[Bug 241256] Re: Openoffice 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu1 apps crash on "save as" / "open"

2008-07-01 Thread Simos Xenitellis
It looks like the issue relates to the GNOME integration work (package: openoffice.org-gnome). When you click on Open or Save As, you get a dialog box that comes from GNOME. It does not appear to be Java related. -- Openoffice 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu1 apps crash on "save as" / "open" https://bugs.launc

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-07-03 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Frantisek: The source of the problem appears to be that when X starts, it tries to initialise the current layouts, and I believe that it does a bit later than GNOME itself. As if GNOME sets the layout correctly, then X.org kicks in and resets to the values found in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Therefore,

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-07-03 Thread Simos Xenitellis
First of all, we are all in the same boat. We all want to get this fixed, and the only way to get it is by contributing our time on figuring out a solution. Secondly, I am not aware that a developer is funded to work full-time on keyboard issues and X. There are some other issues pertaining to key

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-07-04 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Frantisek: You should check again the workaround with added setxkbmap to the GNOME session startup. This should work. I think you mentioned above that it did not work for you, however I would like to insist on this. Could you please describe all the steps you took to add the command in the ses

[Bug 194645] Re: keyboard layout switching combination does not get saved

2008-07-28 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Do you run autologin (that is, you configured GDM so that when you reboot, it does not ask for a username/password)? This issue may also apply when returning from hibernation/suspension. -- keyboard layout switching combination does not get saved https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194645 You receiv

[Bug 194645] Re: keyboard layout switching combination does not get saved

2008-07-28 Thread Simos Xenitellis
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 196277 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196277 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 196277 [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't work -- keyboard layout switching combination does not get saved https://bu

[Bug 231310] Re: keyboard layout switching did not work

2008-07-28 Thread Simos Xenitellis
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 196277 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196277 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 194645 keyboard layout switching combination does not get saved ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 196277 [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't work

2008-07-28 Thread Simos Xenitellis
>> Sounds pretty insane to me (for 2008). > To me it seems insane that neither Fedora, nor Ubuntu are tested with > languages other than English before the release. Ubuntu and Fedora is you and me. I mean, these are community projects, and we are members. When the alpha/beta versions of Ubuntu

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't work

2008-07-29 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Bug watch added: Novell/SUSE Bugzilla #369263 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369263 ** Also affects: opensuse via https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369263 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Also affects: fedora via https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_

[Bug 228232] Re: keyboard layout

2008-07-31 Thread Simos Xenitellis
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 251443 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251443 Reporter, do you have "autologin" enabled as well? -- keyboard layout https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/228232 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 295583] Re: libtool in intrepid not compatible with gtk+

2008-11-12 Thread Simos Xenitellis
I just completed compiling gtk+ with jhbuild on 8.10. a. glib was missing a local copy of libtool, so I put the 8.10 copy (version 2.2.4) and it worked just fine. b. gtk+'s local copy of libtool produced a corrupted intermediate file. I simply replaced the local copy with the system one (version

[Bug 295583] Re: libtool in intrepid not compatible with gtk+

2008-11-12 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Upstream report http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=560221 -- libtool in intrepid not compatible with gtk+ https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295583 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-b

[Bug 123064] Re: Upgrade to Eclipse 3.4.1

2008-11-25 Thread Simos Xenitellis
How about adding in Applications/Programming two entries for Eclipse 1. Eclipse 2. Eclipse as root (or something like that). The second option would then run "gksudo eclipse", and be able to install updates in /usr/lib/eclipse/ -- Upgrade to Eclipse 3.4.1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123064

Re: [Bug 123064] Re: Upgrade to Eclipse 3.4.1

2008-11-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 7:23 AM, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Olivier Bilodeau wrote: > > Implementation suggestion: Since menu item comments show in tooltips, I > > would suggest pointing out that when as root you can/should install > > plugins. > > You should never start Ec

[Bug 216558] Re: Font size differs a lot between size 10 and 11

2008-11-29 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Subscribed the DejaVu Team. -- Font size differs a lot between size 10 and 11 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/216558 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 https://lists.

