Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1898389] Re: browser frequently crashing with trap int3

2021-01-26 Thread Jim Cline
My workaround is to close chromium frequently (closing its x-window rather than normal exit from the browser) and restart it, in order to save all my open tabs. This seems to release the excess memory and CPU that is being hogged by this atrocious piece of software. On Tue, 26 Jan 2021, Fevri

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1898389] Re: browser frequently crashing with trap int3

2020-11-01 Thread Jim Cline
the new version of Chromium seems to be a disaster when I try to go to full screen in YouTube. It scatters parts of the screen amongst my various virtual desktops and creates a huge mess, forcing me to kill chromium from the command line. On Fri, 30 Oct 2020, Olivier Tilloy wrote: > Thanks f

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1898389] Re: browser frequently crashing with trap int3

2020-10-30 Thread Jim Cline
thanks, I will try with the updated version and keep you posted On Fri, 30 Oct 2020, Olivier Tilloy wrote: > Thanks for the report Gerald, and sorry for the lack of a timely response. > Is this still happening with the latest update available for Ubuntu 16.04 > (version 86.0.4240.75-0ubuntu0.16

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1895217] Re: gnome control center mouse settings don't work in other window manager

2020-09-10 Thread Jim Cline
yes I know that. I'm talking about gnome-control-center not saving the settings. On Fri, 11 Sep 2020, Daniel van Vugt wrote: > Anything you want run automatically on login, try putting it in a script > called: > > ~/.xsession > > or > > ~/.xinitrc > > -- > You received this bug notification

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1598993] Re: xrandr scaling corrupts external monitor output

2016-12-30 Thread Jim Cline
I recently reproduced the same problem without using scaling, by connecting to a different external monitor. Now the problem exists in every video mode. Perhaps a problem of compatibility with Sky Lake integrated graphics in Thinkpad X260 -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1034928] Re: Fontconfig warning: Having multiple values in isn't supported and may not works as expected

2016-10-18 Thread Jim Cline
This bug is easy to fix. For example, it will be caused by a section like this: zh-cn zh-sg The correct syntax would be zh-cn zh-sg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1598993] Re: xrandr scaling corrupts external monitor output

2016-07-05 Thread Jim Cline
For any who are affected by this, here is a work-around. I was able to add a screen resolution that was detected for my internal monitor, but not for the external one, using xrandr --addmode. It gets the width of the screen right, but truncates the bottom. However panning makes the bottom acce

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1598993] [NEW] xrandr scaling corrupts external monitor output

2016-07-04 Thread Jim Cline
Public bug reported: after doing xrandr --output HDMI2 --scale wxh, using any values except 1x1, the screen becomes increasingly distorted when typing in an editor window. The problem first appears as images of the previous cursor position being left behind, but as typing continues, lines below t

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 883319] Re: xrandr --scale restricts area in which mouse moves

2016-07-04 Thread Jim Cline
I have the same bug in a recent build from xenial. I tried downgrading xorg to precise, no difference, mouse still hits the wall when output to internal monitor is turned off. If both monitors are turned on, the problem does not occur. But I like to conserve my laptop screen when I am connected

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1597984] Re: horizontal scrolling with middle trackpoint button broken

2016-06-30 Thread Jim Cline
Sorry, I withdraw this bug. The solution is to turn off Evdev Wheel Emulation. But maybe some other confused person can benefit from this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-evdev in Ubuntu. https://bugs.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1597984] [NEW] horizontal scrolling with middle trackpoint button broken

2016-06-30 Thread Jim Cline
Public bug reported: Horizontal scrolling with the middle trackpoint button on Thinkpad X260 does not work as expected. I noticed the problem in nedit, where holding the middle button while dragging the cursor over the text to be copied is a fast way of copying text. But the cursor does not m

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 881046]

2013-10-15 Thread Jim Cline
I have this bug when I use xrandr to resize the output to the VGA monitor, and then turn off the LVD using xrandr --output LVDS1 --off. The mouse becomes confined to the left side of the monitor as soon I turn off the LVD. I have version 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.13 of xorg-server, where this problem is

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 883319]

2013-10-15 Thread Jim Cline
I have this bug when I use xrandr to resize the output to the VGA monitor, and then turn off the LVD using xrandr --output LVDS1 --off. The mouse becomes confined to the left side of the monitor as soon I turn off the LVD. I have version 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.13 of xorg-server, where this problem is