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madnickbug 88640104:31
ubottuLaunchpad bug 886401 in gthumb (Ubuntu) "xubuntu gthumb does not set desktop background" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/88640104:31
madnickinfact the entire prodecure is gnome centric04:32
madnickhowever the exact issue is this:04:32
madnick#define DESKTOP_BACKGROUND_PROPERTIES_COMMAND "gnome-appearance-properties --show-page=background"04:32
holsteinhmmm04:33
holsteinit works for me04:33
madnickto click settings?04:33
holsteinmaybe because i have gnome services enabled04:33
holsteinright-click and 'set as wallpaper'04:34
holsteinis that whats borked?04:34
madnickWell, that may be due to not having gnome services, but clicking settings afterwards04:34
madnickis broken, even with, i suspect04:35
holsteinnot sure... i get the wallpaper set, and im unable to reproduce a settings error04:36
madnickOh04:36
holsteini'll re-read the bug though04:36
holsteinmaybe im not doing it right04:36
madnickIf it works, comment that he could enable gnome-services :P04:36
holsteinyeah, that would tell us if that is the fix i suppose04:37
madnickAnother issue is that, logging in with an XFCE session04:45
madnickoverwrites some data related to appearence04:45
nikolamHi. How to report a bug about ubuntu-bug unable to report bugs?09:55
astraljavahttps://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+filebug10:04
nikolamok, I did not know that reporting bugs on LP without ubuntu-bug works again10:08
astraljavaIt's been working for quite a while now.10:08
nikolamah, it was a long time I reported bug, too. Ok, thanks.10:11
astraljavaNo prob.10:11
SiDiI can't believe gmusicbrowser has been set to default. The volume button in the app doesn't even work (ok, that MIGHT be because of Gstreamer, didnt check backtraces :D).11:38
knomeSiDi, it's much lighter and now better-looking too than exaile11:52
knomeSiDi, the problem with the volume control exists in oneiric only, afaik11:52
knome(i don't really know since i only use the hardware volume control11:52
SiDiknome: it's less intuitive imho. And there are things that are just confusing, the way playlists are managed is not straightforward, and I've had a hard time finding how to use the queue/current playlist/saved playlists, and what was this thing in the right side. I also didnt find how to sort albums by artists, there is no management of compilations (making it hard to find all songs of an album)11:55
SiDiAlso, why does the app tell you to go to the settings when the library is empty? A big "Add music to library" button could be added with no effort, and it would make it easier for users, who wouldnt have to find the settings icon and then browse through menus, to get their first experience of the player11:56
knomeSiDi, there is management for compilations12:00
knomeSiDi, select all songs in compilation, right-click -> song properties -> set "compilation"12:01
knomeSiDi, it is true that "playlists" are not the most intuitive in gmb, but it has great filtering capabilities12:01
knomeSiDi, the thing in the right side ??12:01
knomeSiDi, are you sure you are using the "shimmer" layout? :P12:02
SiDiim using the default layout mate12:04
SiDiwell now the Exaile one. :p :p force of habit12:04
SiDii think playlist management should be audited. it's one thing i think was pretty clear in Exaile. Maybe it wasnt as powerful but I made sure that it didnt feel to weird or obscure to be used12:05
SiDicompilations... should i really go through the pain of selecting the songs myself?12:05
knomeSiDi, i suppose so.12:05
SiDiin exaile when an album has several artists, its a compilation, unless there is an albumartist tag which then indicates the main artist of the album and in which case other artists are just featured in a song12:06
knomeSiDi, maybe you should have a chat with ochosi, he can explain things better and knows more about them than me12:06
knomeSiDi, there is albumartist in gmb too12:06
SiDii think there should be an option to undo automatic compilations, instead of having to do them on my own :)12:06
knomei don't really use playlists, so i don't know about those, or what is intuitive or not12:07
knomei just use the queue tab if i need something to play after the current songs12:07
SiDiokie12:08
knomeas i'm doing right now ;)12:10
