[Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

2008-07-28 Thread Robert Persson
That is excellent news. Thank you to all the people who have been working on this! I see the sense in what Conn suggests about testing in Intrepid and backporting to Hardy at a later date. However I am concerned about how much time this is likely to take. The web browser is the single most importa

[Bug 262404] [NEW] message forwarded as attachment when forwarding set to inline in thunderbird

2008-08-28 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thunderbird Bug occurs in thunderbird 2.0.0.16 When I try to forward one particular message, the message is forwarded as an attachment even though my preferences specify forwarding inline. I have attached the message, but with email addresses, the subjec

[Bug 262404] Re: message forwarded as attachment when forwarding set to inline in thunderbird

2008-08-28 Thread Robert Persson
** Attachment added: "The offending message source (with personal info suppressed)" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17147683/rogue%20message%20source.txt -- message forwarded as attachment when forwarding set to inline in thunderbird https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262404 You received this bug

[Bug 306000] [NEW] flash support in Firefox broke during upgrade

2008-12-07 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nspluginwrapper This bug concerns amd64 Intrepid. Recently Flash stopped working in Firefox. Instead I would just get grey rectangles. This was around the time that I upgraded to Intrepid, although I don't know for certain whether it was this that did it

[Bug 292047] Re: middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint in Intrepid

2008-11-15 Thread Robert Persson
I said a few comments back that the the solution from thinkwiki worked for a while and then stopped working, but it now looks more complicated than that. Middle button scrolling seems to come and go. I'm not yet sure what triggers this, but I think it might have something to do with suspend-resume

[Bug 282387] Re: scrollwheel emulation breaks after suspend with 2.6.27-7

2008-11-15 Thread Robert Persson
My experience of this bug is different. For instance, just now my middle-button scrolling started working again for no apparent reason. I had been reading email in Thunderbird on one virtual desktop with scrolling disabled. Then I switched to Firefox on another virtual desktop and realised that I w

[Bug 368230] Re: no sound from amarok 2 in (ubuntu) jaunty

2009-05-14 Thread Robert Persson
Brian, I think the problem is simply one of not having ready access to the Phonon control panel in Gnome. I assume that luca_ing's instructions above will do the job, although I have now switched to KDE as my desktop, so I haven't tested them myself. What I _can_ say is that sound in KDE, including

[Bug 391544] [NEW] browsers can't load embedded flash movie at destandaard.be

2009-06-24 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: adobe-flashplugin When I go to http://www.standaard.be/video/videoPlayer.aspx?cat=0&subcat=0&videoId=359884, instead of the embedded video, I see an empty white box that is much larger than the video is supposed to be. When I right-click on it I get the n

[Bug 384478] [NEW] both firefox and thunderbird start segfaulting during sessions

2009-06-07 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Yesterday I suddenly found that Thunderbird and Firefox started segfaulting at the same time. Thunderbird would crash on launch, while Firefox would crash whenever I opened the "manage bookmarks" tool and clicked on a folder icon. I found that disabling Lightning solved the pr

[Bug 384478] Re: both firefox and thunderbird start segfaulting during sessions

2009-06-14 Thread Robert Persson
This issue resolved itself after starting a fresh kde session. Could an automatic software update have caused the temporary instability? -- both firefox and thunderbird start segfaulting during sessions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/384478 You received this bug notification because you are a me

[Bug 242201] Re: No audio output in transcoded movie using VLC (Hardy)

2009-06-28 Thread Robert Persson
I have this problem with .mov movie files created by my Nikon point-and- shoot. I am using Jaunty. By contrast, I was able to encode an xvid/mpga .mpg file correctly. I haven't enabled the PPA mentioned above because there is no ffmpeg package for Jaunty. I am attaching a short movie created with

[Bug 380090] [NEW] Tomboy retains ugly default gtk look in KDE 4

2009-05-24 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: This might be a duplicate of #360131, but I'm not sure. I have KDE 4 configured so that GTK apps use the same style and font as KDE apps. For the most part, when not running and app as root, this works fine. For instance gnome-terminal blends in very well. However this is not

