Re: [Bug 1438011] Re: document viewer

2019-07-21 Thread octalman
I regret that I'm presently unable to test.  My install is Ubuntu 14 (though up-to-date).  I've been ill the past two years and not been able to keep up.  It looks like it will be longer still before I can test or update.  Best wishes. Wilbur Killebrew On Jul 21, 2019, 5:55 AM, at 5:55 AM, Paul W

[Bug 935584] Re: gnome image viewer (eog) shows only black for certain images

2016-09-09 Thread octalman
This bug just hit me: Ubuntu 14.04 (up-to-date), Thunderbird 45.0, E(G 10.3.2. Other applications using EOG fail also. Issues message saying signature 0x89 0x50 isn't vald JPEG signature. The filename has .jpg extension. These pictures (there are four) display correctly on both my andrioid phon

[Bug 935584] Re: gnome image viewer (eog) shows only black for certain images

2016-09-09 Thread octalman
This bug just hit me: Ubuntu 14.04 (up-to-date), Thunderbird 45.0, E(G 10.3.2. Other applications using EOG fail also. Issues message saying signature 0x89 0x50 isn't vald JPEG signature. The filename has .jpg extension. These pictures (there are four) display correctly on both my andrioid phon

Re: [Bug 1400214] Re: LibreOffice no longer converts text to table correctly

2016-01-18 Thread octalman
It's been so long since I reported this that I no longer recall the details.  I'll check to see what I can find. Sent from TypeApp On Jan 18, 2016, 1:35 PM, at 1:35 PM, "Christopher M. Penalver" wrote: >octalman, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu bett

Re: [Bug 1506696] Re: Bullets and numbering ignores paragraph formatting

2015-11-02 Thread octalman
This bug is for Libre Office, not Open Office. Sorry, I forgot (been using OO and LO since 1999). Please change the report to LO. I'm using Ubuntu 14.04, up to date. On 10/17/2015 01:43 PM, Christopher M. Penalver wrote: > octalman, thank you for reporting this and helping mak

[Bug 1506696] [NEW] Bullets and numbering ignores paragraph formatting

2015-10-15 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: After years of fighting OO Writer's bullets and numbering, I have finally discovered at least part of the problem. It appears to consist of two parts. 1. There is no "No, I don't want bullets and numbering" for a selected paragraph. Both the formatting drop-down/paragraph

[Bug 1438011] [NEW] document viewer

2015-03-29 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: Evince has some usability issues with "locked" files: 1. When a "locked" PDF is saved, it cannot be saved to iself, as LibreOffice does for ordinary files. This is an issue with IRS and State of Texas filing documents. They can be edited after having been saved, but must b

[Bug 1417155] Re: LibreOffice ignores HP 8600 printer settings

2015-03-29 Thread octalman
This is still an issue with LibreOffice. I have to save my files as PDF's to be able to print them double-sided. Also, LibreOffice's print menu popup should be dumped and LO use the same one that Firefox and Document viewer (Evince) use. -- You received this bug notification because you are a m

Re: [Bug 1417155] Re: LibreOffice ignores printer settings

2015-02-03 Thread octalman
reoffice not installed and no hook available, ignoring wilbur@Dave2:~$ Same message on re-try. Also got a popup message saying no additional information was collected. Wilbur Killebrew On 02/02/2015 11:26 AM, Christopher M. Penalver wrote: > octalman, thank you for reporting this and he

Re: [Bug 1417155] Re: LibreOffice ignores printer settings

2015-02-03 Thread octalman
Similar problems were reported as: [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex This bug no longer appears in my bug list. I found this by scanning through my e-mail. The situation has worsened such that LibreOffice Writer now won't print duplex at all. Thunderbird just now printed an e-ma

[Bug 1417163] [NEW] LibreOffice Calc won't keep header on display

2015-02-02 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: Although I can specify headers to repeat on printed reports, there is no option (that I can find) that will cause headers to be retained on- screen when scrolling through the list of rows. This is a very annoying usability issue that has existed from the earliest StarOffice r

