| 2008-04-23 07:10:05 |
ubuntu4fun |
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| 2008-04-23 07:18:03 |
ubuntu4fun |
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Binary package hint: xubuntu-default-settings
1. I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron RC with all the updates available installed.
2. Packages important in this case are as follows: Xfce 4 Desktop Environment
version 4.4.2 (Xfce 4.4), GIMP 2.4.5, ristretto 0.0.18.
3. After fresh install and updating the system I wanted to view some of my photos.
It is obvious that if someone wants to browse some pictures/photos/wallpapers etc. the image viewer should be used to open this type of files as a default app. Users wants most often to VIEW the image file, not to EDIT them.
4. When I tried to open a first photo (JPG) in the folder the photo was opened with the GIMP Image Editor, not with the ristretto 0.0.18 the image viewer. I don't know if such a bug exist also for other graphic file formats but it definitely takes place for JPG files.
This bug is very annoying especially when you want to browse a folder with a lot of pictures. A picture is opened with the gimp image EDITOR, you have to wait when all the GIMP extensions are loaded and waste your time. Every single image has to be opened manually, you can't easy open the next image with the GIMP.
Solution:
Immediately replace default application to open images with the image VIEWER not with the image EDITOR.
BTW:
Ristretto 0.0.18 - "a fast and lightweight picture-viewer for the Xfce desktop environment" seems to be in early stage of the development. When I browsed a folder containing 31 photos with Ristretto the memory usage reached up to 111,5 MB (!) when browsing files very fast. Is this really LIGHTWEIGHT picture-viewer?
I decided to download GPicView 0.1.9 from GetDeb.net to take a deeper look at the problem.
( http://www.getdeb.net/search.php?keywords=GPicView )
It is said at the GetDeb.net website: "GPicView is a simple and fast image viewer with low memory usage. This little program is not aimed to be powerful or feature-rich. It's aimed to replace the default image viewer of current desktop systems. Fast-startup, low memory usage, and simple user interface make it a good choice for default viewer. "
While browsing the same folder of photos with GPicView the average memory usage was about 21.4 MB (started from 19 MB and sometimes reached 36 MB). How can you compare 111,5 MB with 36 MB?
I think these bugs should be fixed BEFORE the final Hardy LTS release.
Thanks. |
Binary package hint: xubuntu-default-settings
1. I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron RC with all the updates available installed.
2. Packages important in this case are as follows: Xfce 4 Desktop Environment
version 4.4.2 (Xfce 4.4), GIMP 2.4.5, ristretto 0.0.18.
3. After fresh install and updating the system I wanted to view some of my photos.
It is obvious that if someone wants to browse some pictures/photos/wallpapers etc. the image viewer should be used to open this type of files as a default app. Users wants most often to VIEW the image file, not to EDIT them.
4. When I tried to open a first photo (JPG) in the folder the photo was opened with the GIMP Image Editor, not with the ristretto 0.0.18 the image viewer. I don't know if such a bug exist also for other graphic file formats but it definitely takes place for JPG files.
This bug is very annoying especially when you want to browse a folder with a lot of pictures. A picture is opened with the gimp image EDITOR, you have to wait when all the GIMP extensions are loaded and waste your time. Every single image has to be opened manually, you can't easy open the next image with the GIMP.
Solution:
Immediately replace default application to open images with the image VIEWER not with the image EDITOR.
BTW:
Ristretto 0.0.18 - "a fast and lightweight picture-viewer for the Xfce desktop environment" seems to be in early stage of the development. When I browsed a folder containing 31 photos with Ristretto the memory usage reached up to 111,5 MB (!) when browsing files very fast. Is this really LIGHTWEIGHT picture-viewer?
I decided to download GPicView 0.1.9 from GetDeb.net to take a deeper look at the problem.