[Bug 380511] [NEW] installation of HomeBank removes ING 'HomeBank

2009-05-26 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: homebank I recently installed KDE on my Jaunty system and it seems that in the process my bank's home banking security software was removed. It was ING's 'HomeBank (with the apostrophe), which I had downloaded as a deb from http://ing.be, and which was in

[Bug 368230] Re: no sound from amarok 2 in (ubuntu) jaunty

2009-05-01 Thread Robert Persson
I have switched to using KDE, from where the issue has been easy to solve. The problem is that Amarok now only feeds into the Phonon sound server, which then feeds into whatever Amarok 1 used to feed directly into. So you have to open the appropriate KDE control panel to choose PulseAudio, which me

[Bug 364819] Re: Lastfm amarok service doesn't work

2009-05-04 Thread Robert Persson
I get the same "Invalid method signature supplied" error. When I click on the "test login" button in the last.fm service preferences, the button greys out and the text changes to "testing". It hangs like this until I click OK or Cancel. I can also confirm that the listening data definitely does n

[Bug 371874] [NEW] Shoutcast streams missing in Amarok 2

2009-05-04 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: amarok Bug in Amarok 2:2.0.2mysql5.1.30-0ubuntu3 in Jaunty: When I go to the shoutcast directory, it is blank (usually). The one exception was today, when I did see a list of familiar-looking shoutcast streams, but now they are gone again. There may have

[Bug 371874] Re: Shoutcast streams missing in Amarok 2

2009-05-11 Thread Robert Persson
I have now reverted to Amarok 1.4 from whichever PPA it is that has it. I can now see a whole lot of genres that I used to be able to see in Amarok 1, but were missing in 2.0, such as C64 and Forró. I don't know if this is all part of the same problem or not. -- Shoutcast streams missing in Amaro

[Bug 367592] [NEW] suspend fails in jaunty due to two clashing pulseaudio scripts

2009-04-26 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: On upgrading to jaunty, suspend stopped working on my thinkpad r61i. The reason for this was that there were now to different scripts (different file sizes) trying to suspend pulseaudio, /usr/lib/pm- utils/sleep.d/01PulseAudio and /etc/pm/sleep/05Pulseaudio. The second aborted

[Bug 367592] Re: suspend fails in jaunty due to two clashing pulseaudio scripts

2009-04-26 Thread Robert Persson
The problem was not that two scripts were installed with Jaunty. The problem was that the old script was not removed during the upgrade. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- suspend fails in jaunty due to two clashing pulseaudio scripts https://bugs.launchpad.net/b

[Bug 367592] Re: suspend fails in jaunty due to two clashing pulseaudio scripts

2009-04-26 Thread Robert Persson
Please don't be sarcastic. It really isn't necessary. It appears that I must have installed the script myself to get round a suspend-resume problem in a previous Ubuntu version because I have found a near- identical script on a Debian forum, but I honestly have no memory of ever having done so. In

[Bug 368230] [NEW] no sound from amarok 2 in (ubuntu) jaunty

2009-04-27 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: amarok After upgrading to (Ubuntu/Gnome) Jaunty I no longer get any sound from Amarok. I can still hear sounds from other applications, such as Skype and Firefox. When I try to play a track I get the message "playing: [track name]", but there is no moveme

[Bug 371874] Re: Shoutcast streams missing in Amarok 2

2009-05-04 Thread Robert Persson
I have just seen my shoutcast streams again and am playing one now. I had put my machine to sleep since the last time I couldn't find the streams, but I did not restart Amarok. -- Shoutcast streams missing in Amarok 2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371874 You received this bug notification becau

[Bug 96991] Re: 3D stuff breaks with Compiz: Redirected Direct Rendering is needed in DRI

2009-05-07 Thread Robert Persson
Synaptic complains that it can't find the key for the x-updates repository. I have in fact successfully installed the correct key 0x3b22ab97af1cdfa9. The key that Synaptic is complaining about however is 0x5EB2EDFE1FCB21DB, i.e. a completely different key. Can anyone tell me what to do here? -- 3

[Bug 368230] Re: no sound from amarok 2 in (ubuntu) jaunty

2009-05-16 Thread Robert Persson
Not using Pulseaudio is not an option for most users unless dmix is enabled by default, which it isn't. You need mixing, for instance, to be able to let Skype and KDE applications use the same sound card. That said, I have rolled back to Amarok 1.4 because of other issues, which means that I am on

[Bug 231856] Re: ondemand governor doesn't give extra speed for video transcoding etc.