[Bug 368553] Re: [jaunty] [TYPO in script - missing quote] line 81: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"' /usr/lib/hal/scripts/linux/hal-system-killswitch-get-power-linux: line 84: syntax erro

2009-07-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
I confirm the comment by Gerhard that sudo /usr/lib/hal/hal-system-smbios --st_wlan returns always 1, irrespective of the position of thh rfkill switch. Other users affected, http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7549951#post7549951 -- [jaunty] [TYPO in script - missing quote] line 81: unex

[Bug 394663] [NEW] "hal-system-smbios --st_wlan" reports rfkill switch always on, nm-applet always disabled (wireless, dell laptops)

2009-07-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: hal Since the fix at https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/368553 a bug in hal-system-smbios appeared that always reports that the rfkill switch is on, regardless of actual position. Quite a few users are affected, http://ubuntuforum

[Bug 368553] Re: [jaunty] [TYPO in script - missing quote] line 81: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"' /usr/lib/hal/scripts/linux/hal-system-killswitch-get-power-linux: line 84: syntax erro

2009-07-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Added report ""hal-system-smbios --st_wlan" reports rfkill switch always on, nm-applet always disabled (wireless, dell laptops)", https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/394663 on this issue. This issue about the typo has been fixed, exposing the bug in hal- system-smbios. -- [

[Bug 335747] Re: Failed to connect to vpn

2009-07-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
I confirm I get the same results. I have also verified that I loaded the ppp_mppe.ko kernel module. -- Failed to connect to vpn https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335747 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs maili

[Bug 390743] Re: Wrong killswitch status from hal

2009-07-03 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Have a look at https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hal/+bug/394663 I think that report describes the source of the problem, which is that the tool that says whether the killswitch is on or off, reports always that rfkill is on (no Wireless). The value we get from dbus apparently is rep

[Bug 150665] Re: 'VPN Connection failed' error when attempting to connect

2009-07-04 Thread Simos Xenitellis
I think this report is currently described in a general way and we need to narrow down the description. Does the problem only appear when one is trying to use their PPTP (compared to VPNC, OpenVPN) account? I had tried quite a few different options and I managed to get PPTP VPN working. I think t

[Bug 335747] Re: Failed to connect to vpn

2009-07-04 Thread Simos Xenitellis
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 150665 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/150665 I managed to get this to work by fiddling with the options. I am not sure which one was the critical change, so I need your help. 1. I managed to get VPN (PPTP) to work over a wireless connection 2. I think t

[Bug 394663] Re: "hal-system-smbios --st_wlan" reports rfkill switch always on, nm-applet always disabled (wireless, dell laptops)

2009-07-04 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Thanks for the workaround Jaume. For a permanent solution, we need to figure out how to make hal-system-smbios --st_wlan respond with the correct value when the rfkill switch is on or off. -- "hal-system-smbios --st_wlan" reports rfkill switch always on, nm-applet always disabled (wireless, de

[Bug 190907] Re: [kde] Applications cannot read Greek folder names

2009-02-24 Thread Simos Xenitellis
The error messages say that there is no 'gdebi' domain. Is the translation file called 'gdebi.mo'? You can change this text or you can comment out for now the commands that invoke the localisation messages, because these do not contribute to the problem. The issue is to figure out a way so that t

[Bug 267513] Re: Wrong translation of "Modern Greek" in language-selector

2009-02-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Thanks Savvas. Could you please show in a screenshot where it also says Ancient Greek? It is essentially the same screenshot as you already did, but it shows the three options that relate to the Greek language (shows only two now). -- Wrong translation of "Modern Greek" in language-selector http

[Bug 312399] Re: dns packets malformed

2009-02-27 Thread Simos Xenitellis
This is an issue I have seen quite a few times. You can google search for this and get several results. The cause of the problem is either 1. the type of IPv6 that Ubuntu has enabled by default (ahem) does not allow DNS requests to the router to succeed. Try to disable IPv6 and check to see if t

[Bug 123064] Re: Upgrade to Eclipse 3.4.1

2008-11-04 Thread Simos Xenitellis
In practical terms, the packaging work for Eclipse 3.4 takes place at the Debian project and at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=432350 Ask politely the previous Debian developer on this, or use your contacts with other Debian developers to get it done. For now, Eclipse 3.4 requi

[Bug 289927] Re: [regression] ALSA in Intrepid doesn't recognize ICH8 card with ALC883 codec

2008-11-04 Thread Simos Xenitellis
leondas, please provide the link to the alsa-info.sh report only. -- [regression] ALSA in Intrepid doesn't recognize ICH8 card with ALC883 codec https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289927 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- u