( http://www.getdeb.net/search.php?keywords=GPicView )
It is said at the GetDeb.net website: "GPicView is a simple and fast image viewer with low memory usage. This little program is not aimed to be powerful or feature-rich. It's aimed to replace the default image viewer of current desktop systems. Fast-startup, low memory usage, and simple user interface make it a good choice for default viewer. " In addition this image browser has minimal lib dependency: only pure GTK+ is used
(have a look at: http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php/GPicView ).
While browsing the same folder of photos with GPicView the average memory usage was about 21.4 MB (started from 19 MB and sometimes reached 36 MB). How can you compare 111,5 MB with 36 MB?
I think these bugs should be fixed BEFORE the final Hardy LTS release.
Thanks. |
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| 2008-04-23 07:18:42 |
ubuntu4fun |
description |
Binary package hint: xubuntu-default-settings
1. I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron RC with all the updates available installed.
2. Packages important in this case are as follows: Xfce 4 Desktop Environment
version 4.4.2 (Xfce 4.4), GIMP 2.4.5, ristretto 0.0.18.
3. After fresh install and updating the system I wanted to view some of my photos.
It is obvious that if someone wants to browse some pictures/photos/wallpapers etc. the image viewer should be used to open this type of files as a default app. Users wants most often to VIEW the image file, not to EDIT them.
4. When I tried to open a first photo (JPG) in the folder the photo was opened with the GIMP Image Editor, not with the ristretto 0.0.18 the image viewer. I don't know if such a bug exist also for other graphic file formats but it definitely takes place for JPG files.
This bug is very annoying especially when you want to browse a folder with a lot of pictures. A picture is opened with the gimp image EDITOR, you have to wait when all the GIMP extensions are loaded and waste your time. Every single image has to be opened manually, you can't easy open the next image with the GIMP.
Solution:
Immediately replace default application to open images with the image VIEWER not with the image EDITOR.
BTW:
Ristretto 0.0.18 - "a fast and lightweight picture-viewer for the Xfce desktop environment" seems to be in early stage of the development. When I browsed a folder containing 31 photos with Ristretto the memory usage reached up to 111,5 MB (!) when browsing files very fast. Is this really LIGHTWEIGHT picture-viewer?
I decided to download GPicView 0.1.9 from GetDeb.net to take a deeper look at the problem.
( http://www.getdeb.net/search.php?keywords=GPicView )
It is said at the GetDeb.net website: "GPicView is a simple and fast image viewer with low memory usage. This little program is not aimed to be powerful or feature-rich. It's aimed to replace the default image viewer of current desktop systems. Fast-startup, low memory usage, and simple user interface make it a good choice for default viewer. " In addition this image browser has minimal lib dependency: only pure GTK+ is used
(have a look at: http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php/GPicView ).
While browsing the same folder of photos with GPicView the average memory usage was about 21.4 MB (started from 19 MB and sometimes reached 36 MB). How can you compare 111,5 MB with 36 MB?
I think these bugs should be fixed BEFORE the final Hardy LTS release.
Thanks. |
Binary package hint: xubuntu-default-settings
1. I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron RC with all the updates available installed.
2. Packages important in this case are as follows: Xfce 4 Desktop Environment
version 4.4.2 (Xfce 4.4), GIMP 2.4.5, ristretto 0.0.18.
3. After fresh install and updating the system I wanted to view some of my photos.
It is obvious that if someone wants to browse some pictures/photos/wallpapers etc. the image viewer should be used to open this type of files as a default app. Users wants most often to VIEW the image file, not to EDIT them.
4. When I tried to open a first photo (JPG) in the folder the photo was opened with the GIMP Image Editor, not with the ristretto 0.0.18 the image viewer. I don't know if such a bug exist also for other graphic file formats but it definitely takes place for JPG files.
This bug is very annoying especially when you want to browse a folder with a lot of pictures. A picture is opened with the gimp image EDITOR, you have to wait when all the GIMP extensions are loaded and waste your time. Every single image has to be opened manually, you can't easy open the next image with the GIMP.
Solution:
Immediately replace default application to open images with the image VIEWER not with the image EDITOR.
