[Bug 50699] Re: Launchpad should be free software (free as in freedom)

2009-01-14 Thread Karl Fogel
Note that there is a date and a roadmap for Launchpad becoming free software now. As Mark pointed out, we're doing it in a way that encourages development to stay focused around Launchpad.net, to maximize the "cross-project view" potential. People can fork the free code if they really want to (th

[Bug 50699] Re: Launchpad should be free software (free as in freedom)

2009-07-20 Thread Karl Fogel
Closing: http://blog.canonical.com/?p=192 http://www.ubuntu.com/news/canonical-open-sources-launchpad ** Changed in: launchpad-foundations Status: In Progress => Fix Released ** Changed in: launchpad-answers Status: Invalid => Fix Released ** Changed in: malone Status:

[Bug 558690] Re: parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop

2010-04-20 Thread Karl Fogel
That does indeed look very similar. But I'm not (consciously) using xrandr for anything. Is there some standard process that invokes it? -- parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558690 You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 558690] Re: parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop

2010-04-20 Thread Karl Fogel
Ooh: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Xorg_RandR_1.2: "X RandR is used to configure which display ports are enabled (e.g. LCD, VGA and DVI), and to configure display modes and properties such as orientation, reflection and DPI. This is the simplest and most powerful way to get multi-monitor syst

[Bug 558657] Re: mouse usage causes Xorg CPU usage to spike, and mouse pointer becomes less responsive

2010-04-20 Thread Karl Fogel
Chris, Andy, et al, Sorry for the late response. It turns out I only see this issue when configured with dual monitors, and (for logistical reasons) I haven't been able to set things up that way the last few days. Would you like me to test this with the new kernel before the end of this week? (

[Bug 558657] Re: mouse usage causes Xorg CPU usage to spike, and mouse pointer becomes less responsive

2010-04-26 Thread Karl Fogel
Michael, So you're saying it still reproduces for you even with Andy's new kernels? -- mouse usage causes Xorg CPU usage to spike, and mouse pointer becomes less responsive https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558657 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which i

[Bug 422837] Re: UI for merging accounts is unintuitive

2009-09-01 Thread Karl Fogel
** Also affects: launchpad Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: launchpad Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: launchpad Status: Invalid => New ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Invalid -- UI for merging accounts is unintuitive https://bugs.launch

[Bug 422837] Re: UI for merging accounts is unintuitive

2009-09-01 Thread Karl Fogel
** Description changed: + [Note this bug was accidentally filed under Ubuntu originally; it's + invalid there, and is really a bug in the 'launchpad' project.] + The UI for merging a user account Y into account X is backwards: - 1. Log in as user X (the account you're trying to keep) - 2

[Bug 422837] [NEW] UI for merging accounts is unintuitive

2009-09-01 Thread Karl Fogel
Public bug reported: The UI for merging a user account Y into account X is backwards: 1. Log in as user X (the account you're trying to keep) 2. Click on username in upper right to go to https://launchpad.net/~X 3. Now you're on the Profile page; click "Change Details", bringing you to htt

[Bug 558657] [NEW] mouse usage causes Xorg CPU usage to spike, and mouse pointer becomes less responsive

2010-04-08 Thread Karl Fogel
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg Over time, my mouse pointer becomes more and more erratic and unresponsive. It never becomes unusable, but it gets jerky and hard to use. If I run 'top', I can watch Xorg CPU usage spike in direct correlation to how much I move the mouse around (an

[Bug 558657] Re: mouse usage causes Xorg CPU usage to spike, and mouse pointer becomes less responsive

2010-04-08 Thread Karl Fogel
** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43460875/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43460876/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43460877/Dependencies.txt ** A

[Bug 558690] [NEW] parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop

2010-04-08 Thread Karl Fogel
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg On a Lucid development (beta) system, I rebooted into GDM with external keyboard and mouse plugged in (via the same USB adaptor), and external monitor *not* plugged in. Then after logging in via GDM (on the laptop kbd, not using the external kbd, FW

[Bug 558690] Re: parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop

2010-04-08 Thread Karl Fogel
** Attachment added: "see bizarre blue rectangle in upper right, and weirdness in application window in corresponding place on its left" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43467947/window-crumbs-1.png ** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43465173/BootDmesg.txt **