[Bug 123064] Re: Upgrade to Eclipse 3.4.1

2008-11-05 Thread Simos Xenitellis
@Victor Costan: 'eclipse' 3.2 is part of Debian's universe repository. This means that there is not much that Ubuntu can do to remove from the list, because that list is Debian's. You may contact Debian for this issue. Being practical, my view is that what's missing is helping hands in packaging

[Bug 290494] Re: Localised Ubuntu start pages (8.10) have corrupted UTF-8 text

2008-11-01 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Summary changed: - Title of the browser start page not being displayed correctly + Localised Ubuntu start pages (8.10) have corrupted UTF-8 text -- Localised Ubuntu start pages (8.10) have corrupted UTF-8 text https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290494 You received this bug notification because y

[Bug 290494] Re: Localised Ubuntu start pages (8.10) have corrupted UTF-8 text

2008-11-01 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Description changed: + The generator scripts for the Ubuntu 8.10 start page corrupt the text, if that text uses non-latin characters. + To see the page for your language, visit + http://start.ubuntu.com/8.10/index.html.LL + where LL is the language code (for example, 'el', 'ru' and so on). +

[Bug 251443] Re: keyboard layout switching shortcuts like Alt+Alt do not work anymore

2008-09-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Josh: The part where you reboot and the switching does not work is a known issue that has been resolved. In Ubuntu 8.10 it is fixed. However, for Ubuntu 8.04, the packages have not been updated with this fix. What happens is that with autologin (I assume you have this enabled), the keyboard lay

[Bug 243575] Re: Layout indicator does not show correct layout after June 26 update

2008-07-23 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Have you enabled the autologin feature recently? -- Layout indicator does not show correct layout after June 26 update https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/243575 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ub

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-07-24 Thread Simos Xenitellis
It's not a libklavier bug. ** Changed in: xorg-server Importance: Undecided => Unknown Bugwatch: None => freedesktop.org Bugzilla #16562 Status: Invalid => Unknown ** Changed in: libxklavier Importance: Unknown => Undecided Bugwatch: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #16562 => None

[Bug 251443] [NEW] keyboard layout switching shortcuts like Alt+Alt do not work anymore

2008-07-24 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg (Report https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/196277 used to cover two separate but similar looking bugs. We split them now, and here we describe one of the two bugs. The other bug has to do with autologin, which when enabled, igno

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-07-24 Thread Simos Xenitellis
I am updating now this bug report. I split the report in two parts; the part that has to do with certain shortcuts not working at all in Hardy (such as Alt+AltGr), is covered at https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/251443 Please subscribe to that report, if that is the bug th

[Bug 226676] Re: Right ALT not working as key modifier

2008-07-24 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Reporter, do you have autologin enabled for your system? -- Right ALT not working as key modifier https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/226676 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.ubunt

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't work

2008-07-24 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Summary changed: - [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot + [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't work ** Description changed: - switching the keyboard layout does not work if you have auto-login- - enabled within GDM. + (This

[Bug 251443] Re: keyboard layout switching shortcuts like Alt+Alt do not work anymore

2008-07-24 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Description changed: Binary package hint: xorg - (Report https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/196277 - used to cover two separate but similar looking bugs. We split them now, - and here we describe one of the two bugs. The other bug has to do with - autologin, which whe

[Bug 251443] Re: keyboard layout switching shortcuts like Alt+Alt do not work anymore

2008-09-20 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Out of curiosity, could you please try the following, 1. Change the shortcut that lets you switch between keyboard layouts to LShift+RShift (that it, it does not involve the Alt key) 2. Try again Alt+Tab, etc and report if it now 'works'. Again, this is an issue that is related to the inner work

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-27 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Could someone that is affected by this issue (they have enabled Autologin and the switching does not work), add their ~/.xsession-errors here? At the start of the file there should be some helpful debugging errors. -- [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot https://b

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-27 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Comparing with my output, it does not show something different. What you can do now is set the XKL_DEBUG variable in /etc/environment If you set it to 100, you will get very detailed output. You can try 100 first, and if the output is too much (a line per key pressed), you can change to 1. Then,

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-29 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Thanks Frantisek. The relevant lines are [1214761388,100,xklavier_config_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_multiple_layouts_supported/] !!! Checking multiple layouts support [1214761388,100,xklavier_config.c:xkl_engine_get_ruleset_name/] Rules set: [xorg] [1214761388,100,xklavier_config_xkb.c:xkl_xkb_m

