[Desktop-packages] [Bug 886667] Re: boot moves desktop icons

2011-11-18 Thread James Luscher
Update: it appears that the bug may be due to some kind of 'race condition' between processes during boot. After a later boot the icons 'popped back' to their 'proper' positions (twice). They, apparently, hadn't lost any position information in the interim, but have since returned to being drawn

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 886667] Re: boot moves desktop icons

2011-11-06 Thread James Luscher
Phil, It looks like it didn't work. I saw a page to authorize access and clicked on "one hour" (enough time to upload data?) but the terminal response wasn't positive: *james@white:~$ apport-collect 886667* *The authorization page:* * ( https://launchpad.net/+authorize-token?oauth_token=CTw9MM5K

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 886667] Re: boot moves desktop icons

2011-11-06 Thread James Luscher
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected oneiric running-unity ** Description changed: I arrange non-overlapping icons on my desktop for tasks that I am working on or files I want to read later. When I boot the next time the bottom 'row' of icons are moved upwards, on top of icon

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 886667] usr_lib_nautilus.txt

2011-11-06 Thread James Luscher
apport information ** Attachment added: "usr_lib_nautilus.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/886667/+attachment/2587699/+files/usr_lib_nautilus.txt ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop P

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 886667] Re: boot moves desktop icons

2011-11-06 Thread James Luscher
Phil, Second time (I mean third time, after reboot ;-) was the charm. I changed bug report to 'new' and the apport summary seems to be attached to it now. Thanks, James *"Forty years ago few people had actually seen a computer;* * today, no one can see one, to a first approximation,* * as the d

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 886667] Re: boot moves desktop icons

2011-11-07 Thread James Luscher
On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Phil V <886...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Thanks for attaching the information. Unfortunately I was unable to > reproduce this on a virtualbox installation and on my laptop, but > hopefully someone else with a similar hardware and/or software > configuration to yo

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1068965] [NEW] unable to mount SD memory card

2012-10-19 Thread James Luscher
Public bug reported: After upgrade to 12.10 the memory card I used in the morning (12.04) will not mount. Message: "Unable to mount 2.0 GB Volume" "Adding read ACL for uid 1000 to '/media/james' failed: Operation not supported" ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: gnome-settings

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1048059] Re: Adding ACLs to /media/$user does not work

2012-10-22 Thread James Luscher
Thank you! >> # Add a folder > > sudo mkdir /media/USERNAME > > >> # assign the folder to my user > > sudo chown USERNAME.USERNAME /media/USERNAME > > > This worked perfectly. James * “Patience is the companion of wisdom.” - Saint Augustine * On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Paulo Rafae

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1806511] [NEW] FreeCAD 17 Beta text displayed as squares

2018-12-03 Thread James Luscher
Public bug reported: FreeCAD installed from Ubuntu Software Center - FreeCAD 17 Beta - worked with Ubuntu 18.04 but after upgrading to Ubuntu 18.10 the display is unusable. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-12.13-generi