2008-10-17 Thread Robert Persson
It's still a problem, but I'm putting off upgrading to Intrepid until it is released properly. Do you mind if we put this off a while until I do this? -- ondemand governor doesn't give extra speed for video transcoding etc. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/231856 You received this bug notification

[Bug 139813] Re: [Feisty] Starting muse kills other jack clients

2008-10-19 Thread Robert Persson
It is a mistake to assume that because the bug was originally reported in one Ubuntu release, it does not occur in later releases. The actual situation now, as I experience it in Gutsy, is that when I start muse it gives me a message saying that it cannot find the jack server. Perhaps it does not

[Bug 263253] Re: middle-click becomes inactive after some time with alps trackpoint

2008-10-12 Thread Robert Persson
It looks like we're getting our wires crossed here. As I said in my previous comment, I no longer think this is a bug. The behaviour is actually not a question of how long my X session has been running. It is simply a function of how long the delay is between middle-press and middle-release. If the

[Bug 282291] [NEW] evince always defaults to home directory when saving documents

2008-10-12 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: evince evince 2.22.2 When you choose to save a copy of a document in evince, the save dialogue always defaults to your home directory, and there seems to be on obvious way of changing this. This is out of step with other desktop applications, such as web

[Bug 289232] [NEW] package update-manager 1:0.93.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1), E:Sub-process /usr/b

2008-10-25 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager Occurred during distribution upgrade to 8.10 RC. Preceded at some point by message saying that ubuntustudio-menu would not install due to its having a file missing. I could not get any more information because the window showing the distri

[Bug 289232] Re: package update-manager 1:0.93.32 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1), E:Sub-process /usr/bin

2008-10-25 Thread Robert Persson
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18891491/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18891492/VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.gz ** Attachment added: "VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz" http://launchpadlibra

[Bug 250211] Re: Intrepid: WLAN LED blinks incessantly on iwl3945 | iwl4965 laptop

2008-10-25 Thread Robert Persson
I have the same problem with a Thinkpad R61i. As a workaround I have stuck a folded scrap of paper over the light with a bit of sticky tape. -- Intrepid: WLAN LED blinks incessantly on iwl3945 | iwl4965 laptop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250211 You received this bug notification because you a

[Bug 292047] [NEW] middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint in Intrepid

2008-11-01 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg My hardware is a Thinkpad R61i with the touchpad disabled in bios settings so that the trackpoint is the primary pointer device. I had middle-button scrolling working in Hardy after following the instructions at http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki

[Bug 292047] Re: middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint in Intrepid

2008-11-01 Thread Robert Persson
The most simple workaround would be simply to know what to paste into xorg.conf to get this working. I would have done this already except that I am confused by the changes to the way X configures itself with automatic hardware detection.chaumont-gistoux -- middle-button scroll disabled on trackp

[Bug 292047] Re: middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint in Intrepid

2008-11-02 Thread Robert Persson
My last comment ends bizarrely with the name of a place in Belgium. This is due to a cut-and-paste error. Sorry. -- middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint in Intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292047 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s

[Bug 292047] Re: middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint in Intrepid

2008-11-08 Thread Robert Persson
The above solution worked for me for a few days, but now it's broken again. I'm presuming a package upgrade did it because I haven't changed anything else to my knowledge. Have rebooted since, but still not working. -- middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint in Intrepid https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 290864] [NEW] music player detection broken in amarok after upgrade to Intrepid

