[Bug 275645] Re: xcalc has order-of-operations problems

2015-08-02 Thread Toby Bartels
@jarnos My hypothesis in the original post is that, when the calculator should close two levels of implicit grouping, it closes only one. Regardless of whether that is correct, there is a program, and it must follow some algorithm, so there must be a rule, whether or not we know it. If the rule

[Bug 383693] Re: No options to open when downloading PDF

2010-09-06 Thread Toby Bartels
I agree with Sven; I've seen this happen when files are served as application/octet-stream; and Firefox should also allow us to open them once it detects the real file type (at least as an option!), -- No options to open when downloading PDF https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383693 You received thi

[Bug 383706] Re: "Would you like to save this file?" dialog should indicate why it provides limited options

2010-09-06 Thread Toby Bartels
Sorry, ignore that comment; it belongs on Bug #383693. -- "Would you like to save this file?" dialog should indicate why it provides limited options https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/383706 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 383706] Re: "Would you like to save this file?" dialog should indicate why it provides limited options

2010-09-06 Thread Toby Bartels
I think that this happens when the document is served as application /octet-stream instead of application/pdf. (I haven't managed to verify if this is the case with your example.) -- "Would you like to save this file?" dialog should indicate why it provides limited options https://bugs.launchpa

[Bug 354792] Re: Ctl-Alt-L does not lock screen

2009-04-16 Thread Toby Bartels
David, it might be clearer if you start your own bug report, if Locate Pointer has nothing to do with your bug, especially since the Locate Pointer bug seems to fix things for Stefan. That way, people will have a clean description of the can't-lock-screen-immediately bug right up front. And while

[Bug 354790] Re: default keyboard-shortcut Ctl-Alt-L does not lock screen

2009-04-15 Thread Toby Bartels
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 9441 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9441 Hi Setfan, I don't know if anybody's told you this, so I comment here: Probably, you have enabled the option System -> Preferences -> Mouse -> Locate Pointer -> Show position of pointer when the Control key is pr

[Bug 303921] Re: Intrepid broke my laptop's mute button.

2009-02-23 Thread Toby Bartels
Cay, that's interesting. Have you put this in as a separate bug report? Unless we know this is caused by the same bug, you'll get a better response for your own problem if you make your own bug report. -- Intrepid broke my laptop's mute button. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303921 You received

[Bug 307940] Re: Can't stop wireless networking in Intrepid

2009-01-15 Thread Toby Bartels
OK, I ran the testcase suggested at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingNetworkManager , but before that, I copied the syslog as it was immediately after I logged in (since the Network Manager had just done some stuff then too). Note that both times, the Network Manager first connected me the etherne

[Bug 307940] Re: Can't stop wireless networking in Intrepid

2009-01-15 Thread Toby Bartels
I've attached /var/log/syslog as it is now. I'll also do the stuff mentioned in DebuggingNetworkManager (test case, capture log, etc), but some of this depends on which driver I have. Do you know how I can tell what that is? ** Attachment added: "syslog" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21242625/s

[Bug 9441] Re: Nautilus stops responding on copy-drag if 'Locate pointer' mouse feature is enabled

2009-01-13 Thread Toby Bartels
Also bug #188702. I hesitate to mark these all as duplicates until it's confirmed that disabling Locate Pointer works for them all. But I wouldn't be surprised. -- Nautilus stops responding on copy-drag if 'Locate pointer' mouse feature is enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9441 You receive

[Bug 9441] Re: Nautilus stops responding on copy-drag if 'Locate pointer' mouse feature is enabled

2009-01-13 Thread Toby Bartels
See also Bug #303921, which may be same thing, it turns out. -- Nautilus stops responding on copy-drag if 'Locate pointer' mouse feature is enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9441 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. --

[Bug 9441] Re: Nautilus stops responding on copy-drag if 'Locate pointer' mouse feature is enabled

2009-01-13 Thread Toby Bartels
Something very like this is still broken for me in Intrepid; there is a lot of discussion at Bug #217685 (now marked as a duplicated of this bug). -- Nautilus stops responding on copy-drag if 'Locate pointer' mouse feature is enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9441 You received this bug not

[Bug 303921] Re: Intrepid broke my laptop's mute button.