[Bug 558690] Re: parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop

2010-04-08 Thread Karl Fogel
** Attachment added: "more badness in application window -- see the jump" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43468084/window-crumbs-2.png -- parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558690 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubu

[Bug 558690] Re: parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop

2010-04-08 Thread Karl Fogel
** Attachment added: "one last screenshot, showing extent of mis-display in the application window (see how the text is all messed up)" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43468148/window-crumbs-3.png ** Tags added: lucid-upgrade-testing -- parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop http

[Bug 558657] Re: mouse usage causes Xorg CPU usage to spike, and mouse pointer becomes less responsive

2010-04-08 Thread Karl Fogel
Thanks for all the help, Bryce. No desktop effects enabled, AFAIK, and no 3D graphics either (I mostly live in Emacs and Firefox). FWIW, I was using an external monitor setup then (mirrored screens, w/ laptop screen and one external screen). Now I'm using just the laptop screen, after rebooting.

[Bug 544556] Re: [Regression] Strech Icon kills plain text preview

2010-03-30 Thread Karl Fogel
Not sure what's up with your email notifications, Jarlath (re https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/launchpad/+question/105949). I've subscribed to this bug too now. I won't, in general, put many test comments here, because I don't want to annoy the others following this bug. But just this one tim

[Bug 426232] Re: From search field, Down key selects first result but doesn't focus it

2009-09-25 Thread Karl Fogel
** Branch linked: lp:~kfogel/launchpadlib/test-branch-please-ignore ** Branch unlinked: lp:~kfogel/launchpadlib/test-branch-please-ignore -- >From search field, Down key selects first result but doesn't focus it https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426232 You received this bug notification because yo

[Bug 764414] Re: private master bugs are confusing and lead to more duplicate filings

2017-02-15 Thread Karl Fogel
+1 on @tafthorne's suggestion in comment#21 that there be a widget that a maintainer can use to easily swap a private master bug with some chosen public duplicate bug. (Actually, nothing about this widget is specifically about private vs public, but I'll talk about it in those terms here, since th

[Bug 764414] Re: private master bugs are confusing and lead to more duplicate filings

2017-02-15 Thread Karl Fogel
Hey, @ubuntu-johnwash. I agree @tafthorne's comment was long, but it also went into more detail than mine (mine left some steps as "exercises for the reader"). I'm glad I was able to summarize the key part for you :-). Yes, would be nice if a maintainer wanted to pick this up. I don't have any

[Bug 480671]

2014-02-17 Thread Karl Fogel
A. Craig West's logic is spot-on. Whether or not the browser-side user approves of case-sensitive usernames, that user doesn't control whether *the site they're visiting* deals in case-sensitive usernames. The browser needs to be able to handle those sites too. Otherwise it's like saying because

[Bug 558657] Re: mouse usage causes Xorg CPU usage to spike, and mouse pointer becomes less responsive

2013-09-18 Thread Karl Fogel
I can't comment reliably on whether it's still an issue or not, as the box where I was reproducing it is no longer running Ubuntu (that machine is vanilla Debian GNU/Linux now, for various reasons unrelated to this bug). But I suspect that after this much time, the bug is probably fixed for everyo

[Bug 480671]

2013-12-13 Thread Karl Fogel
For what it's worth, I too am having this bug, and likewise there is *no user error*. We changed http://wiki.opensource.org/ from Dokuwiki to XWiki, and in the course of this change (I wasn't involved), the wiki superuser account name changed from "admin" to "Admin". But Firefox of course still r

[Bug 558690] Re: parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop

2014-01-09 Thread Karl Fogel
I won't have time to test this with the latest Ubuntu (I'm running stock Debian now, and don't use an external monitor on a regular basis anymore). Given that the report is from almost four years ago, it's probably safe to close it. Thank you. -- You received this bug notification because you a

[Bug 558690] Re: parts of window displayed in wrong place on desktop

2010-06-30 Thread Karl Fogel
FWIW I am also seeing the exact same bug in a fresh Debian 'testing' installation, up-to-date as of 2010-06-30. The box is a Lenovo ThinkPad T510, with a ViewSonic VA2323wm 23" external monitor, and uname says "Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 1 04:34:03 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux". 'xrandr --v