Maemo Bug Jar #33

A Quick Look at maemo Bugzilla
2008-11-24 through 2008-11-30

As of 2008-12-01 maemo Bugzilla contains 3037 (+8 this week) items,
including 908 open issues (-79 this week):

555 open bugs (-31 this week)

10 critical/blocker (no change this week)
16 "easyfix" (no change this week)
195 "moreinfo" (+2 this week)
15 "crash" (no change this week)
16 "patch" (no change this week)
16 reopened (no change this week)
182 unconfirmed (-5 this week)

353 open enhancements (-48 this week)

9 "easyfix" (-1 this week)
12 "moreinfo" (-1 this week)
11 "patch" (-3 this week)
1 reopened (-2 this week)
80 unconfirmed (-9 this week)

Top Tens

Ten biggest open bugs by number of votes:

(15%) 2878 Very poor satellite acquisition with internal GPS
(6%) 2723 Pushing key once causes multiple repeats
(4%) 375 minimum backlight level is too bright at night
(3%) 2784 Screen taps or presses go to random locations, randomly
(3%) 3557 Browser tops its windows by itself
(3%) 2850 On screen keyboard dooesn't always realise that bluetooth keyboard has been connected or disconnected
(2%) 2640 Can no longer pair bluetooth keyboard after upgrade to OS 2008 with restore
(2%) 1767 trying to connect to "localhost" while offline/disconnected triggers network search
(2%) 2602 Battery drain low or empty overnight
(2%) 3026 USB state hangs at b_idle on N810 (won't allow mode change from sysfs)

Ten biggest open enhancements by number of votes:

(17%) 176 Support for OGG Vorbis / Theora missing
(5%) 3519 Integrate screen rotation patches into stock kernel and X server. (+2 this week)
(3%) 1635 Eduroam (EAP-TTLS+PAP) WiFi auth (+4 this week)
(3%) 417 Support WEP with 802.1x EAP PEAP (+2 this week)
(3%) 1584 provide system management software under free software licenses (+3 this week)
(2%) 2450 Audio recording above sampling rate of 8KHz (new this week)
(2%) 3099 Network printing support (new this week)
(2%) 2288 Add option to disable avatars in Speed Contacts to increase the maximum number of displayable contacts (new this week)
(2%) 3602 osso-software-version-rx*4 dependencies prevent removing many unnecessary packages (new this week)
(2%) 2557 Keep Sent and Drafts on IMAP server (new this week)

Ten biggest open bugs by importance:

3026 USB state hangs at b_idle on N810 (won't allow mode change from sysfs)
3789 Old logo used in maemo release documentation (new this week)
2878 Very poor satellite acquisition with internal GPS (-1 this week)
3851 AGPS not helping to get a lock under clear sky (-1 this week)
3530 Email app crashes when accessing IMAP account (-1 this week)
3281 Sporadic lockup/reboot when USB host software releases peripheral (-1 this week)
3555 sudden auto-poweron prevents battery recharge (-1 this week)
2709 Wrong encoding cyrillic received ICQ messages (-1 this week)
3385 Can't connect to ICQ anymore (-1 this week)
2637 memory cards appear corrupted/unformatted in OS2008 but work in OS2007 (-1 this week)

Ten biggest open enhancements by importance:

166 Confusing selecting behaviour in browser (+1 this week)
176 Support for OGG Vorbis / Theora missing (+1 this week)
305 Manual settings for proxy server address cannot include leading http:// (+1 this week)
320 Sketch and Images interaction doesn't work (+1 this week)
372 Allow mounting of filesystem types other than VFAT (+1 this week)
378 Marbles colors not good for color blind (+1 this week)
387 Impossible to specify proxy username and password (+2 this week)
390 Mounting of NFS filesystems takes a long time (+2 this week)
397 HildonSeekbar has hardcoded size (new this week)
402 Connection auto-select with priority (new this week)

Ten oldest open bugs:

272 tagesschau.de podcasts not supported
304 Automatic proxy configuration file is not obeyed by news reader app
327 Connectivity wizard and certificate selection
339 browser needs internet connectivity for accessing localhost
360 HildonApps needlessly resize on map
361 GtkCalendar widget size behaviour
375 minimum backlight level is too bright at night
503 Missing settings for Orange gprs
566 Touchscreen makes a sound but clicks aren't registered
619 Characters entered via a USB keyboard do not appear in some Maemo Apps

Ten oldest open enhancements:

148 Graphics app has only one step undo (+1 this week)
151 Should be able to select home view feeds in "News Reader" (+1 this week)
166 Confusing selecting behaviour in browser (+1 this week)
176 Support for OGG Vorbis / Theora missing (+1 this week)
282 Flash should remember 'quality' setting in menu (+2 this week)
305 Manual settings for proxy server address cannot include leading http:// (+2 this week)
320 Sketch and Images interaction doesn't work (+2 this week)
372 Allow mounting of filesystem types other than VFAT (new this week)
378 Marbles colors not good for color blind (new this week)
381 Clock should have a simple text mode (new this week)

New Items

7 bugs were opened:

3889 Maemo Reference Guide, missing hardware keys
3890 Missing documentation on D-BUS API supported by default applications
3892 GtkTextBuffer rich text support missing
3893 Enable enhanced Glibmm/Gtkmm features
3895 hotmail TO field can't display all characters entered
3896 browser window won't relayout when virtual keyboard is hidden in hotmail
3898 Excessive logging of audio events

0 bugs were critical/blocker.

