X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=UbuntuPaperCuts;h=04707ad6e68393a7f53f20fe744c751e26f9dd87;hp=921f6053d58c1499039e233b2ef6a9790d53c18e;hb=d02da9191ffa7b6019c16e2f623111f456a149dc;hpb=55d8d3b3121eaa195019db112884aea20a45652e diff --git a/UbuntuPaperCuts b/UbuntuPaperCuts index 921f605..04707ad 100644 --- a/UbuntuPaperCuts +++ b/UbuntuPaperCuts @@ -13,15 +13,14 @@ # Why can't the desktop remember that I don't want mirrored displays when I connect my laptop to the docking station? * this bug actually can't be reproduced every time I plug in an external monitor. It's hard to tell if there's an underlying logic. - # oneiric regression: When I connect a monitor to the DisplayPort output, sometimes the sound output also switches to it (but sometimes it doesn't, I couldn't figure out why). The sound output setting is buried deep into Control Panel / Sound Settings / Hardware / Profile, so it took me a while to figure out what had happened the first time. + # oneiric regression: Sometimes when I switch on the DisplayPort output the sound also switches to it, but not consistently. - # oneiric regression: (related, but distinct from previous bug) sometimes when I switch on the DisplayPort output I get no sound output at all, no matter how I set the Profile in Sound Settings. The only way to make sound work again is power cycling the external monitor. + # oneiric regression: We've lost the workspace previews in the panel. There's indicator-workspaces on Launchpad ([[https://launchpad.net/~geod/+archive/ppa-geod]]), but it only shows the current desktop number. - # oneiric regression: no workspace previews in the panel. There's indicator-workspaces on Launchpad ([[https://launchpad.net/~geod/+archive/ppa-geod]]), but it doesn't start automatically at login. + # --oneiric regression: The System Load indicator doesn't start automatically on login-- - # oneiric regression: The System Load indicator doesn't start automatically on login. - - # oneiric regression: Tray icons, including the bluetooth icon and the KTorrent icon, sometimes disappears from the panel. The icons can still be seen by opening the unity-2d-panel. + # --oneiric regression: Tray icons, including the bluetooth icon and the KTorrent icon, sometimes disappears from the panel. The icons can still be seen by opening the unity-2d-panel.-- + * FIXED in Precise # --menus of GTK3 applications appear in the window itself rather than in the Unity panel-- * oneiric regression @@ -37,28 +36,42 @@ * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/803943]]: compiz consuming a lot of cpu * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/888039]]: Gradual degradation in desktop performance. * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/891744]]: Dragging windows stutter during and after grid animation + * Improved in Precise, but there's still high cpu usage in some cases (see bugs) - # When switching workspaces, focus can sometimes go to a window hidden behind another full-screen window. Compiz does not seem to remember which window previously had focus in each workspace. + # --When switching workspaces, focus can go to a window hidden behind another full-screen window. Compiz does not seem to remember which window previously had focus in each workspace.-- * oneiric regression + * FIXED in Precise - # long-time issue, confirmed on precise: When the video mode changes, full-screen windows often get shuffled on different workspaces and don't come back to their original locations when the resolution changes back. This is particularly annoying when plugging/unplugging monitors. + # When the video mode changes, full-screen windows get shuffled to different workspaces and don't come back to their original locations when the resolution changes back. This is particularly annoying when plugging/unplugging monitors. + * this is a longstanding issue with compiz + * confirmed on Precise # the "Desktop Cube" plugin of Compiz makes the display flicker briefly every time I switch workspace. This happens both with a Thinkpad X201 (Arrandale) and X200s (GM45). * oneiric regression * confirmed on precise - # If I drag an icon around in Nautilus, I can often make Compiz hang. Restarting Unity from the console often cures the problem. + # --If I drag an icon around in Nautilus, I can often make Compiz hang after a while. Restarting Unity from the console often cures the problem.-- + * FIXED in Precise # While dragging icons or other objects, I can only switch workspaces by going to the left edge. It doesn't work on the right. This happens with both "Desktop Wall" and "Desktop Cube". + * In precise, desktop switching works on both edges, but the screen flickers awfully + + # You can't abort icon dragging with the ESC key + * Oneiric regression + * Confirmed on Precise + # When I drag a window over the edge to another desktop, the mouse cursor jumps to the left or to the right, outside of the window title. + * Confirmed on Precise === Session management === - # confirmed on precise: There's no longer a way to save the X session? Before, it was working only for some applications, but it was still a big time saver after a reboot. + # There's no longer a way to save the X session? Before it was working only for some applications, but it was still a big time saver after a reboot. * oneiric regression + * confirmed on precise - # Switch User Account locks my current session and then doesn't bring up the login screen. (I'm running gdm, not lightdm) + # --Switch User Account locks my current session and then doesn't bring up the login screen. (I'm running gdm, not lightdm)-- * oneiric regression + * works with lightdm === Unity Dock === @@ -66,7 +79,9 @@ * oneiric regression * fixed in precise - # There's a "Workspace Switcher" on the dock that doesn't do anything when I click on it. It's totally dead and I cannot even remove it. I have 4 virtual desktops and the Desktop Wall plugin is enabled. + # --There's a dead "Workspace Switcher" icon on the dock that