2009-01-13 Thread Toby Bartels
This may be related to Bug #9441. I find that if I turn off Locate Pointer (under System -> Preferences -> Mouse), then the problem goes away. But when I turn Locate Pointer back on, then the problem reappears. Can the other people with this problem see if Locate Pointer has anything to do with it

[Bug 303921] Re: Intrepid broke my laptop's mute button.

2008-12-18 Thread Toby Bartels
I just remembered that my laptop also has volume-control keys on Fn- PageUp (XF86RaiseVolume), Fn-PageDn (XF86LowerVolume), and Fn-End (XF86AudioMute). Here too, the first two work but NOT the mute control. -- Intrepid broke my laptop's mute button. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303921 You rece

[Bug 267682] Re: Some ThinkPad hotkeys don't work with evdev

2008-12-15 Thread Toby Bartels
Thanks, Steve, it looks like my bug is Bug #217685. [unsubscribing] -- Some ThinkPad hotkeys don't work with evdev https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/267682 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu

[Bug 217685] Re: [Hardy] Some keyboard shortcuts do not work

2008-12-15 Thread Toby Bartels
It looks like several people have this, so marking Confirmed. ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- [Hardy] Some keyboard shortcuts do not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217685 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu B

[Bug 217685] Re: [Hardy] Some keyboard shortcuts do not work

2008-12-15 Thread Toby Bartels
I had this problem in Hardy and still have it in Intrepid, on a Dell Inspiron E1505. Please let me know if I can attach any helpful log files etc. -- [Hardy] Some keyboard shortcuts do not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217685 You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 217685] Re: [Hardy] Some keyboard shortcuts do not work

2008-12-15 Thread Toby Bartels
I have this bug too. I can confirm that unselecting "Show position of pointer when the Control key is pressed" fixes the bug. Note that Ctrl- Alt-L (Lock screen), Ctrl-Alt-S (Suspend), and Ctrl-Alt-H (Home folder) break, but Ctrl-Alt-D (Show desktop) and Ctrl-Alt-T (Open terminal) work fine. (Vario

[Bug 267682] Re: Some ThinkPad hotkeys don't work with evdev

2008-12-14 Thread Toby Bartels
I don't know if this is related, but ever since Hardy (and still in Intrepid), my Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl-Alt-L (Lock screen), Ctrl-Alt-H (Home folder) and Ctrl-Alt-S (Suspend) have stopped working. They're still listed in System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. I don't know how to tell whethe

[Bug 266911] Re: Black screen when switching users

2008-12-14 Thread Toby Bartels
I don't know if this is the same bug or not, but I have the same result (complete freeze, black screen, Ctrl-Alt-F1 doesn't work) when the Guest session /ends/. Or if I switch users, that's fine, but when I log out to return to the previous session, then it freezes. -- Black screen when switching

[Bug 307940] Re: Can't stop wireless networking in Intrepid

2008-12-14 Thread Toby Bartels
** Attachment added: "logs.tar" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20422616/logs.tar -- Can't stop wireless networking in Intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307940 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mail

[Bug 307940] [NEW] Can't stop wireless networking in Intrepid

2008-12-14 Thread Toby Bartels
Public bug reported: Now that I've upgraded from Hardy to Intrepid, my wireless networking has gotten very aggressive! If I start the computer (a Dell Inspiron E1505) with the ethernet connected, it still tries to connect to a wireless network. There are (usually) two wireless signals available,

[Bug 306787] Re: installation aborted

2008-12-10 Thread Toby Bartels
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 299427 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/299427 Alan, I don't think that Jean-Baptiste's steps will work (although it won't hurt to try). The advice given at bug #299427 (which is, by the way, where comments are supposed to go now) helped me. -- installat

[Bug 303921] Re: Intrepid broke my laptop's mute button.