[Bug 1417155] [NEW] LibreOffice ignores printer settings

2015-02-02 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: LibreOffice won't print double-sided on my HP 8600 printer. This used to work correctly with Ubuntu 14.04. I reported problems with this last Fall, but the problem has gotten worse instead of better. My original report no longer shows up in my bug list. The problem is NOT

[Bug 1399135] Re: LibreOffice Writer no longer splits a table cell vertically

2015-02-02 Thread octalman
** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399135 Title: LibreOffice Writer no longer splits a table cell vertically

[Bug 1400214] Re: LibreOffice no longer converts text to table correctly

2015-01-05 Thread octalman
There is a "fix" for this problem, but the fix is barely better than the original. It now converts successive lines of the source into separate tables! NOT what is desired. Convert text to table should convert successive lines of the source into successive rows in the destination table - a singl

[Bug 1400214] [NEW] LibreOffice no longer converts text to table correctly

2014-12-07 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: Text-to-table conversion converts into a single line/row of cells. This isn't correct. It should honor line breaks (or some arbitrary separator) and place succeeding column cells in a new row. There used to be an option in the conversion which allowed the user to specify ar

Re: [Bug 1399135] Re: LibreOffice Writer no longer splits a table cell vertically

2014-12-05 Thread octalman
uthorize this program to access Launchpad on your behalf. Press any key to continue or wait (5) seconds... Waiting to hear from Launchpad about your decision... (process:17884): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed On 12/04/2014 07:42 AM, Christo

[Bug 1399135] [NEW] LibreOffice Writer no longer splits a table cell vertically

2014-12-04 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: This used to work correctly. When I tried recently to split a LibreOffice Writer table cell into two or more horizontally aligned sub- cell columns ("vertical split"), the split was made horizontally, resulting in additional lines within the cell instead of additional columns

[Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-12-04 Thread octalman
This bug is undead. When printing from LibreOffice, the duplex option is ignored. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390994 Title: Lost ability to print duplex To manage notifications

Re: [Bug 1189164] Re: Disconnecting ethernet during shutdown hangs shutdown

2014-11-26 Thread octalman
sconnected during shutdown. Wilbur Killebrew On 11/17/2014 11:00 PM, Christopher M. Penalver wrote: > octalman, could you please provide the full computer model as noted on > the sticker of the computer itself (not from the Bug Description)? > > ** Description changed: > > - Ubuntu 12

Re: [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-25 Thread octalman
I think I have found what causes this problem. I have two printers attached, the HP 8600 with a duplexer, and an HP C7180. Everything works as it should so long as I use only the 8600. However, when I use the C7180, then use the 8600 again, the printer controls have "forgotten" that the 8600 wa

[Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-20 Thread octalman
When a multi-page document is printed directly from a wikipedia article (not PDF) or any other web page, it prints double-sided if I remember to to check the printer options and change to duplex. Not a terribly convenient configuration -- but how many options do you want to show on a single page?

[Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-20 Thread octalman
When I generate a multi-page PDF from wikipedia, it prints double-sided. That's why I reported earlier that duplexing was fixed. but, not with Libre Office. I just now saved the *.odt libre office job I reported a bit ago as a PDF and printed it. It prints single-sided, just like the *.odt. Lo

[Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-20 Thread octalman
Duplexing no longer works (again) I just printed a job from Libre Office for which the duplex option was ignored. Both the "File" menu and the libre office print display show duplexing to be enabled and selected, but the printer produces two single-sided sheets. -- You received this bug notific

[Bug 1189164] Lsusb.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "Lsusb.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262779/+files/Lsusb.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164 Title: Disc

[Bug 1189164] RfKill.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "RfKill.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262789/+files/RfKill.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164 Title: Di

