[Bug 240933] Re: gnome stickykey does not work on openoffice

2009-05-25 Thread pauls
Now that this problem can be fixed by removing openoffice.org-gtk, it ought to be easier to troubleshoot. Any ideas how to proceed? ** Description changed: With stickykeys set to work, when I press Alt and I in openoffice.org calc, I get the wrong focus. It should go to the main manu and dr

[Bug 515471] Re: nautilus crashed with signal 5 in brasero_burn_caps_get_default()

2010-02-20 Thread PaulS
Only difference is I was trying to write to CD. -- nautilus crashed with signal 5 in brasero_burn_caps_get_default() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/515471 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list d

[Bug 240933] Re: gnome stickykey does not work on openoffice

2009-04-28 Thread pauls
FWIW, I think these gnome bugs illustrate the problem with accessiblity features in gnome. It appears that decisions were made years ago to avoid fixing these problems and complying with the accessX feature set. And my current bug probably is related to the years' old issue in gnome. At least that

[Bug 240933] Re: gnome stickykey does not work on openoffice

2009-01-03 Thread pauls
Yes this still is a problem. Not only is it a problem within the gnome desktop, it's also a problem within xfce4 desktop. Both are based on gtk. Is it possible that gtk is the problem. I filed this bug on 6/18/08, but no developer has commented. Does that mean it will never get fixed? -- gno

[Bug 240933] Re: gnome stickykey does not work on openoffice

2009-01-04 Thread pauls
If you try sticky keys you will never want to go back. Sticky keys are part of the X accessibility package. When enabled, it causes the Control, Alt, Win, and Shift (any modifier) keys to stay engaged until the next key is pressed. For example, if you want to hit the key combination Alt-f to ope

[Bug 1017196] [NEW] when I run 'sudo nautilus' I get the message "Syncdaemon not running, waiting for it to start in NameOwnerChanged"

2012-06-24 Thread PaulS
Public bug reported: Nautilus doesn't run correcltly, for example the chown command won't work correclty... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu4.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-21.35-generic-pae 3.0.32 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-21-generic-pae i686 ApportVe

[Bug 1017196] Re: when I run 'sudo nautilus' I get the message "Syncdaemon not running, waiting for it to start in NameOwnerChanged"

2012-06-24 Thread PaulS
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1017196 Title: when I run 'sudo nautilus' I get the message "Syncdaemon not running, waiting for it to start in NameOwnerChanged"

[Bug 569994] Re: eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid

2010-08-16 Thread pauls
That's right, it makes no difference whether I have the drive loaded or not. Not that that matters. You want it to open regardless. -- eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569994 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Deskt

[Bug 451282] Re: display is fully dimmed after resume from suspend

2010-04-27 Thread pauls
This is still a problem on lucid gnome power manager here on a dell inspiron with nvidia 7300 -- display is fully dimmed after resume from suspend https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/451282 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnom

[Bug 451282] Re: display is fully dimmed after resume from suspend

2010-04-28 Thread pauls
I wonder if there was a change in how acpi records / sets brightness and gnome-power-manager was not updated to realize it. I notice 2 different kernel locations on my system for brightness. One is /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness and has the value of 0 on boot up. This seem

[Bug 451282] Re: display is fully dimmed after resume from suspend

2010-05-01 Thread pauls
Thanks Harm. I forgot that "!=" is for strings and strings require quotes. I guess I should have used "-ne" instead and it probably would have worked. My script failed to set brightness to 7 on a subsequent boot and I had the dim display upon resume again. But, after changing it, it seems to al

[Bug 451282] Re: display is fully dimmed after resume from suspend

2010-05-02 Thread pauls
Marten, you might want to try something like this in your /etc/rc.local: brt=`cat /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/mbp_backlight/brightness` abrt=`cat /sys/devices/virtual/backlight/mbp_backlight/actual_brightness` logger -t rc.local "brightness was $brt , actual_brightness was $abrt" if [ "$brt" !=

[Bug 569994] Re: eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid

2010-05-03 Thread pauls
Still not working here. Now that I know it's gnome-settings-daemon, I did aptitude reinstall gnome-settings-daemon and still no success. I opened the menu > system > preferences > keyboard shortcuts and can see the eject listed under the sound section. I tried disabling and re- enabling it, but

[Bug 569994] Re: eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid

2010-05-03 Thread pauls
I notice the changelog shows some upstream changes in how the eject action is executed. I suppose this is a regression due to that work. Specifically, on 30 March 2010, this: - Replace "eject" spawn with GIO code (Bastien Nocera) (#580779) and on 17 Jan 2010, this: - Make eject behave be

[Bug 569994] Re: eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid

2010-05-04 Thread pauls
I'll give it a try. -- eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569994 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists

[Bug 569994] Re: eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid

2010-05-04 Thread pauls
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #617669 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=617669 ** Also affects: gnome-settings-daemon via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=617669 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid https:

[Bug 569994] Re: eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid

2010-05-04 Thread pauls
It's this number in gnome: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=617669 -- eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569994 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in

[Bug 569994] Re: eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid

2010-05-04 Thread pauls
The gnome developer has requested additional information from the affected systems: Bastien Nocera52 [gnome-settings-daemon developer] 2010-05-04 17:43:16 UTC What's the output of "gvfs-mount -li" on those systems? He is subscribed to this launchpad version, so please post it here. --

[Bug 569994] Re: eject hotkey fails to eject cd on gnome lucid

2010-05-04 Thread pauls
paul :~$ gvfs-mount -li Drive(0): 100 GB Hard Disk Type: GProxyDrive (GProxyVolumeMonitorGdu) ids: unix-device: '/dev/sda' themed icons: [drive-harddisk-ata] [drive-harddisk] [drive] is_media_removable=0 has_media=1 is_media_check_automatic=0 can_poll_for_media=0 can_eject=0

[Bug 451282] Re: display is fully dimmed after resume from suspend

2010-05-10 Thread pauls
Patrick, 1) install the fglrx driver you desire 2) open terminal and enter: $ find /sys/ -iname '*bright*' 3) post back the results and we'll help you with the rc.local script. -- display is fully dimmed after resume from suspend https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/451282 You received this bug not

[Bug 451282] Re: display is fully dimmed after resume from suspend

2010-05-11 Thread pauls
Gabe, is it possible to find out the source code that sets the values for brightness and actual_brightness and get them to agree after boot up? It certainly would be better to try to fix it at the upstream source. My limited knowledge of /sys/ directory is that it's mostly created by kernel drive

[Bug 217551] Re: Password prompt "freezes" system during presence of a drop-down menu [hardy]

2009-03-25 Thread pauls
same bad news here on jaunty. broadcom 4328 with STA driver. It's a hard freeze that does not respond to Alt-SysRq-REISUB. have to hit power off button. -- Password prompt "freezes" system during presence of a drop-down menu [hardy] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217551 You received this bug