2008-12-07 Thread Toby Bartels
** Description changed: Binary package hint: alsa-utils I run Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron E1505. This comes with some volume control buttons on the front side of the keyboard. When I was running Hardy, the mute button, volume-up button, and volume-down buttons worked. Now that I upgrade

[Bug 303921] [NEW] Intrepid broke my laptop's mute button.

2008-12-01 Thread Toby Bartels
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: alsa-utils I run Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron E1505. This comes with some volume control buttons on the front side of the keyboard. When I was running Hardy, the mute button, volume-up button, and volume-down buttons worked. Now that I upgraded to Intrepid,

[Bug 303870] Re: Extra debug information will be added to the bug report automatically.

2008-11-30 Thread Toby Bartels
Not Update Manager, but Synaptic Package Manager, sorry. Also sorry about the poor title; the operating system's never asked to make an automatic report before. Now whenever I use aptitude, it keeps trying to reconfigure ttf- mathematica4.1 afterwards, which is rather annoying. I can't seem to get

[Bug 303870] Re: Extra debug information will be added to the bug report automatically.

2008-11-30 Thread Toby Bartels
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20087097/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "DpkgTerminalLog.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20087098/DpkgTerminalLog.txt -- Extra debug information will be added to the bug report automatically. https://bugs.laun

[Bug 303870] [NEW] Extra debug information will be added to the bug report automatically.

2008-11-30 Thread Toby Bartels
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ttf-mathematica4.1 Working from Upgrade Manager, I had to accept a licence, which I did, but it still didn't work. ProblemType: Package Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit st

[Bug 275645] [NEW] xcalc has order-of-operations problems

2008-09-28 Thread Toby Bartels
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: x11-apps Under Ubuntu 8.04.1, running the version in x11-apps_7.3+1_i386.deb, the calculator program xcalc has problems with the order of operations. To recreate this bug, run "xcalc" from the command line, then type "2*2^2+2=". The result displayed shou

[Bug 223954] Re: Brightness control still has major bugs

2008-07-01 Thread Toby Bartels
I have this problem too, although it doesn't behave quite the same way. If I set brightness to the dimmest setting using the brightness app (I put a button for this on my panel and use that), then this will be reset to full brightness whenever I close the laptop lid or log out. In the first case,

[Bug 158343] Re: Screen dims and brightens randomly

2008-03-07 Thread Toby Bartels
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 137598 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/137598 Where has this already been reported? Should this be marked as a duplicate? -- Screen dims and brightens randomly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158343 You received this bug notification because you are a m

[Bug 158343] Re: Screen dims and brightens randomly

2007-12-10 Thread Toby Bartels
I have the same problem, on a Dell Inspiron E1505. It appeared immediately after upgrading from Feisty to Gutsy. I almost always have AC power, and my Power Management settings include: * Put display to sleep when inactive for: 40 minutes (default, unchanged); * Set display brightness to: 0% (chan

[Bug 162633] Re: Brightness keeps resetting to max [Gutsy]

2007-12-10 Thread Toby Bartels
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 158343 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158343 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 158343 Screen dims and brightens randomly -- Brightness keeps resetting to max [Gutsy] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162633 You received this bug notificat

[Bug 65785] Re: Mouse is freezed after Userswitch

2007-10-13 Thread Toby Bartels
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 68370 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/68370 Milan means, of course, that it's a duplicate of bug #68370 (as linked at the top of the page). -- Mouse is freezed after Userswitch https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/65785 You received this bug notification bec

[Bug 68370] Re: Synaptics touchpad not enabled for second X display

2007-09-23 Thread Toby Bartels
Corrected version to #2 from my previous post: 2) I have a weird behaviour that hasn't been mentioned above: So long as two users are running (even after fixing it by Ctrl-Alt-F7 and Ctrl- Alt-F9), using the trackball will also simultaneously move the mouse up and down. (So you have to move it bac

[Bug 68370] Re: Synaptics touchpad not enabled for second X display

2007-09-23 Thread Toby Bartels
I'm writing to make three points: 1) Yes, if whoever sets the Importance rating wants Ubuntu on laptops to spread among the non-geek populace, this really need to be fixed! I am no dummy, but I don't know enough to figure this out on my own, and it took me a couple of months to learn about this a