Evolution setup label not visible

[Nick Callaghan]

Binary package hint: evolution

Evolution setup following entering your email address field labels disappear

Natty 11.04
2.32.2-0ubuntu4 (evolution)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: evolution 2.32.2-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 5 23:45:19 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110330)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: evolution
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Abe (baretobareto)]

I'm having the same issue so I fill a report because didn't found this report before.
Although, pressing down the ALT key the text appear again but still dissapear after rollover the forward button.

[Alex Palcuie (palcuiealex)]

It affects all the steps in the first setup, not only the email address step. If you hover the mouse over the fields or you press Alt, the fields appear again.

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

This is highly likely to be caused by compiz doing something with the labels (or just because effects are activated); opening a compiz task.

[Abe (baretobareto)]

The effects are activated becuase that's the default installation for Ubuntu. Although I do switch to "Ubuntu Classic (no effects" at the logon screen and the bug persist. So that's mean is not a compiz bug, isn't?
I do notice that this bug is present only in my "first account setting" the one with the "Welcome screen" if I already have a account and I just add another one the bug is not present.
I hope all the above make sense my English is not that good.

[Abe (baretobareto)]

Ubuntu Classic (no effects) session, same issue

[Abe (baretobareto)]

I've just installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu 11.04 download today and I don't find the but reported previously. Maybe we can close this?

[Lukáš Machyán (phobulos)]

I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04 from 10.10 yesterday. I didn't notice this problem in previous version but I have it in 11.04.

[Hrvoje Bukša (hrx)]

Yesterday I did a fresh install of 11.04 amd64 and I can confirm that the bug is still present in both Unity and Classic, with or without Compiz. Using Abe's Alt key tip, I managed to setup Evolution. Labels also disappear when adding a new account and resizing the Evolution Account Assistant window to a larger size (see attachment) using window edges or handle in the bottom right corner of the window.

[Swâmi Petaramesh (swami-petaramesh)]

Bug confirmed to exist yesterday 30/04/11

[Abe (baretobareto)]

Yes bug present when resizing the Evolution Account Assistant Window. Didn't test it early.
I am using a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.04 i386 and a intel integrated mobile graphic card.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

bug #753667 seems similar, some users reported that their issue is happening due evolution-rss, do you have package installed?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

closing the compiz bug since that happens to some users without it

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

bug #772461 is similar

[Swâmi Petaramesh (swami-petaramesh)]

@Sebastien Bacher #12 : No, I do not have evolution-rss installed, so it definitely isn't the cause for this.

[randy f (r1970nyc)]

I have the same problem evelution email address fields are all grayed out when I want to set up a new email account. I am running ubuntu 11.04 stable version.

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

Low seems a strange priority for a bug which prevents users from setting up an email account on the default installation.

[Yevgen Antimirov (turist)]

It looks like no one cares about Evolution anymore, with Thunderbird planned to be a replacement for next Ubuntu.

[Swâmi Petaramesh (swami-petaramesh)]

Should we say nobody cared for the past 5 years, which is the age of some "Evolution window too big for 1024x768 displays" bugs ?

[Hampus (hampe-frojdholm)]

I got the same problem, though maximising the window brings the text back.

[tecywiz121 (tecywiz121)]

Any progress on this?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

is that still an issue in Oneiric?

[Yevgen Antimirov (turist)]

2Sebastien Bacher: Canonical decided to switch to Thunderbird. I guess the issue has a very low priority now.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Evolution is still supported and it's likely quite some users will keep running it, would it only be in business scenario where a calendar or exchange integration is required, we should fix that issue

[Jörg Frings-Fürst (jff-de)]

natty not longer supported
please change status to Won't Fix

[Jörg Frings-Fürst (jff-de)]

done