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-29 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Created upstream bug report, added link here When autologin is enabled, system uses the xorg.conf layout settings https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16562 ** Changed in: xorg-server Importance: Unknown => Undecided Bugwatch: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #4927 => None Status:

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-29 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #16562 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16562 ** Also affects: libxklavier via https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16562 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: xorg-server Importance: Unknown => Undec

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-17 Thread Simos Xenitellis
The picture I have is this: A. Ubuntu and GNOME have their own system to deal with switching layouts, adding options such as whether to get the euro key and so on. You see these in System/Preferences/Keyboard/Layouts. B. Traditionally, the Linux desktop would read this information from the crypti

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-17 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Nxx: You are currently the only person mentioning that the problem exists for you, even when you disable autologin (or timed login). Could you please run the command gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd and report back the results? What I am interested in is the value for the

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-17 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Ori, You linked this bug to the bug report https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4927 It does not appear to have relevance to me. I am considering removing the link. Does anyone have objections? -- [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-17 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Jacob, Ubuntu Linux is this community; which is ourselves. When we find bugs, we cooperate in figuring out what's the source and how to fix them. If one does not have programming skills, they can still help with triaging, testing and reporting back what is requested. All this work is voluntary,

[Bug 173721] Re: Gnome keyboard layout options (like remapping Caps Lock) are not reapplied after reboot

2008-06-17 Thread Simos Xenitellis
There is no reference to a fix in the Ubuntu source code. ** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => In Progress -- Gnome keyboard layout options (like remapping Caps Lock) are not reapplied after reboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173721 You received this

[Bug 173721] Re: Gnome keyboard layout options (like remapping Caps Lock) are not reapplied after reboot

2008-06-17 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Editing the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf is not a fix but a workaround. A "workaround" is a temporary measure to get something working. The proper way is to have our systems working without having to manually edit configuration files. -- Gnome keyboard layout options (like remapping Caps Lock) are n

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-18 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Bryce, it looks to me that the issue that you are referring to is different from the issue that the GUI layout settings are not enabled when the user has activated the autologon feature. When GNOME starts, libgnomekdb makes a decision whether to use the system layout settings (found in /etc/X11/

[Bug 190954] Re: Some compose sequences are not available

2008-06-19 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Also affects: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Committed -- Some compose sequences are not available https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/19

[Bug 190954] Re: Some compose sequences are not available

2008-06-19 Thread Simos Xenitellis
This bug has been fixed in the development branch of GTK+, to appear in the next version of GNOME (and Ubuntu). The source of the bug is the GTK+ library, and the compose sequence table it maintains (has been updated). ** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

[Bug 240615] Re: Dead keys don't work when certain Greek keyboard layouts are in the selected layouts list

2008-06-19 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Can you please verify the value of the variable GTK_IM_MODULES? When I set this variable to "xim", I get the behaviour you describe. Without setting the variable, I am able to type with dead keys (using British English and Greek Polytonic layouts). -- Dead keys don't work when certain Greek key

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-22 Thread Simos Xenitellis
After discussion with Sergey Udaltsov (maintainer of xkeyboard-config, libgnomekbd, libxklavier), he said that the source of this is libxklavier. So I am removing libgnomekdb and add libxklavier in the bug report. ** Changed in: libgnomekbd (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Also aff

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-06-22 Thread Simos Xenitellis
This bug report mixes together two separate issues. The first issue is that some shortcuts that can be used to switch between layouts, do not work. They do not work due to issues that related to the X.Org, and are described at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4927 A workaround here i

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot

2008-07-18 Thread Simos Xenitellis
dhd, thanks for taking this further. See this reply for additional information, http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-July/036947.html -- [hardy] keyboard layout switching shortcut doesn't work after reboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196277 You received this bug notification becau

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't work

2008-08-01 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Description changed: - (This bug used to cover two separate but similar looking bugs. We split - them now, and here we describe one of the two bugs. The other bug, Bug - #251443, has to do with some shortcuts to switch between layouts not + (This report used to cover two separate but similar lo

[Bug 196277] Re: [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't work

2008-08-01 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Peter Hutterer posted a patch for this bug, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447252#c11 See also the thread "[PATCH] xkb fixes" at http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-August/thread.html#37710 -- [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't wor

[Bug 196277] Re: A GNOME login without keypress dosn't set GNOME keyboard settings

2008-08-01 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Summary changed: - [hardy] With autologin, keyboard layout switching shortcut/settings don't work + A GNOME login without keypress dosn't set GNOME keyboard settings -- A GNOME login without keypress dosn't set GNOME keyboard settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196277 You received this

[Bug 59572] Re: German keymap has no way of typing low double quotation marks

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
You need to file a bug report at bugs.freedesktop.org, under product xkeyboard-config, with an updated keyboard layout for de (Germany). The file you need to edit is /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/de -- German keymap has no way of typing low double quotation marks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59572 You

[Bug 62587] Re: Ligatures problem in Arabic keyboard layout

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Arabic Lam-Alef ligatures have been added to the Compose file. See at the end of the page at http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git;a=blob;f=nls/en_US.UTF-8/Compose.pre What's missing now is to update GTK+ with these compose sequences, and make sure the Arabic keyboard layout is up

[Bug 68357] Re: Spanish layout misses ~ combinations

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
You should provide this patch to the xkeyboard-config project, for the Spanish layout. I can see that the default Spanish layout key { [exclamdown, questiondown, asciitilde, asciitilde ] }; which means that this is also a potential place to put dead_tilde (redundant asciitilde here) Fil

[Bug 112279] Re: Openoffice in Ubuntu doesn't work with devnagari fonts

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
If the issue is with XKB, then the proper place to report this is at bugs.freedesktop.org, under product xkeyboard-config. Then, you can link here with the bug report number (it's the link "Also affects project" at the top of the page). If you do now, then the fix might get in Ubuntu 8.10. -- Op

[Bug 108014] Re: Maltese keyboard layout error

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
It is common for layouts to be based on a generic layout (such as "latin", and then some variant), rather than the layout of another country. The reason is that if "gb" makes changes, then these will have to propagate to the mt layout. What you can do is pick the most appropriate "latin" variant,

[Bug 103289] Re: New Georgian keyboard layouts and enhancements

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Aiet, could you please provide a link to the upstream report? I could only find http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13644 Any fixes upstream will eventually come to Ubuntu, so the importance is to get the fixes upstream on time. -- New Georgian keyboard layouts and enhancements https:/

[Bug 190771] Re: some keyboard layouts interferring

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
This needs to be reported at bugs.freedesktop.org, under product xkeyboard-config. Then, you can link here at the option "Also affects product", that is found at the top of the page. -- some keyboard layouts interferring https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190771 You received this bug notification

[Bug 160171] Re: Norwegian Mac keyboard layout: No "advanced" characters by default

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
This is an issue with the keyboard layout for "no", Norway. You need to fix the file at /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/no and submit the changes to bugs.freedesktop.org, product: xkeyboard-config xkeyboard-config is at http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/XKeyboardConfig If you do this now, you might get i

[Bug 187677] Re: Left Win-key compose does not work anymore

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Joseph, have you configured your Ubuntu so that it does not ask for password during login? -- Left Win-key compose does not work anymore https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187677 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bu

[Bug 175114] Re: backslash symbol is not defined in /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/us (in the "basic" set)

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
This line is already in the "us" layout, key {[ backslash, bar] }; See /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/us. Thanks for the report. ** Changed in: xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- backslash symbol is not defined in /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/us (

[Bug 197414] Re: Bulgarian phonetic keyboard layout is not the country standard

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
You need to fix the Bulgarian keyboard layout, /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/bg Then, you need to submit the changes to the xkeyboard-config project. If you do this now, you might get it in Ubuntu 8.10. -- Bulgarian phonetic keyboard layout is not the country standard https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1974

[Bug 196153] Re: Some corrections for /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/it,

2008-08-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Hi Vladimer, You need to submit any changes to the xkeyboard-config project. -- Some corrections for /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/it, https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196153 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs m

[Bug 251443] Re: keyboard layout switching shortcuts like Alt+Alt do not work anymore

2009-01-25 Thread Simos Xenitellis
petrosyan: Changing the shortcut to something other than Alt+Alt is a “workaround”, not a fix. -- keyboard layout switching shortcuts like Alt+Alt do not work anymore https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251443 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscr

[Bug 226098] Re: gstreamer fails to invoke codec wizard for some MOV (Apple quicktime) videos

