Closing bug as it was configuration related. Not to say I don't agree with you, but this would need to be filed upstream as a feature request. FYI, feature requests upstream get closed out immediately unless a patch is attached.
** Changed in: mythtv (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Rejected -- mythtv front end crashes when opening programming guide https://launchpad.net/bugs/80337 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs