): IBUS-WARNING **: The owner of /home/oem/.config/ibus/bus is not root!

2013-06-09 Thread markling
Please also see my ubuntu-bug report for gedit here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1189095 Issue occured for me in very specific circumstances: attempt to run two sudo gedit commands running simultaneously. The second failed with the error: (gedit:3214): IBUS-WARNING **:

[Bug 1223848] Re: Thunar hogging processor after problem mounting external drive

2013-09-14 Thread markling
This occurs in different scenarios. Here's one: Thunar devices list shows attached but unmounted external drive B. The drive is encrypted. In normal practice the following works as expected: mouse click drive B in Thunar devices list; Thunar gives popus asking for encryption password; password

[Bug 1225656] [NEW] removed songs reappear in gmusicbrowser lists

2013-09-15 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Populate a couple of lists of songs in gmusicbrowser. Remove one or two songs from one of them. Go to the other list. Then go back to the first. The removed songs will have reappeared, as if by magic. An aside of possible

[Bug 1223321] Re: update-notifier notifies of phased-updates for which you may not be eligible

2013-09-18 Thread markling
I don't know about the new summary Brian has put on this bug: update- notifier notifies of phased-updates for which you may not be eligible. But I do know that the original summary I put on it was perfectly comprehensible and that it has now been changed into something almost illegible ;) This

[Bug 1223321] Re: update-notifier says 29 updates available but Software Updater says just 8

2013-09-18 Thread markling
I just installed those 29 updates, by the way. And then my system does a popup that says: there are 20 updates available. So here I am with this new update message, and I think either my system didn't check the last lot of updates properly. Or it's got another bunch of updates it could only do

[Bug 1223848] Re: Thunar hogging processor after problem mounting external drive

2013-09-18 Thread markling
Here's another example. External disk, encrypted, listed in Thunar devices. I click on it. Thunar brings pops up a password form. I enter the password incorrectly. The form disappears. I tried a few times. (Damned passwords). But then it seems Thunar hasn't let go of it. Thunar's 'busy' wheel is

[Bug 1223848] Re: Thunar hogging processor after problem mounting external drive

2013-09-19 Thread markling
Very shortly after I filed that last report yesterday, Thunar crashed and bailed. This has happened before when its exhibited problems with external disks. It generated a bug report of the crash, which I sent. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 1227598] [NEW] Simon speech recognition will not start: could not initialize scenarios and shadow dictionary

2013-09-19 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Simon gives following error: could not initialize scenarios and shadow dictionary I installed using 'sudo apt-get install simon' at the command line. It reported this back: QDBusConnection: session D-Bus connection created before QCoreApplication. Application may

[Bug 1230231] [NEW] gnome-sound-recorder does not record

2013-09-25 Thread markling
Public bug reported: gnome-sound-recorder not working. Failure was, initially, an attempt to get it recording streaming audio out of the box. That having failed, I tried changing its options, and my (alsa) sound options. Failing that I started looking for help online: the problem looked

[Bug 1230231] Re: gnome-sound-recorder does not record

2013-09-25 Thread markling
Woah there though. My description of Alsa user interface settings is only the *impression* I have after being unable to make any sense of them. The input settings are actually described in fairly plain English. All of the settings are not. And in combination, the effect is to overwhlem the user

[Bug 1230231] Re: gnome-sound-recorder does not record

2013-09-25 Thread markling
Something else of note regarding the actual bug. The user interface for my (alsa) sound settings seems to only offer options when there is a sound programme active. The 'Recording' tab in my sound settings interface says: No application is currently recording audio. It says this even after I

[Bug 1223848] Re: Thunar hogging processor after problem mounting external drive

2013-09-25 Thread markling
Here it is again. External drive. Windows fomatted. Ubuntu-encrypted. Left on overnight. Beyond midnight it gets auto-dismounted. Active applications (in this case Quod Libet) think it's still there till they try and access. They find it is not. When you right-click / mount in Thunar, it gives

[Bug 1223848] Re: Thunar hogging processor after problem mounting external drive

2013-09-25 Thread markling
Thunar just crashed out. Reconnected auto-dismounted disk. Got on with work. A different workspace, a different Thunar window: navigate into folder, navigate up arrow out again. Thunar hangs and bails out. Restart OK for now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1078741] Re: ALT+printscreen (PrtSc) for taking screenshots not working

2013-11-18 Thread markling
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 642792 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/642792 This bug should be reopened. From where I'm sitting its an xfce4 bug, or a Xubuntu bug. It is not a duplicate bug of #642792 for two reasons. One is that #642792 was a Gnome bug. Second, #642792 was

[Bug 1078741] Re: ALT+printscreen (PrtSc) for taking screenshots not working

2013-11-18 Thread markling
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 642792 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/642792 I'm using xfce4-screenshoot 1.8.1-1 / amd64 I cannot get a keyboard press to do a print screen / screen shot. Any of the following key presses do nothing: Print Screen CTRL-Print Screen ALT-Print Screen

[Bug 1078741] Re: ALT+printscreen (PrtSc) for taking screenshots not working

2013-11-18 Thread markling
I have removed this bug's status as a duplicate of bug #642792. It is worth noting here that the screenshot app no longer appears to provide a facility for choosing screen/window capture, and timed capture. I don't know what happened to these, but it seems like a backwards step. ** This bug is

[Bug 1234628] [NEW] Crash Report from kernel update lost after internet connection dropped

2013-10-03 Thread markling
Public bug reported: Kernel update gave an error after reset. Apport began compiling a crash report. My internet connection dropped while Apport was compiling the report. Apport then asked me to approve the report filing. I told it to go ahead. Apport failed because there wasn't an internet

[Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

2013-10-14 Thread markling
So here's the scenario: . Thunar crashed out again when I was in the middle of some work. . Software upates have been waiting for a week because they won't install until I manually remove my operating system's discarded kernel images . So I stop work to install the updates but there are 19

[Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

2013-10-14 Thread markling
This is still happening. I can't stress enough what an incredible hinderance it is to the working day when your system starts crashing and you have to do the updates but the updates won't work because you have first to remove old kernel images your OS has not cleaned up. So I go trapsing after

[Bug 798414] Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

2013-10-14 Thread markling
The name of this error is unhelpful. update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space It should be: software updater preventing installing updates by rubbish heap of old kernel images or ubuntu should clean up its discarded kernel images automatically

[Bug 1223848] Re: Thunar hogging processor after problem mounting external drive

2013-10-15 Thread markling
Here's a more specific account of this problem: External, USB, encrypted, windows disk. Click on disk in Thunar device list. Thunar throws a password window up. Cancel the action. Thunar closes the Window but retains the process. Thunar keeps the device busy in the Device list: its rotating

[Bug 376073] Re: Pdf search doesn't find strings running over lines

2013-10-08 Thread markling
This error is still effecting me. It has been this way for four years. I have a pdf open in Okular. If I search for a term with two words, Okular will not find it if the term runs over a line. So you have to remember to search for either of the words in the term, and lug past all those matches

[Bug 1206145] Re: xfce segfault complete system failure after Thunar crash

2013-10-11 Thread markling
I've had minor repeats of this problem, without the linux black screen of death. Just happened twice within an hour. Filed crash reports. Both occassions was rapidly pressing the up arrow on the Thunar navigation panel. Can't see cause. First time was about three directories deep on an external,

[Bug 1232784] Re: package linux-image-extra-3.8.0-31-generic 3.8.0-31.46 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

2013-10-12 Thread markling
This bug is the same as: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /initramfs-tools/+bug/798414 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232784 Title: package

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