2009-02-16 Thread Simos Xenitellis
In 8.10, the same video plays, thus I am closing this report as it now works. -- gstreamer fails to invoke codec wizard for some MOV (Apple quicktime) videos https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/226098 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 226098] Re: gstreamer fails to invoke codec wizard for some MOV (Apple quicktime) videos

2009-02-16 Thread Simos Xenitellis
In 8.10, the specific video files work. The issue might be related to codecs being installed. If someone has a vanilla 8.10, they can test with totem http://www.rousette.org.uk/projects/images/uploads/movies/intro_tracks15.mov from the command line. ** Changed in: gst-plugins-base0.10 (Ubuntu)

[Bug 198655] Re: Proposed the official Kyrgyz keyboard layout

2009-02-21 Thread Simos Xenitellis
yngens: feel free to ask at the freedesktop bug report and continue from there. -- Proposed the official Kyrgyz keyboard layout https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/198655 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailin

[Bug 284596] Re: nm-applet fail when another user is logged in (intrepid)

2009-02-21 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #565293 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=565293 ** Also affects: network-manager via http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=565293 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- nm-applet fail when another user is logged in (intrepid) htt

[Bug 204762] Re: [Hardy] No DRI with Intel GMA 950 (aka 945GM)

2008-06-15 Thread Simos Xenitellis
By adding Tim's repository, APT shows that there are new kernel packages to install, however it does show the linux-kernel-2.6.24 package. Would that be related to the recent main kernel update (4th June 08) that may override this PPA kernel? What instructions would I give to an end-user to get

[Bug 273452] Re: 2.26.27-4 hangs at gnome-panel on Compaq D51S

2009-03-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
I verify that Ubuntu 8.10 hangs for this specific desktop computer. Apparently the issue is with the graphics driver and not gnome-panel. The workaround is shown at http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6931910&postcount=6 which effectively disables the default 3D desktop features. Then, the sys

[Bug 196277] Re: A GNOME login without keypress dosn't set GNOME keyboard settings

2008-09-04 Thread Simos Xenitellis
I mentioned above that it would be good to thank the person who manages to fix this issue. That person is Peter Hutterer. Thank you Peter! -- A GNOME login without keypress dosn't set GNOME keyboard settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196277 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 267513] Re: Wrong translation of "Modern Greek" in language-selector

2008-09-07 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** Changed in: language-selector (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Wrong translation of "Modern Greek" in language-selector https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267513 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 295950] Re: kubuntu 8.10: DejaVu Sans looks different in gtk apps

2009-08-22 Thread Simos Xenitellis
This is not a ttf-dejavu bug; it is probably related to KDE4 and the support for theming and sharing configuration settings. By flagging it as a ttf-dejavu bug, the chances for a correct fix are limited. What I suggest: 1. Try to restart the system to make sure that the settings are properly pr

[Bug 417342] Re: Livejournal now blocks logjam as of 8/22/2009

2009-08-22 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Andy, are you pushing the fix to http://github.com/martine/LogJam/tree/master ? The way Ubuntu will get the updated version is through the updated package from the maintainer of LogJam. The description of the issue at LiveJournal is quite clear; a client software simply needs to set a User Agent

[Bug 36358] Re: Chinese menu font mis-aligned/garbled

2006-07-05 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Thanks for providing the fonts.conf file. The important section is sans-serif DejaVu Sans Bitstream Vera Sans Verdana Arial Albany AMT

[Bug 36358] Re: Chinese menu font mis-aligned/garbled

2006-07-05 Thread Simos Xenitellis
I reported this upstream to https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7429 This will help with other distributions as well. There is an effort to provide more precise configuration options to fontconfig that can solve the generic font hiding issue. For example, it would be easy to say that the

[Bug 49222] Re: Screensaver password dialog does not indicate keyboard layout

2006-09-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
I added upstream bug reports to the gnome-screensaver and gswitchit packages from GNOME. I think that Sergey (Keyboard Indicator) should be of great help for this one. ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #355003 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355003 ** Also affects: gnome-applets

[Bug 49222] Re: Screensaver password dialog does not indicate keyboard layout

2006-09-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
The proper upstream bug report (older than the one I just reported) is at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=327056 I updated the link on the top of this page to reflect the change. ** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (upstream) Bugwatch: GNOME Bug Tracker #355004 => GNOME Bug Tracker #3