BTW:
Ristretto 0.0.18 - "a fast and lightweight picture-viewer for the Xfce desktop environment" seems to be in early stage of the development. When I browsed a folder containing 31 photos with Ristretto the memory usage reached up to 111,5 MB (!) when browsing files very fast. Is this really LIGHTWEIGHT picture-viewer?
I decided to download GPicView 0.1.9 from GetDeb.net to take a deeper look at the problem.
( http://www.getdeb.net/search.php?keywords=GPicView )
It is said at the GetDeb.net website: "GPicView is a simple and fast image viewer with low memory usage. This little program is not aimed to be powerful or feature-rich. It's aimed to replace the default image viewer of current desktop systems. Fast-startup, low memory usage, and simple user interface make it a good choice for default viewer. " In addition this image browser has minimal lib dependency: only pure GTK+ is used
(have a look at: http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php/GPicView ).
While browsing the same folder of photos with GPicView the average memory usage was about 21.4 MB (started from 19 MB and sometimes reached 36 MB). How can you compare 111,5 MB with 36 MB?
I think these bugs should be fixed BEFORE the final Hardy LTS (!) release.
Thanks. |
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| 2008-04-27 09:55:51 |
Cody A.W. Somerville |
xubuntu-default-settings: importance |
Undecided |
Medium |
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| 2008-04-27 09:55:51 |
Cody A.W. Somerville |
xubuntu-default-settings: status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2008-04-27 09:55:51 |
Cody A.W. Somerville |
xubuntu-default-settings: milestone |
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ubuntu-8.04.1 |
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| 2008-04-27 11:21:16 |
ubuntu4fun |
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| 2008-04-27 21:12:13 |
ubuntu4fun |
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added attachment 'unnamed' (unnamed) |
| 2008-05-22 03:33:02 |
Cody A.W. Somerville |
xubuntu-default-settings: status |
Confirmed |
Triaged |
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| 2008-06-07 00:12:02 |
Steve Langasek |
xubuntu-default-settings: status |
New |
Triaged |
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| 2008-06-07 00:12:02 |
Steve Langasek |
xubuntu-default-settings: importance |
Undecided |
Medium |
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| 2008-06-07 00:12:23 |
Steve Langasek |
xubuntu-default-settings: milestone |
ubuntu-8.04.1 |
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| 2008-06-15 09:20:06 |
Launchpad Janitor |
xubuntu-default-settings: status |
Triaged |
Fix Released |
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| 2008-06-30 18:40:28 |
Cody A.W. Somerville |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Package Archive Administrators |
| 2008-07-01 16:51:52 |
Cody A.W. Somerville |
xubuntu-default-settings: milestone |
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ubuntu-8.04.1 |
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| 2008-07-01 16:52:13 |
Cody A.W. Somerville |
xubuntu-default-settings: importance |
Medium |
High |
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| 2008-07-02 16:01:05 |
Cody A.W. Somerville |
description |
Binary package hint: xubuntu-default-settings
1. I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron RC with all the updates available installed.
2. Packages important in this case are as follows: Xfce 4 Desktop Environment
version 4.4.2 (Xfce 4.4), GIMP 2.4.5, ristretto 0.0.18.
3. After fresh install and updating the system I wanted to view some of my photos.
It is obvious that if someone wants to browse some pictures/photos/wallpapers etc. the image viewer should be used to open this type of files as a default app. Users wants most often to VIEW the image file, not to EDIT them.
4. When I tried to open a first photo (JPG) in the folder the photo was opened with the GIMP Image Editor, not with the ristretto 0.0.18 the image viewer. I don't know if such a bug exist also for other graphic file formats but it definitely takes place for JPG files.
This bug is very annoying especially when you want to browse a folder with a lot of pictures. A picture is opened with the gimp image EDITOR, you have to wait when all the GIMP extensions are loaded and waste your time. Every single image has to be opened manually, you can't easy open the next image with the GIMP.
Solution:
Immediately replace default application to open images with the image VIEWER not with the image EDITOR.