ochosiSiDi: i never had a problem with compilations15:26
ochosiwhat problem are you having there?15:26
GridCube:D ochosi im using the netbook now!15:27
GridCube:D15:27
ochosinice, so it's working ok even with the touchscreen?15:27
SiDiochosi: they are not displayed automatically. I have plenty of artists with "1" song.15:27
GridCube:D yes touchscreen worked out of the box15:27
ochosiSiDi: hm, strange, the grouping should take care of that. maybe the album has differing albumartists15:28
SiDiomg gmusicbrowser's options are so complex *.*15:30
ochosihehe15:30
ochosii know15:30
SiDii think its *insane*15:30
ochosithat's why i created a rather easy-to-use layout for it15:30
ochosibtw, exaile was also broken15:30
ochosiand there was no-one to fix it15:30
ochosiso...15:30
SiDii also suspect the french translation not to be so great...15:31
SiDiyeah i know15:31
SiDibut its more a gstreamer problem in 11.10 i think15:31
ochosithe french translation of gmb?15:31
SiDiyeah15:31
ochosithe dev is french ;)15:31
SiDisome words feel weird15:31
ochosiso go and complain in #gmusicbrowser to squentin ;)15:31
SiDii dont even know how to translate in order to say whats wrong15:31
SiDii cant be arsed :D15:32
SiDii think the problem with gmb is kind of global. Things were put together, it can do a lot of things, ok, but the way features can be reached is just chaotic :D15:32
SiDii can do file management from the playlist, just as i have auto modifiers for song tags (some of them i dont even understand what they are for)15:33
SiDii think menus should be redesigned so that features are sorted by family, even if it takes more clicks, because it just makes life much more simple for newcomers15:33
SiDialso there are bugs :p15:34
SiDi(loves to whine)15:34
ochosiyeah, please don't, i'm almost crying myself now... :)15:34
SiDi:D15:35
GridCubeSiDi, :P you can always try other media centers, i like exaile and rhythmbox myself15:35
SiDiGridCube: i'm a former exaile contributor, but it doesnt work on 11.10 and i didnt investigate yet.15:36
SiDieven if i admit I SHOULD have worked on exaile so that it keeps working15:36
SiDii think gmb is not a better player :p15:36
GridCubeit is not by far even a "good" player15:37
astraljavaWhat, gmusicbrowser?15:38
GridCubeyes15:38
SiDiim not arguing that :p it has potential because it has many features (meaning a probably clean and flexible underlying architecture)15:39
astraljavaHmm, interesting.15:39
SiDiit just needs a lot of love from HCI people i think15:39
GridCubeif you can not search something, and that be played, then its just bad15:39
astraljavaPlease elaborate, that doesn't make much sense.15:40
GridCubesay you have a music collection, of 10000 songs, and you use the "search" option, it will search NOT on your collection, but on the "current playlist" wich has all the 10000 songs and will not play whatever you searched but the whole playlist instead15:41
SiDiastraljava: who shall elaborate?15:42
astraljavaGridCube: Ahh... ok. Haven't used such a feature.15:42
SiDi(besides i spent 90% of my irc time on the two last days whining to ochosi and knome just ask them for the irc logs :p)15:43
astraljavaSiDi: I meant the one who did so.15:43
GridCubeits not a feature, its how it works just after you install it15:43
GridCubeor add songs to the library15:43
astraljavaUmm... in my view, a feature isn't anything you add later on.15:43
astraljavaIt's something how the app just works.15:44
GridCubemmhm16:10
GridCubewell its not userfriendly16:10
astraljavaI can admit that much, sounds like it hasn't been tested.16:17
astraljavaDid we have a meeting today or tomorrow?18:17
madnicktomorrow18:17
astraljavaOk, thanks.18:18
madnick22 UTC18:18
astraljavaSo it's not actually even tomorrow, for me.18:18
madnick:D18:18
madnickNot for me either :P18:18
astraljavaReally? You're not in Sweden?18:18
madnick22 UTC in Sweden is 00:0018:19
astraljavaWe're out of DST.18:19
madnickoh18:19
madnick23:0018:19
madnickis gthumb is to be included in 12.04, it would be wise to have an extension for xfce ready23:10
knomemadnick, i'm hoping ristretto is in usable state again for 12.0423:11
madnickokay :)23:11
knomemadnick, and it seems it will, so i'd go with that23:11
knomebut that's only my opinion23:11

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