2008-10-29 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: amarok Bug in KDE, manifesting in Amarok 1.4.10 after upgrade to Intrepid (i.e. Ubuntu, not Kubuntu). After upgrading to Intrepid, Amarok stopped being able to detect my music player. When it tries to autodetect it, it gets the message: "No new media de

[Bug 291712] [NEW] screen fails to lock on waking from sleep

2008-10-31 Thread Robert Persson
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: When I woke my laptop (Thinkpad R61i running Intrepid) this evening the desktop appeared unlocked. This is the first time that this has happened in the 10 or 20 times I have woken the machine since upgrading to Intrepid. I

[Bug 138337] Re: cecilia tcl error: "no such element in array"

2008-10-22 Thread Robert Persson
I'm probably not going to upgrade to Intrepid until a little after its official release, so I can't give you an answer right now. If I forget to post an answer some time in the next couple of months then please remind me and I will try this out again. -- cecilia tcl error: "no such element in arr

[Bug 139813] Re: [Gutsy] Starting muse kills other jack clients

2008-10-24 Thread Robert Persson
I'll need a little time to get back to you on that one because it may take me a couple of weeks or so before I upgrade to Intrepid. -- [Gutsy] Starting muse kills other jack clients https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139813 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

2008-09-28 Thread Robert Persson
With regard to alecwh's request above, could I suggest that a page about this issue be created, perhaps on the ubuntu wiki, explaining what the problem is and what procedures are currently believed to resolve it? Ascertaining what the problem is is getting extremely difficult, given that pulseaudi

[Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

2008-09-28 Thread Robert Persson
@warner: 32-bit or 64-bit? -- firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/192888 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 h

Re: [Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

2008-09-28 Thread Robert Persson
Mike Rooney wrote: > Just remember with free software, if you are having an issue, > you are the best person to put some work into it, instead of expecting > people less affected than you to care more about it :) > I do put effort into free software, for instance by trying to file informative bu

Re: [Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

2008-09-28 Thread Robert Persson
Conn wrote: > If you're using Hardy, you can get everything working "unofficially" by > looking at the guide I posted on the forums and using my PPA - it's > linked to the wiki page. This didn't work for me, but it's obviously working for some other people. That's why I want to be able to be clear

[Bug 222944] Re: mailto links in Firefox 3.0b5 do not open up Thunderbird compose windows

2008-07-06 Thread Robert Persson
I have this problem even though I have done absolutely nothing to alter the settings concerned, either through about:config or by editing the prefs.js file. In particular, the network.protocol-handler.app.mailto key was missing from my setup. However I have several other keys that seem to be trying

[Bug 246150] [NEW] pulseaudio doesn't always survive suspend

2008-07-06 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: pulseaudio Recently I have found that pulseaudio ( 0.9.10-1ubuntu1 on hardy) has been dying on me. It appears that this problem occurs after waking from suspend-to-RAM. I have been starting pulseaudio from a terminal and this is the kind of message I get

[Bug 246933] [NEW] caps-lock key should act as a shift-lock key for french-type keyboard layouts

2008-07-09 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: I am trying to use a French keyboard layout in Gnome and am finding it very frustrating typing numbers. This is because you have to hold down shift to type numeric characters. Unfortunately the caps-lock key only seems to toggle alphabetical characters which means that there i

[Bug 247133] [NEW] letter spacing in junicode is very irregular

2008-07-09 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ttf-junicode In Junicode condensed regular there turn out to be big gaps between certain letter combinations, such as between 'n' and 's' and between 'h' and 'i'. These gaps are very noticeable and make the font unusable for quality work. ** Affects: ttf

[Bug 247369] [NEW] several web sites now kill flash plugin every single time in firefox

2008-07-10 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox Although there have been many reports concerning adobe flash plugin before, I'm making a new one because (a) the problem seems to have become much more severe and (b) it seems to be much worse when using firefox than when using opera. This proble

[Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

2008-07-18 Thread Robert Persson
I'm a bit confused. Conn's package is for i386, whereas the wrapper is specifically for non-i386 architectures. In any case I can't install it on my core2duo machine to test it :( -- firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/192888 You received t

[Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

2008-07-19 Thread Robert Persson
I suspect that cameo73 may be right about the flash problem being a deal-breaker. The only time most of my friends see linux in operation on a workstation is when I try to show them something I've found on youtube. If you are in the habit of using linked in you will find that the audio player rarel

[Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

2008-07-19 Thread Robert Persson
when i said linkedin above i meant myspace. some people (not me btw) think facebook is sad, but spending hours on linkedin would be quite something else :) -- firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/192888 You received this bug notification bec

[Bug 251121] [NEW] alps trackpoint has very limited functionality

2008-07-23 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.24-19-rt I have a thinkpad r61i. This has an ALPS touchpad/trackpoint, as opposed to other, almost identical thinkpad models which have a Synaptics model. The touchpad works fine (which means that it is very annoying). However the trackpoi

Re: [Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

2008-09-18 Thread Robert Persson
Jeremy LaCroix wrote: > The update came in today, and Firefox still crashes on every other page > with flash content. Firefox is completely unusable. > I second this. A week or two ago I installed the fix that Conn posted, which I assume is the same one Jeremy is talking about, and I still find

[Bug 147928] Re: too many annoying interruptions during distribution upgrade

2008-08-06 Thread Robert Persson
>From my experience of using gentoo I have mixed feelings about Omegamormegil's suggestion. On the one hand it should install a system in working order, while giving the user the option of bringing back what works well from their previous configuration. On the other, it will mean that the user is p

[Bug 254657] Re: "save a copy" feature in openoffice would be nice

2008-08-09 Thread Robert Persson
It doesn't. I can export as bibtex, html or pdf, but not as MS Word etc. -- "save a copy" feature in openoffice would be nice https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254657 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 272580] [NEW] floating boxes behave weirdly in firefox (e.g. citibank uk login box)

2008-09-20 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 [Firefox-3.0.1 Hardy] I have on many occasions experienced floating boxes behaving weirdly in firefox 3. For instance I had to install the "goodbye snapshot" greasemonkey script because firefox turned the rubbish from snapshot.com even more r

[Bug 272580] Re: floating boxes behave weirdly in firefox (e.g. citibank uk login box)

2008-09-20 Thread Robert Persson
** Attachment added: "citybank.co.uk as viewed in opera" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17783691/Screenshot-Citibank%20UK%20-%20Opera.png -- floating boxes behave weirdly in firefox (e.g. citibank uk login box) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272580 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 272580] Re: floating boxes behave weirdly in firefox (e.g. citibank uk login box)

2008-09-20 Thread Robert Persson
** Attachment added: "citybank.co.uk as viewed in firefox 3" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/17783701/Screenshot-Citibank%20UK%20-%20Mozilla%20Firefox.png -- floating boxes behave weirdly in firefox (e.g. citibank uk login box) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272580 You received this bug notif

[Bug 222090] Re: amarok doesn't perform format conversion for media devices

2008-09-22 Thread Robert Persson
I can't find extras --> script manager. The tickbox in the device preferences for transcoding is greyed out. Am I looking in the wrong place? -- amarok doesn't perform format conversion for media devices https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222090 You received this bug notification because you are a m

[Bug 273112] [NEW] it's very hard to delete "various artist" albums from external players in Amarok

2008-09-22 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: amarok This bug occurs in Amarok in Hardy. To delete music files from external devices using Amarok you have to know where they are in the file system on the device. This can be very hard when you want, for instance, to delete an album by "various artist

[Bug 244037] [NEW] could do with facility to reinitialise plugins in firefox

2008-06-29 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox This is a feature request, and probably not one that you will consider exactly high priority, but here it is anyway because it would save me a lot of pain right now... The Adobe Flash plugin fails A LOT, or at least it does so on my amd64 system.