doesn't do anything when I click on it and I cannot even remove it from the dock-- + * It turns out that this icon works only if you enable Expo in compiz. Ok, but why can't I get rid of it?? + * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/921271 # --There's a trashcan icon on my dock that brings up a new tab in browser-- * fixed in oneiric @@ -77,40 +92,56 @@ * NOTABUG: works this way by design :-( * Workaround: uninstall notify-osd and install notification-daemon - # --I can't configure the key to switch focus to the launcher to Super alone. I had to resort to Super-space, which is not comfortable for me-- * fixed in oneiric - # If I edit preferences in ccsm, sometimes Unity does not pick them up until restarted. + # --If I edit preferences in ccsm, sometimes Unity does not pick them up until restarted-- + * I haven't seen this in a while, it's probably fixed + # When I enable or disable a plugin in ccsm, sometimes compiz hangs. If I kill it, it takes down the whole X server + * See: http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/Xorg-crashed-on-compiz-close.0.log + * Confirmed on Precise === Applications === - # The Gnome Control Center (aka System Settings) often closes when clicking on icons. I suspect it's simply crashing. + # --The Gnome Control Center (aka System Settings) often closes when clicking on icons. I suspect it's simply crashing.-- * oneiric regression + * Fixed in Precise - # Evolution 3: the (webkit based) mail preview pane sometimes "crashes". It remains blank or garbled and there's no way to restore it until I restart the application. + # --Evolution 3: the (webkit based) mail preview pane sometimes "crashes". It remains blank or garbled and there's no way to restore it until I restart the application.-- + * Fixed in Precise - # Evolution 3: forgets my Google account password every time I start it. Works with other IMAP accounts. + # --Evolution 3: forgets my Google account password every time I start it. Works with other IMAP accounts.-- + * Fixed in Precise - # Evolution 3: my Google calendars no longer show up (no errors are displayed). The CalDAV calendars still work. + # --Evolution 3: my Google calendars no longer show up (no errors are displayed). The CalDAV calendars still work.-- + * Fixed in Precise - # Evolution 3: sometimes Evolution just stops polling for email until I restart it + # --Evolution 3: sometimes Evolution just stops polling for email until I restart it-- + * Fixed in Precise - # Evolution 3: sometimes Evolution hangs during shutdown until I kill it from the terminal + # Evolution 3: sometimes Evolution hangs on shutdown until I kill it from the terminal - # Evolution 3: this might sound like a rant, but due to many other stability issues with Evolution, my email experience has become really miserable in Oneiric. + # --Evolution 3: this might sound like a rant, but due to many other stability issues with Evolution, my email experience has become really miserable in Oneiric.-- + * Decent in Precise === Hardware support === + # When I connect a monitor to the DisplayPort output, sometimes the sound output also switches to it (but sometimes it doesn't, I couldn't figure out why). The sound output setting is buried deep into Control Panel / Sound Settings / Hardware / Profile, so it took me a while to figure out what had happened the first time. + * oneiric regression + + # HDMI/DisplayPort sound no longer works + * Probably this kernel 3.2 regression: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/973704 + * Fixed in upstream kernel 3.4 + # If I unplug AC while the lid is closed, the laptop does not automatically suspend. This is very dangerous because you can accidentally store your laptop in a backpack while it's still running. * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/886629 - - # Wifi becomes incredibly slow after a few minutes of use (like, 1-2kb/s). This is a an Intel iwlagn 6250. I tried all kernels all the way to 3.2 with no improvement. The only workaround I could find is disabling 802.11n support. + # --Wifi becomes incredibly slow after a few minutes of use (like, 1-2kb/s). This is a an Intel iwlagn 6250. I tried all kernels all the way to 3.2 with no improvement. The only workaround I could find is disabling 802.11n support.-- * Likely this bug: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=131914553920614&w=2 - + * Fixed in precise + # --My jWin Bluetooth headphones stop working when there's no sound output for about 30 seconds. After this, all applications that try to play some sound will hang until I disconnect the bluetooth device-- * Fixed in kernel 3.2 @@ -123,8 +154,9 @@ === Upgrade issues === - # After upgrading to Oneiric, the machine became unbootable due to an incomplete /run migration. There's a bug in Launchpad, but it's not getting any attention. + # --After upgrading to Oneiric, the machine became unbootable due to an incomplete /run migration. There's a bug in Launchpad, but it's not getting any attention.-- * breaks boot + * Maybe fixed in Precise # My home is dm-crypt encrypted, alghough not with luks. After upgrading to Oneiric, it was no longer being mounted because mount thought it was of type minixfs. WTF?? To fix this, I had to pass '-n nominix' to blkid in /lib/cryptsetup/checks/un_blkid. This filtering was present in an earlier version of cryptsetup, but it has been removed in 2:1.1.3-1. * breaks boot @@ -135,4 +167,9 @@ * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/613273 * FIXED: incomplete /run migration - # Apport no longer starts when something crashes in my unity session. It works for newly created users. \ No newline at end of file + # Apport no longer starts when something crashes in my unity session. It works for newly created users. + + # --Tool tips have become black on black (hence, unreadable)-- + * Confirmed on Precise + * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk2-engines/+bug/144968 + * I fixed this myself by editing sutff in dconf, but... wtf ubuntu!