Re: [ubuntu-uk] Helping dual boot/wubi

2012-09-25 Thread Andres Muniz
- Original message - > On 25 September 2012 21:32, Andres wrote: > > > Sorry long email but I do not know how to separate it in chunks. > > > > > > " > > Not all updates can be installed > > run a partial upgrade, to install as many updates as possible. > > This could be cause by: > > *

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.10: advertising lenses

2012-09-25 Thread Avi Greenbury
Alan Lord (News) wrote: > > I'm surprised people even use the Dash/Lens thing. > > I find it rather pointless and slow and almost never have a need to > use it(them) at all. I've found it reasonably good for finding things on Amazon these past couple of days. Not really found a use for it previo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ayatana / Lens searches for tokens only

2012-09-25 Thread Alan Pope
On 25/09/12 16:29, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: Related to that, the Lens searches seem to be based on tokens of entire words, not substrings. They are delimited by whitespace or changes in capitalisation. Is there a bug filed about these issues you outlined? If not, could you please file one/some

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.10: advertising lenses

2012-09-25 Thread Alan Pope
On 25/09/12 09:33, Juergen Schinker wrote: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, They work well for one off projects up to (and sometimes over) a specific target, but not for the ongoing costs associated with running a company. Flattr, Donations wia Bitcoin etc Flattr is good for articles, podcasts,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ayatana / Lens searches for tokens only

2012-09-25 Thread Avi Greenbury
Tyler J. Wagner wrote: > Related to that, the Lens searches seem to be based on tokens of entire > words, not substrings. They are delimited by whitespace or changes in > capitalisation. > > For instance, I have Handbrake installed. The desktop file gives a > description of "HandBrake". The capita

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.10: advertising lenses

2012-09-25 Thread Avi Greenbury
Juergen Schinker wrote: > > > 2) It's uninstallable > > Good but not good enough - the default must be uninstalled This isn't Debian, some would say that's a good thing. > > 3) It's not a constant keepalive, only when you search in the home > > screen of the dash > > 4) It doesn't go directly t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Helping dual boot/wubi

2012-09-25 Thread Andy Braben
On 25 September 2012 21:32, Andres wrote: > Sorry long email but I do not know how to separate it in chunks. > > > " > Not all updates can be installed > run a partial upgrade, to install as many updates as possible. > This could be cause by: > *a previous upgrade that could not complete > *pro

[ubuntu-uk] Helping dual boot/wubi

2012-09-25 Thread Andres
Sorry long email but I do not know how to separate it in chunks. > I attach the screen shots and as mentioned plan to the install the > new system from the SD Card some time on Thursday. > Hello All, Yesterday I tried to help a friend who's installation would not update. I thought it was u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] problem with Radeon driver and screen resolution

2012-09-25 Thread David King
Thanks, it worked for me. So much better without that logo ruining the experience. David K On 25/09/12 19:10, A wrote: Glad it worked out, but i can do one better - how to get rid of that watermark. The solution's plastered all over the internet, but this looks less intimidating than some of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.10: advertising lenses

2012-09-25 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 25/09/12 20:17, keith wrote: On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:18:41 +0100 J Fernyhough wrote: [snip] It will be interesting to see how much referral income you actually get. I'm surprised people even use the Dash/Lens thing. I find it rather pointless and slow and almost never have a need to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.10: advertising lenses

2012-09-25 Thread Alan Bell
On 25/09/12 20:17, keith wrote: On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:18:41 +0100 J Fernyhough wrote: [snip] One solution is pretty straightforward: make online search features an option in the installer (same page as third-party codecs) with a link to the privacy policy etc. [/snip] How about a 'first run

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.10: advertising lenses

2012-09-25 Thread keith
On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:18:41 +0100 J Fernyhough wrote: [snip] > > One solution is pretty straightforward: make online search features an > option in the installer (same page as third-party codecs) with a link > to the privacy policy etc. [/snip] How about a 'first run' screen similar to CentOS/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] problem with Radeon driver and screen resolution

2012-09-25 Thread A
Glad it worked out, but i can do one better - how to get rid of that watermark. The solution's plastered all over the internet, but this looks less intimidating than some of the other sites: http://www.ubunturoot.com/2012/07/remove-amdati-drivers-testing-only.html As for me, I'm on ubuntu 12.10 wa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ayatana / Lens searches for tokens only

2012-09-25 Thread Bruno Girin
On 25/09/12 17:56, Alan Bell wrote: > On 25/09/12 16:29, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: >> Related to that, the Lens searches seem to be based on tokens of entire >> words, not substrings. They are delimited by whitespace or changes in >> capitalisation. >> >> For instance, I have Handbrake installed. > wh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ayatana / Lens searches for tokens only

2012-09-25 Thread Alan Bell
On 25/09/12 16:29, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: Related to that, the Lens searches seem to be based on tokens of entire words, not substrings. They are delimited by whitespace or changes in capitalisation. For instance, I have Handbrake installed. what is that then? trying to reproduce your issue but

Re: [ubuntu-uk] problem with Radeon driver and screen resolution

2012-09-25 Thread David King
On 21/09/12 02:41, A wrote: Hi, David. I've had similar issues to you before and i'd suggest you install the proprietary drivers (fglrx) (it automatically blacklists the radeon driver to avoid conflicts) and then do the following command (sudo aticonfig --initial) before you restart, because t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ayatana / Lens searches for tokens only

2012-09-25 Thread Bruno Girin
Having said this, "handb" and "handbrake" should work. In which case, this sounds like a defect against unity-lens-applications should be raised. On 25/09/12 17:44, Alan Bell wrote: > lenses listen to the seach query, they get a callback when it changes. > They can then use what the user has typed

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ayatana / Lens searches for tokens only

2012-09-25 Thread Alan Bell
lenses listen to the seach query, they get a callback when it changes. They can then use what the user has typed in whatever way they want to get results. This means that one could be doing a substring search, others an exact match, others case insensitive etc. So if it isn't doing a very good

[ubuntu-uk] Ayatana / Lens searches for tokens only

2012-09-25 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
Related to that, the Lens searches seem to be based on tokens of entire words, not substrings. They are delimited by whitespace or changes in capitalisation. For instance, I have Handbrake installed. The desktop file gives a description of "HandBrake". The capital letter B is significant. If I sea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] On the subject of the dash my 2p worth

2012-09-25 Thread Bill B.
On Tue, 2012-09-25 at 15:32 +0100, Bruno Girin wrote: > On 25/09/12 15:26, Bill B. wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I am curious as to why there is all this fuss about a > > not-yet-fully-released dash and how it has distracted all attention away > > from the dash's real problems. > > > > As an example

Re: [ubuntu-uk] On the subject of the dash my 2p worth

2012-09-25 Thread Bruno Girin
On 25/09/12 15:26, Bill B. wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am curious as to why there is all this fuss about a > not-yet-fully-released dash and how it has distracted all attention away > from the dash's real problems. > > As an example I would cite the failure of the apps lens to properly show > required

Re: [ubuntu-uk] On the subject of the dash my 2p worth

2012-09-25 Thread Bruno Girin
On 25/09/12 15:26, Bill B. wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am curious as to why there is all this fuss about a > not-yet-fully-released dash and how it has distracted all attention away > from the dash's real problems. > > As an example I would cite the failure of the apps lens to properly show > required

[ubuntu-uk] On the subject of the dash my 2p worth

2012-09-25 Thread Bill B.
Hi folks, I am curious as to why there is all this fuss about a not-yet-fully-released dash and how it has distracted all attention away from the dash's real problems. As an example I would cite the failure of the apps lens to properly show required applications... I run 12.4.1 fully updated and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.10: advertising lenses

2012-09-25 Thread Alan Bell
On 25/09/12 09:33, Juergen Schinker wrote: Why is there no full Transparancy about this -the more i dig the more comes out... J In a situation where there is no transparency then the more you dig nothing more comes out. What you are experiencing *is* transparency, where the more you dig th

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 12.10: advertising lenses

2012-09-25 Thread Juergen Schinker
> > > Canonical could engage in other ways gaining Revenue than > > patronizing end-users > > > > Suggestions welcome. We'd love to hear them! > Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Flattr, Donations wia Bitcoin etc > > A constant keepalive to Amazon is also not acceptable... > > > > 1) It's not j