The biggest bug that you have to deal with daily?

Abraxas · l33t Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 814

I have two bugs that annoy me equally. The first one is with Window Maker. If I change workspaces and then change back again to a program that was left running I cannot get the program to get focus unless I shade and unshade the window. It makes changing between workspaces really annoying. The second bug that I frustrates the hell out of me is the mouse over bug in firefox's bookmarks. The highlight will disappear for a second when you stop scrolling through the list and you will have to move the pointer to get a highlight again. It turns a simple selection into a annoying process. It is possible that the mouse over bug has been solved in newer versions as I am running 0.9.3, but I haven't heard any evidence that the bug has been fixed. What bugs irk you on a consistent basis?
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int2str · Guru Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 362

Your bugs sound fixable. Are there existing bugzilla bugs for the issues you mentionend?

As for me, too many things to list unfortunately .... Sometimes I wonder why I went Linux. But hey, whats the alternative...

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asiobob · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:08 pm Post subject:

on gome2.8, with gmin rather than fam.

soemtimes, gam-server goes up to CPU100% so I have to
a) exit gnome
b) kill gam_server
c) start gnome

sometimes, it starts (gam_server_ but file alternations are not picked up

nightm4re · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:14 pm Post subject:

yes, i know its buggy to begin with and only supposed to be a proof of concept, but theres this one bug in xcompmgr that pisses me off all the time, and thats when you scroll it kind of ghosts the text above. doens't happen all the time, and usually only when scrolling up, but man it gets annoying having to shade/unshade a window just to see the text again.
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amiatrome · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:33 pm Post subject:

The Shift-Click bug that resides in the program, Me.

I spend a whole day in the library using IE sometimes(online lectures use a WMP plugin). I would have to hold Shift to open a link in a new window.

What annoys the hell outta me is that when I get back to my hostel room and use Firefox, I find myself holding Shift down instead of using the mouse gesture.
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Unne · l33t Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 616

Soft-restarting FVWM sometimes causes it to forget to swallow the date script into my FvwmButtons and I have to restart FVWM again. I'm not thinking of any other bugs at all.
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mikkelhoegh · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:33 pm Post subject:

that of beeing unable to use native (non-ASCII) chars in my terminals.
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Byrne · n00b Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 19

Copy/paste/clipboard behavior in Gnome: closing the copy source makes it unable to paste the selection. Then I have to open the copy source again and then....well, you get the picture.

I believe a lot has been said about this already. :wink:

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Abraxas · l33t Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 814

mholtz · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:02 pm Post subject:

I am often frustrated when I attempt to scroll a Gnome Terminal window up. The window does not refresh correctly, and ends up leaving previous terminal output illegible.

spb · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:14 pm Post subject:

Portage dies when it tries to install a file that has an SF_IMMUTABLE flag on it. That gets irritating; it means that we need to jump through all sorts of hoops in ebuilds to get it working properly.

castorilo · Apprentice Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 157

Kmail freezes UI while checking for new email and filter them with spamassassin.

This one causes me seasures and makes foam come out of my mouth.

This bug in kde's bugzilla.

cptmorgan · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:08 pm Post subject:

if im ever compiling or working the cpu and i reload FVWM, it forgets to load the pager or icon dock.... worst off when it forgets the menu and i have to ctrl+alt+backspace, errrrr

solatis · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject:

You know, I'm absolutely sure there is a bug that I have to cope with on a daily basis, however, it seems like I'm so used to the bug I don't remember what it is!

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Zugot · n00b Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 23

HPUX

thats it

papal_authority · Veteran Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1823 Location: Canada

The latest Firefox 1.0 Preview can lock up X pretty good occasionally. Other than that, which is hardly Gentoo's fault, my Gentoo box is super stable

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etnoy · Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:57 pm Post subject:

piquadrat · Guru Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Posts: 301 Location: Switzerland

This one. I can hardly read most messages from my ICQ buddies...

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SewerBeing · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 117

the ati drivers enough said
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thechris · Veteran Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Posts: 1203

openoffice windows in fluxbox don't close, but rather turn grey. cannot be closed...

3nd3r · n00b Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 38 Location: /dev/null

well when i went into the bathroom there was a big roach in the toilet.

>Octoploid< · n00b Joined: 27 Jun 2004 Posts: 57