BitBudget's indicator icon loaded at startup (to the Gnome title bar) when I purchased it on March 14 and the program seemed to perform normally. On March 26 the indicator icon failed to appear on the title bar and that situation has persisted ever since. Since the indicator fails to appear, I assume the program is no longer functioning. I can go through the Gnome menu system to activate BitBudget manually, but when I do I can see the reported data totals are far smaller than they actually are. This is another indication to me that BitBudget has been on a vacation.
In the "Preferences" section of BitBudget, I have selected both "Indicator" and "Notifications" for "Desktop Integration." Do I select Base 2 or Base 10 data units? I have no idea. The user is given no explanation what these are or how to make a selection. Another complaint: Even when the indicator icon is present it can hardly be seen. The icon has almost no contrast with the light-colored title bar. (I'm using the Gnome Classic Interface.) If these bugs are not resolved I will request my money ($2.99) be refunded.
Additional information on 2013-04-22.
The BitBudget indicator icon appeared (after a long vacation) but was soon replaced by a red triangle with an exclamation point inside. (Error alert)
This error message was present: The update information is outdated. This may be caused by network problems or by a repository that is no longer available. Please update manually by clicking on this icon and then selecting 'Check for updates' and check if some of the listed repositories fail.
When 'Check for updates' was clicked, the system cranked along and then this error message was returned:
backend_helper.py Failed to download repository information. Check your Internet connection.
W:Failed to fetch https:/ /private- ppa.launchpad. net/commercial- ppa-uploaders/ bitbudget/ ubuntu/ dists/precise/ main/binary- i386/Packages The requested URL returned error:401 ,E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
I am not a Linux geek. I need the BitBudget developer or other Ubuntu experts to step in and please solve these issues. Thank you. -- Tim Cook