[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-05-31 Thread Ben Shadwick
Here's a video recording of why 1-pixel grab bars are frustrating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeOldGSrsOg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizi

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2015-05-31 Thread Ben Shadwick
Adding ubuntu-mate, as its window manager also suffers from 1-pixel wide resize grab areas. This is one of the most immediately frustrating issues of any window manager, and it only gets worse as display pixel densities increase. ** Also affects: ubuntu-mate Importance: Undecided Status

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 902852] Re: Timed autologin feature not working

2015-02-01 Thread Ben Shadwick
Related Debian bug report: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=702936 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #702936 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=702936 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed t

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 902852] Re: Timed autologin feature not working

2015-02-01 Thread Ben Shadwick
I'm seeing the same issue as jyavenard in KODIbuntu (formerly XBMC) 14.0 and 14.1 (based on Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS), which is using lightdm 1.10.3. Specifically, if I set autologin-user-timeout to any value other than zero, lightdm will never automatically log in. -- You received this bug notificati

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 371897]

2014-05-15 Thread Ben Shadwick
While I agree, there's sadly no point in arguing. The Wine devs are so irrationally close-minded about this issue that they even resorted to semi-personal attacks against people attempting to provide winepulse audio drivers and citing of silly procedural issues as an excuse to avoid having to incor

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 371897] Re: Occasional sound drops in Wine via PulseAudio

2014-01-01 Thread Ben Shadwick
I guess if it's been satisfactorily addressed on the Wine side, then it should be okay. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371897 Title: Occasional sound drops in Wine

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-07-28 Thread Ben Shadwick
This bug is going to be ignored unless you can get someone to revert the "fix released" status. I've contacted some of the people who set that status on this bug, and I suggest that others do the same. Personally I have no stake in this any more, since I ditched Ubuntu proper and have been using d

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2013-01-09 Thread Ben Shadwick
Yeah, my ultimate fix was to switch to Xubuntu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult Status in A

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-10-29 Thread Ben Shadwick
Launchpad supports tracking a bug affecting multiple packages/projects, including tracking state and unique fixes for each of them. I don't see why Unity3D could not be tagged as affected if it indeed is. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 371897]

2012-10-16 Thread Ben Shadwick
Yet another user chiming in here (how many will it take?): I see no mention here of technical objections to Maarten's work; in fact, it sounds as if the Wine development team turned their noses up at it without even looking it over. So Maarten committed a faux-pas by submitting his patch at a bad

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 388547] Re: Volume keys don't work inside a full-screen game

2012-10-09 Thread Ben Shadwick
Leonardo: That's a good idea, but it would never work due to the fact that the entire issue here is that Ubuntu allows apps to take control of the entire keyboard. No special key combinations or multimedia keys are serviced by the window manager when full-screen games are running, so the only key

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 41994] Re: closed Laptop Lid to reliably keep Backlight off

2012-09-23 Thread Ben Shadwick
Sam: Are you sure it stays off? Did you try moving the mouse while the lid was closed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to x11-xserver-utils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41994 Title: closed Laptop Lid to relia

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-07-17 Thread Ben Shadwick
** Description changed: * - No more comments needed This should mostly be fixed for Natty and might get backported to earlier releases as well. For Precise (12.04) this is again broken for unity-2d (as of 17.7.2012 unity-2d 5.12.0-0ubuntu1.1). Note that if t

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-12 Thread Ben Shadwick
** No longer affects: unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160311 Title: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Rel

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 160311] Re: Resizing windows by grabbing window borders is difficult

2012-03-12 Thread Ben Shadwick
I guess the work done here https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec /packageselection-dx-n-resizing-windows was not ported to Unity? It's sad that this basic usability bug affecting all users is over 4 years old, and people just keep trotting out workarounds. Fortunately, the problem is not

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 41994] Re: closed Laptop Lid to reliably keep Backlight off

2011-10-30 Thread Ben Shadwick
** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41994 Title: closed Laptop Lid to reliably kee

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 388547] Re: Volume keys don't work inside a full-screen game

2011-10-25 Thread Ben Shadwick
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #42244 http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42244 ** Also affects: xorg-server via http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42244 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a mem

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 388547] Re: Volume keys don't work inside a full-screen game

2011-10-25 Thread Ben Shadwick
This issue still exists in Xubuntu 11.10 (and presumably Ubuntu 11.10). Unfortunately, gizmod is no longer an easy solution because it was dropped from the Ubuntu 11.10 repositories due to the fact that it no longer compiles out of the box with the latest version of the Boost libraries. -- You re

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 41994] Re: closed Laptop Lid to reliably keep Backlight off

2011-10-16 Thread Ben Shadwick
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #41853 http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41853 ** Also affects: xorg-server via http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41853 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a mem

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 41994] Re: closed Laptop Lid to reliably keep Backlight off

2011-10-16 Thread Ben Shadwick
** Also affects: xorg-server Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41994 Title: closed Laptop Lid to reliably keep Bac

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 41994] Re: closed Laptop Lid to reliably keep Backlight off

2011-10-16 Thread Ben Shadwick
I'm pretty sure it's xset's dpms functionality that is behind this issue. ** Project changed: xorg-server => x11-xserver-utils (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 41994] Re: closed Laptop Lid to reliably keep Backlight off

2011-10-13 Thread Ben Shadwick
I can't believe this is another 5+ year old bug that is still unresolved. I am experiencing this issue on Ubuntu/Xubuntu 11.04. The problem is that somehow dpms calls are being made to turn the backlight back on when a mouse event occurs, even though the lid is still shut. I ran into some difficul

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 858034] Re: AisleRiot Solitaire Klondike mode does not allow redeals

2011-09-26 Thread Ben Shadwick
I'm okay with a Wishlist designation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-games in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/858034 Title: AisleRiot Solitaire Klondike mode does not allow redeals Status in GNOME Games:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 858034] Re: AisleRiot Solitaire Klondike mode does not allow redeals

2011-09-23 Thread Ben Shadwick
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-games in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/858034 Title: AisleRiot Solitaire Klondike mode does not allow redeals Status in “gnome-games” package in Ubuntu: New Bug descrip

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 858034] [NEW] AisleRiot Solitaire Klondike mode does not allow redeals

2011-09-23 Thread Ben Shadwick
Public bug reported: With toolbar and statusbar disabled and in single card deals mode with "no redeals" NOT selected, the game eventually stops allowing the player to recycle the draw pile. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: aisleriot 1:2.32.1-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ub

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 221363] Re: Policy Kit Unlock Buttons Greyed Out when using NX / VNC / LTSP

2011-09-12 Thread Ben Shadwick
I'm unsure as well, and given the fact that my gdm bug report is still listed as "UNCONFIRMED" after 4+ months, so I'm not too motivated/encouraged at this point to perform the legwork necessary to report this issue everywhere. It also doesn't do a single thing to prevent future developers from ma