[Bug 231631] [NEW] Thunderbird should be able to show new message alerts selectively

2008-05-18 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: thunderbird Currently Thunderbird's new-message alerts/sounds feature is an all or nothing option. This means that if, say, I want to know if I have received a message from a friend in the inbox of the account I reserve for personal mail, I will also be a

[Bug 231631] Re: Thunderbird should be able to show new message alerts selectively

2008-05-18 Thread Robert Persson
I've just discovered that there is an addon which will allow you to specify notifications by account and mailbox, and which seems to work fine, called "mailbox alert". That said, most computer users I know would never think of searching for and installing obscure addon. So even though this is a fai

[Bug 231856] [NEW] ondemand governor doesn't give extra speed for video transcoding etc.

2008-05-19 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Bug in Hardy 86_64. My laptop has a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. Most of the time, save for brief spikes while doing I-don't-know-what, the speed stays at 1GHz (according to the frequency monitor applet). The trouble is that it stays at that frequency even when doing jobs t

Re: [Bug 192888] Re: firefox crashes on flash contents when using libflashsupport

2008-08-15 Thread Robert Persson
Alexander Jones wrote: > Explanation: Adobe sucks at implementing their own specification (the > "libflashsupport" extension API). It is *entirely* Adobe's fault that > Flash crashes all the time. > > If you insist on "fixing" this, then the only solution is to stop > using libflashsupport, which r

[Bug 133266] Re: usb2 webcam only recognised as usb1.1 device

2008-07-17 Thread Robert Persson
I am currently using Hardy and I am still getting the same problem unfortunately. -- usb2 webcam only recognised as usb1.1 device https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/133266 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mail

[Bug 247133] Re: letter spacing in junicode is very irregular

2008-08-01 Thread Robert Persson
The problem appears to be to do with the way X11 displays the fonts. I have found that I would see the incorrect spacing when I was working on a document in openoffice. I would also see it in a pdf file created from that document when it was displayed in gnome. However the same pdf document appeare

[Bug 254655] [NEW] can't remove new line after table in openoffice writer

2008-08-04 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org This bug is in OpenOffice 2.4.1 running under Hardy. In OpenOffice writer it seems that tables insist on being followed by a new line. This means that you cannot get rid of new line characters between tables. It also means that you cannot

[Bug 254657] [NEW] "save a copy" feature in openoffice would be nice

2008-08-04 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org It would be quite useful to have a "save a copy" feature in openoffice a bit like the one in photoshop. Most people who use openoffice are presumably working on opendocument documents. However they are quite likely to need to convert them t

[Bug 149269] Re: fancontrol crippled by upgrade to gutsy

2008-08-05 Thread Robert Persson
Unfortunately I'm not using the machine in question any more. However the real problem is that fancontrol did not get configured on installing a distribution (Feisty) or on a distribution upgrade (Gutsy). If this hasn't been specifically fixed since then, then it is still a as much a problem as it

[Bug 258820] [NEW] snap.com thingies can't be closed in firefox

2008-08-17 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox This is either a bug in firefox 3 or in the horrid snap.com thingies. The best way to deal with it of course is to eliminate snap.com nonsense altogether either by installing greasemonkey and then installing the script to get rid of snap.com from

[Bug 62404] Re: file created by reiserfsck causes instant system freeze or reset

2008-08-19 Thread Robert Persson
Unfortunately the chances of me trying to reproduce this bug are nil unless someone cuts off my supply of psychiatric meds. I'm using ext3 now; my laptop works; I'm going to keep it that way. Sorry I can't be any more help :( -- file created by reiserfsck causes instant system freeze or reset htt

[Bug 96991] Re: 3D stuff breaks with Compiz: Redirected Direct Rendering is needed in DRI

2008-12-23 Thread Robert Persson
I don't understand why this bug is "wishlist". It's broken isn't it? -- 3D stuff breaks with Compiz: Redirected Direct Rendering is needed in DRI https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/96991 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 311166] [NEW] pop-up message forces killing of firefox

2008-12-24 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 Firefox 3.0.5 I recently navigated to a web form (unfortunately it was behind the secure area of xe.com so I can't point you there) and was confronted with a pop-up message saying that I had entered an incorrect value. I tried dismissing it,

Re: [Bug 311166] [NEW] pop-up message forces killing of firefox

2008-12-24 Thread Robert Persson
Oops. The above should have read "a tab/window containing a misbehaving page". -- pop-up message forces killing of firefox https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/311166 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

Re: [Bug 118903] Re: mp3 preview in Nautilus skips a lot

2008-12-25 Thread Robert Persson
Just to confirm that I can't reproduce this in Intrepid either. -- mp3 preview in Nautilus skips a lot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118903 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.