[Bug 1189164] ProcInterrupts.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcInterrupts.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262784/+files/ProcInterrupts.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118

[Bug 1189164] AlsaInfo.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "AlsaInfo.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262800/+files/AlsaInfo.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164 Title:

[Bug 1189164] UdevDb.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "UdevDb.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262792/+files/UdevDb.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164 Title: Di

[Bug 1189164] ProcCpuinfo.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcCpuinfo.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262781/+files/ProcCpuinfo.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164

[Bug 1189164] ProcModules.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcModules.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262786/+files/ProcModules.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164

[Bug 1189164] WifiSyslog.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "WifiSyslog.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262797/+files/WifiSyslog.txt ** Description changed: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, up-to-date. May be related to bugs 113095 and/or 197705. If I absent-mindedly disconnect the ethernet

[Bug 1189164] PulseList.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "PulseList.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262787/+files/PulseList.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164 Titl

[Bug 1189164] ProcEnviron.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "ProcEnviron.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262782/+files/ProcEnviron.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164

[Bug 1189164] UdevLog.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "UdevLog.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262796/+files/UdevLog.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164 Title:

[Bug 1189164] CurrentDmesg.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262775/+files/CurrentDmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164

[Bug 1189164] Lspci.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "Lspci.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262778/+files/Lspci.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164 Title: Disc

[Bug 1189164] IwConfig.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "IwConfig.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262776/+files/IwConfig.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164 Title:

[Bug 1189164] BootDmesg.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262772/+files/BootDmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164 Titl

[Bug 1189164] Re: Disconnecting ethernet during shutdown hangs shutdown

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected trusty ** Description changed: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, up-to-date. May be related to bugs 113095 and/or 197705. If I absent-mindedly disconnect the ethernet cable between my HP Pavilion and my DSL internet service during shutdown, the shut

[Bug 1189164] CRDA.txt

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
apport information ** Attachment added: "CRDA.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164/+attachment/4262773/+files/CRDA.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189164 Title: Discon

[Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
This bug has been resolved by a recent update. Duplexing now works. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390994 Title: Lost ability to print duplex To manage notifications about this bug

Re: [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-12 Thread octalman
As I stated in my report, my HP 8600 Printer has a duplexer unit. Requests for double-sided printing (from Ubuntu) worked properly until a recent Ubuntu upgrade. The duplexer works properly in local manual mode, just as it did before. The problem I'm reporting is that it appears that something

[Bug 1390997] [NEW] Firefox crashes

2014-11-09 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: This report may be stale news, as I haven't been able to take the time for several weeks to file a report. After upgrading from 12.04 to 14.04 a couple of months ago, I found that Firefox will crash the system so hard that power has to be removed to restart. This happened se

[Bug 1390994] [NEW] Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-09 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: A recent update (about a week or two ago) has resulted in my HP 8600 printer no longer printing double-sided. All the configuration information appears to be unchanged, but pages are not printed double- sided, when requested. The duplexer works properly in local mode. My co

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-06-13 Thread octalman
The bogus directory issue (Thunderbird) mentioned in my May 30 and June 6 reports remains unpatched. Its a real PITA. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1272448 Title: December 2013 upda

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-06-10 Thread octalman
June 10 update restores keyboard and cursor response. Thank you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1272448 Title: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems To manage n

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-06-09 Thread octalman
Following this latest update, when my system runs for an extended period -- over 72 hours -- cursor and keyboard response become so sluggish that the system is very, very frustrating to use, bordering on useless. Overall system performance is very poor. -- You received this bug notification becau

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-06-02 Thread octalman
Re: Thunderbird -- serious issue The bogus directory is Trash>>[Gmail]>Drafts. When the main mail display is dismissed, Thunderbird continues to attempt to save a draft of any new message. It is then no longer possible to edit the message being prepared and it is no longer possible to access t