BTW:
Ristretto 0.0.18 - "a fast and lightweight picture-viewer for the Xfce desktop environment" seems to be in early stage of the development. When I browsed a folder containing 31 photos with Ristretto the memory usage reached up to 111,5 MB (!) when browsing files very fast. Is this really LIGHTWEIGHT picture-viewer?
I decided to download GPicView 0.1.9 from GetDeb.net to take a deeper look at the problem.
( http://www.getdeb.net/search.php?keywords=GPicView )
It is said at the GetDeb.net website: "GPicView is a simple and fast image viewer with low memory usage. This little program is not aimed to be powerful or feature-rich. It's aimed to replace the default image viewer of current desktop systems. Fast-startup, low memory usage, and simple user interface make it a good choice for default viewer. " In addition this image browser has minimal lib dependency: only pure GTK+ is used
(have a look at: http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php/GPicView ).
While browsing the same folder of photos with GPicView the average memory usage was about 21.4 MB (started from 19 MB and sometimes reached 36 MB). How can you compare 111,5 MB with 36 MB?
I think these bugs should be fixed BEFORE the final Hardy LTS (!) release.
Thanks. |
A regression has developed in the xubuntu-default-settings package when the gdm settings was inappropriately "re-synced"" with Ubuntu's which results in the proper xinitrc script not being executed by default which consequentially resulted in a number of bugs such as the screen saver not properly starting and improper/unexpected session settings. This is a serious regression.
A work around is available that involves the user clicking the "session" button at the login screen and specifically selecting Xfce4 before logging in. This will result in the proper login process taking place. Users can make Xfce4 their default session so that they are no longer affected by this regression. As expected, users who had installed Ubuntu previously before installing Xubuntu will not have experienced this problem since they would have to take this action to login to the xfce4 desktop in the first place (or users who have selected the Xfce4 session specifically for whatever reason).
To determine if a user is affected, they will meet the following criteria:
1) They most likely will have installed Xubuntu first or have no other Ubuntu derivative installed;
2) The contents of ~/.dmrc will most likely be as follows (as enclosed by [File ...] ... [/File]):
[File ~/.dmrc]
[Desktop]
Session=default
[/File]
To confirm, output of ~/.xsession-errors can be examined.
Users whose ~/.dmrc file read "Session=xfce4" will experience the normal login process and are not affected.
The fix for this bug is to update the gdm config file shipped in xubuntu-default-settings to use the xfce4.desktop session file instead of default.desktop and to notify users of the existing install the possible need to follow the workaround procedure.
TEST:
1. Install Xubuntu vanilla.
2. Login
3. Determine that /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc did not execute on login (a good indicator would be that gnome-screensaver is not running)
4. Install updated package
5. Login again, /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc should have executed on login (or at least for new users)
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| 2008-07-02 16:01:05 |
Cody A.W. Somerville |
title |
[Hardy] Wrong default image browser |
[Hardy] Xfce4 xinitrc script not executed on login |
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| 2008-07-03 15:59:47 |
Martin Pitt |
xubuntu-default-settings: status |
Triaged |
Fix Committed |
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| 2008-07-03 15:59:47 |
Martin Pitt |
xubuntu-default-settings: milestone |
ubuntu-8.04.1 |
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| 2008-07-03 16:00:12 |
Martin Pitt |
bug |
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added subscriber SRU Verification |
| 2008-07-12 11:18:30 |
Cody A.W. Somerville |
bug |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Package Archive Administrators |
| 2008-07-14 08:00:36 |
Martin Pitt |
xubuntu-default-settings: status |
Fix Committed |
Fix Released |
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| 2009-07-25 13:48:09 |
Launchpad Janitor |
branch linked |
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lp:ubuntu/karmic/xubuntu-default-settings |
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| 2009-07-25 13:53:29 |
Launchpad Janitor |
branch linked |
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lp:~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/hardy/xubuntu-default-settings/hardy-proposed |
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