Re: [Bug 292047] Re: middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint in Intrepid

2008-12-26 Thread Robert Persson
Well I'm running this on a 64-bit system. Then again, how long have these devices been around? Is anyone actually using one on a 32-bit machine? -- middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint in Intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292047 You received this bug notification because you are a m

[Bug 311947] [NEW] screen doesn't lock when laptop suspended with mouse in firefox scroll mode

2008-12-28 Thread Robert Persson
*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported: Bug in Ubuntu Intrepid (Gnome 2.24.1, Firefox 3.0.5). If you put a laptop to sleep (by closing the lid) while the mouse is in Firefox's scroll mode (the one you get to when you middle-click an inactive part of a web page)

[Bug 307951] Re: compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i

2008-12-17 Thread Robert Persson
** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20535284/Xorg.0.log -- compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307951 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-

[Bug 307951] Re: compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i

2008-12-17 Thread Robert Persson
** Attachment added: "lspci-output" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20535310/lspci-output -- compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307951 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubu

[Bug 307951] Re: compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i

2008-12-17 Thread Robert Persson
** Attachment added: "The only customisation to my X configuration." http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20535325/mouse-wheel.fdi -- compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307951 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, whi

[Bug 272699] Re: Desktop gets scattered with ugly random memory

2008-12-17 Thread Robert Persson
I'm confused as to how a change to xorg.conf should make a difference if X is configured by hal now. How do you put the equivalent of Andres's fix in /etc/hal/fdi? -- Desktop gets scattered with ugly random memory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272699 You received this bug notification because y

Re: [Bug 307951] Re: compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i

2008-12-20 Thread Robert Persson
I installed the testing version from the ppa using apt, but found that it made no difference to Planet Penguin Racer. I also found that googleearth now crashes a few seconds into launching. This happens even with compositing disabled in xorg.conf, but it is still clear from what I see in those few

[Bug 307951] [NEW] compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i

2008-12-14 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: I have never had a smooth ride with opengl on my thinkpad r61i (intel graphics), but things seem to have got more serious since upgrading to Intrepid. What I've got is a syndrome of symptoms, including the following: When windows have open gl objects in them (e.g. the volume

[Bug 307951] Re: compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i

2008-12-14 Thread Robert Persson
** Attachment added: "the screenshot that went weird" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20423237/googleearth%20feckup.png -- compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307951 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 307951] Re: compiz is seriously messed up on thinkpad r61i

2008-12-14 Thread Robert Persson
I took another screenshot, this time of the desktop rather than the window, and it has come out reasonably accurate this time. All it doesn't show you is the weird earth flickering when you put your mouse over the large black rectangle. ** Attachment added: "better screenshot" http://launchpadl

[Bug 343135] [NEW] Cannot free up menu key so it can be used as the compose key

2009-03-15 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: This bug is in Ubuntu Intrepid. If I assign the menu key to act as the compose key in my keyboard preferences, I cannot actually use it as that because every time I press it a contextual menu comes up. I can assign another function to the key using the keyboard shortcuts tool

[Bug 343141] [NEW] Right-control and right-alt do not work as the compose key in the Canadian multilingual layout

2009-03-15 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: The right-control and right-alt keys do not function as the compose key in the Canadian multilingual keyboard layout, even when they are selected to function as such in the keyboard preferences, and even though the same assignments work fine in the US and German layouts, which

[Bug 343141] Re: Right-control and right-alt do not work as the compose key in the Canadian multilingual layout