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-05-29 Thread octalman
The "failed to download extra data files" message doesn't seem to accomplish anything. It just keeps repeating, even though I click the "run this action" button and authenticate. This was the case with previous updates too. THUNDERBIRD problem About two or three weeks ago (perhaps a bit longer)

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-05-29 Thread octalman
Update today to 12.04 restores URL bar copy/paste. However, when the restart button on the update page is clicked, the computer does not complete the restart procedure, but hangs with a dark green screen. It can only be restarted by removing power and the battery. Manual retry works with no furt

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-05-25 Thread octalman
And, what's more keyboard response has become excruciatingly slow. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1272448 Title: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems To manage

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-05-25 Thread octalman
The two most recent updates to 12.04 have caused even more serious productivity problems than ever. Autoclick timeout has decreased to near zero. I haven't had the time to try to discover how to adjust this, if it's even possible to adjust. It's ridiculously easy to accidentally some magic key c

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-03-29 Thread octalman
The latest update (March 26 or 27) has introduced new issues having to do with mouseover-autoclick and touchpad sensitivity. No other changes have been made to the system other than the updates. Timeout for autoclick is so short that just moving the cursor usually results in moving some piece

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-03-24 Thread octalman
Following the most recent update (about March 22-24, 2014): Issues 1 and 9 remain unresolved. 13. A new issue has appeared, possibly related to No. 11 (probable memory leak): after the system runs for a prolonged period, a message appears with increasing frequency, stating that a script has stop

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-03-11 Thread octalman
Issue No. 10 has been resolved, but a new issue has appeared and an old one (2) reappeared: 11. There appears to be a slow memory leak that manifests itself with Firefox (though it may be elsewhere). When the system is left powered up for an extended period (over a week, as observed in this case

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-02-21 Thread octalman
With update of Feb 17-22, 2014: All issues have now been resolved, except: 1. Firefox and Thunderbird can't find a wireless connection, even though one has been successfully established.. Requests to authenticate appear repeatedly, from time to time, even though system status indicates that

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-02-14 Thread octalman
With update of February 13, 2014: 2. Bootstrap failure returns 3. Tab history is garbled for some tabs (not all) 4. Right-click woks with some windows, but not all (this was true as of previous update too). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-02-08 Thread octalman
Further testing reveals that right-click works in some Firefox windows, but not others, similar to the problem with gestures (work in some windows, not others). When it does work, tab history appears to be intact. Back and forward arrow movement through tab history works OK and history appears to

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-02-07 Thread octalman
Fixed with seventeen updates February 6: 2. Boosstrap fails 5. Windows lose content (apparently due to memory leak) -- passed 16 hour stress test 6. Screen flashing while updating LibreOffice display (limited testing) 8. Unity magically appearing/disappearing scrollbar reverted to originally

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-01-24 Thread octalman
re: #11 -- it turns out that there was just a verrry long delay in writing the message content to the screen. I've never experienced that before. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/127

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-01-24 Thread octalman
And, 11. Thunderbird loses messages and/or message contents. The message appears in the summary pane, but when I click on it to read the message, the content is from a previously read message. This is a new problem, just experienced today (January 24). I can read the messages on my Android 'ph

[Bug 1272448] Re: December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-01-24 Thread octalman
And, what's more: 10. Resized windows no longer retain their size, but revert to a default size. Sometimes I want a smaller sized window and I expect it to stay that size. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs

[Bug 1272448] [NEW] December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-01-24 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: December 2013 and January 2014 updates have caused numerous usability problems. Some disappear, then reappear. All the following are current. 1. Firefox and Thunderbird no longer find internet connection when connected wirelessly. System reports wireless connection is est

[Bug 70539] Re: Erratic touch pad cursor movement

2013-07-01 Thread octalman
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 12124 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12124 This is not a duplicate of #12124. Also, it is not a duplicate of 8471, 10186, 12720, 12723 or 13912. Those refer to problems at startup or initialization. This bug persists throughout a session. It can be