[Bug 25578] Re: Problem with greek characters and accents in Openoffice2 beta

2006-10-13 Thread Simos Xenitellis
The problem does not persist anymore in Dapper or Edgy, closing bug report (a bit overdue the one month I promised). Now Dapper/Edgy have a default font that has Greek and also the GNOME integration of OOo is better, which solves the writing support issue. ** Changed in: Ubuntu Status: Nee

[Bug 146518] Re: strigi encoding problem - cannot read i.e. Greek

2007-10-12 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Thanks for the update. This shows that the directory name "deb package-προγράμματα" is saved on the filesystem are correct UTF-8 text, therefore there is no data corruption whatsoever. The kpackage screenshot shows that the program probably runs in Unicode (you can see Greek), but the filename/di

[Bug 146518] Re: strigi encoding problem - cannot read i.e. Greek

2007-10-06 Thread Simos Xenitellis
When you see text such as προγραμματα (many Î) or ?, then it is an encoding issue. In the first case I think what happens is that non-Unicode text (iso-8859-7) is considered as UTF-8 and is shown like that. In the second case, there is severe corruption; there was a conver

[Bug 146518] Re: strigi encoding problem - cannot read i.e. Greek

2007-10-08 Thread Simos Xenitellis
It looks to me that the problem is with a specific folder only. You have a folder with invalid name, probably Greek, under /home/spiros/my documents// Now, the question is, how did you create that folder? Did you use konqueror? Did you use another program? If you download the packages (I think y

[Bug 146518] Re: strigi encoding problem - cannot read i.e. Greek

2007-10-12 Thread Simos Xenitellis
To help figure out what the problem is about, we need a test. @vistakiller, 1. Could you please open a terminal window and run "locale". Post the results here. 2. Change to the directory (still on the terminal) called "/home/spiros/my documents/" and type "ls". Check visually if the Greek text a

[Bug 145357] Re: Bind vulnerability in Ubuntu server 7.04

2007-09-26 Thread Simos Xenitellis
** This bug has been flagged as a security issue -- Bind vulnerability in Ubuntu server 7.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145357 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubun

[Bug 82307] Re: Can't copy VCD ".dat" files from CD to Hard Drive

2007-05-21 Thread Simos Xenitellis
I went by the LKML (linux-kernel mailing list) on this issue and I believe the answer for this precise issue (the issue of not being able to copy the DAT files, NOT the issue of playback of VCDs with gstreamer), is greatly summarised at http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0612.1/1351.html C

[Bug 82307] Re: Can't copy VCD ".dat" files from CD to Hard Drive

2007-05-21 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Gstreamer comes with a plugin, cdxaparse, that parses a .dat file from (S)VCD into raw MPEG-1. Reference: http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/head/gst- plugins-bad-plugins/html/gst-plugins-bad-plugins-plugin-cdxaparse.html Do gst-inspect-0.10 | grep -i vcd to check if you have t

[Bug 10713] Re: Broken context-sensitive spell check in Evolution (Greek, Hebrew)

2008-04-15 Thread Simos Xenitellis
What would be the difference between languages, whether the spell checker works or not? It is weird that it works for Russian but does not work for other languages. -- Broken context-sensitive spell check in Evolution (Greek, Hebrew) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/10713 You received this bug no

[Bug 10713] Re: Broken context-sensitive spell check in Evolution (Greek, Hebrew)

2008-04-16 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Evgeny, would it be possible to check on your system for Greek or Hebrew? It is quite weird that it works for all languages you checked. Did you manage to find a language that did not work? When you check in different languages, I suppose you clicked on System/Administration/Language support and

[Bug 10713] Re: Broken context-sensitive spell check in Evolution (Greek, Hebrew)

2008-04-16 Thread Simos Xenitellis
Evgeny, many thanks for the detailed testing and reporting. Sorry for messing up your Russian spell checking in Evolution. This gives a hint that something might be wrong in the Greek spelling package. If someone from the fellow Greeks can dissect the aspell-el .deb file, it would be really great

[Bug 3236] Re: totem-gstreamer doesn't play Apple QuickTime movie (fast start)

2008-05-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On vanilla 8.04, when I try to place the screencasts from http://www.rousette.org.uk/projects/screenshots/index (such as http://www.rousette.org.uk/projects/images/uploads/movies/intro_tracks15.mov), GStreamer crashes without giving the option to install a supported codec package: $ totem intr

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