2009-03-16 Thread Robert Persson
To add to the above: None of the keys offered in the keyboard options, including shift-rightalt, work as the compose key, with the exception of capslock, which does, and lessthangreaterthan, which I don't have. The menu key doesn't work as the compose key, but then I can't get that to work in any

[Bug 343141] Re: Right-control and right-alt do not work as the compose key in the Canadian multilingual layout

2009-03-16 Thread Robert Persson
One more thing. The right-control key doesn't work as 5th level chooser, even though this functionality is specified in the layout. It doesn't work as such even when I make sure that right-control is not assigned to anything else. -- Right-control and right-alt do not work as the compose key in t

[Bug 292047] Re: middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint

2009-03-16 Thread Robert Persson
Hanno's backported driver works for me too. Thanks, Hanno :) -- middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292047 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@l

[Bug 287428] Re: Menu key emits XF86WakeUp on Thinkpad X61s

2009-03-16 Thread Robert Persson
If you want the menu key to pop up contextual menus, then Václav Šmilauer's solution works. If you want it to act as a compose key, you can edit /usr/share/X11/xkb/keycodes/evdev and map the lessthangreaterthan key onto it and select that as the compose key in your keyboard preferences. In both the

[Bug 96991] Re: 3D stuff breaks with Compiz: Redirected Direct Rendering is needed in DRI

2009-02-13 Thread Robert Persson
What do you have to put into /etc/hal/fdi/policy to get the equivalent of "option accelmethod uxa"? -- 3D stuff breaks with Compiz: Redirected Direct Rendering is needed in DRI https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/96991 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 329656] [NEW] flash objects always fail to load at theonion.com

2009-02-15 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Bug in intrepid. Firefox 3.0.5, flashplugin-nonfree 10.0.15.3ubuntu1~intrepid1, nspluginwrapper 1.1.2-0ubuntu1 on amd64 intrepid. Can also be reproduced in Opera. Whenever I try to load a page at theonion.com containing a flash object containing a video or an audio stream, th

Re: [Bug 78474] Re: Gajim doesn't handle (yahoo) gateway connections intelligently enough

2009-02-21 Thread Robert Persson
Unfortunately I've moved on in terms of the messaging software I use. I am using Pidgin now and I have also stopped using jabber since the server I was registered with was taken down. This means that I am not really in a good position to test this anymore. -- Gajim doesn't handle (yahoo) gateway

[Bug 262995] [NEW] "write error" while trying to set ALPS trackpoint "press to select" parameter on Thinkpad R61i

2008-08-30 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Bug observed in kernel 2.6.24-19-rt (ubuntu hardy). Due to a known bug, it is impossible to have all the trackpoint features of an ALPS trackpoint/touchpad device available when the touchpad is enabled. Therefore I recently disabled the touchpad of my Thinkpad R61i in bios in

Re: [Bug 145753] Re: partitions spontaneously renamed

2008-08-30 Thread Robert Persson
James Collier wrote: > Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been > any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue > for you? Can you try with latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in a

[Bug 262995] Re: "write error" while trying to set ALPS trackpoint "press to select" parameter on Thinkpad R61i

2008-08-30 Thread Robert Persson
Turns out I'd forgotten to use the -n switch (echo -n 1 > ...). Still. that doesn't explain why it worked the first time even without it. I don't know if that is significant enough to warrant a bug report or not. -- "write error" while trying to set ALPS trackpoint "press to select" parameter on

[Bug 263124] [NEW] xorg.conf file needs to inform people editing it that it doesn't work the way it used to

2008-08-30 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg xorg.conf is not what it used to be. With automatic detection of hardware, settings in xorg.conf may be ignored, causing problems. For instance this is a problem I have just experienced of this kind: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5

[Bug 263156] [NEW] ekiga hogs the camera even when it's not using it.

2008-08-30 Thread Robert Persson
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ekiga bug observed in ekiga in hardy Ekiga takes control of the camera even when it is not using it. Since it is an application that will typically be left to run all the time the computer is on, this means that the camera is not available to any other a

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