1 enhancement was opened:

3891 Show clock and owner information on locked device

Closed Bugs

23 bugs were closed "fixed":

948 gtkrc is unfriendly for widget derivatives
1056 Media player disables next/prev buttons when stopped
1166 oss-pdf-viewer built from source does not start
1797 focus in textarea and pressing backspace in vkb triggers page back
2158 Bad examples/recommendations regarding HW keys in tutorial
2502 windows media video file color problems OS2008
3114 Maemo 4.0 kernel guide steps cannot be reproduced
3141 ldd script does not work because of missing bash
3155 Maemo Tutorial: missed home button description
3211 Implicite usage of com.nokia. dbus service name
3220 Midgard access control for folders and pages does not work
3221 Deleting objects crashes Midgard
3315 SIP entries in contact are not properly imported
3321 Maemo Diablo Reference Manual, Using Generic Platform Components: code described in "7.5.2.1 Adding Alarm Event to Queue" is not presented as separate example
3352 Maemo Diablo Reference Manual, Using Generic Platform Components: "7.13 Extending Hildon Input Methods" hildon-input-method api description is not in sync with current api
3367 Maemo Diablo Reference Manual, Using Multimedia Components: "8.4 Using Games Start-up Screen" code snippets is not in sync with described crazyparking example
3371 Maemo Diablo Reference Manual, Using Connectivity Components: links to Chinook APIs in Diablo documentation
3374 Maemo Diablo Reference Manual, Using Connectivity Components: "9.2.4 Bluetooth Libraries", gw-obex API description is not in sync with current API
3636 "Index of maemo icons" link not working
3663 Close mail composer dialog has OK/Cancel instead of Yes/No/Cancel buttons
3789 Old logo used in maemo release documentation
3799 incorrect reference to arm rootstrap
3890 Missing documentation on D-BUS API supported by default applications

0 bugs were closed "invalid".

13 bugs were closed "wontfix":

889 gtk_widget_show on HildonProgram
1078 Lock device notification popups are useless
1156 GTK TextView rendering slow in combination with ScrolledWindow and HPaned resizing
1171 Mnotify's license too strict
1424 Home button activates action _and_ the default
2021 Initfs doesn't include fsck and recognize & check non-journaled root file systems before mount
2070 When application lasts on respond, long ESC keypress not working, or short ESC keypress closing the app
2732 Extras menu gets created empty
2746 Real audio playback drops frequency to 330MHz even if decoded by CPU
3268 Contact image file selector close grabs pointer
3303 causes camera trigger not to work
3764 SSU Update 4.2008.36-5 over-writes /etc/sudoers
3804 cannot open more than 4 shared Samba folders

2 bugs were closed "duplicate":

3088 Bluetooth OBEX Push only lists discoverable devices, not paired devices
3888 IMAP-IDLE not working with Dovecot 1.0.13

0 bugs were closed "worksforme".

0 bugs were closed "moved".

Closed Enhancements

30 enhancements were closed "fixed":

101 Use the wiki for developer documentation
354 Combo box visibility properties for HildonSortDialog
463 Date format should be user defined
472 Support clock synchronization by NTP
1046 Power Management Profiles (AC/Battery, Timed, Environment and screen saver)
1064 Media Player refers to songs as clips
1076 Power button popup looks like it's from a phone
1129 Media player doesn't save the timeposition on close
1190 Way to view tooltips (hover states) of links/images in browser...
1193 Enable selectable Alarm to be Internet Radio
1260 Contacts Application *very* poorly organized UI-wise
1261 Let user define minimum brightness
1695 Provide "open link in background"
2009 Bigger numpad for easier finger input of device unlocking code
2412 Spacebar shortened by suggestions
2553 Please make folder view finger-sized
2750 Support clock synchronization by GPS
2785 status bar should be resizeable.
2829 Editing pages in maemo.org posts random versions
2923 Mute and Volume thumb useable
2944 alarm enhancements
3247 close all windows menu item should ask for confirmation
3269 Street addresses missing from Contacts
3498 Add "Zooming to x%" messages to Modest
3670 Dialogs have no close button in the title bar
3691 No option to load embedded images from server in HTML emails
3697 memory card fsck functionality in File Manager or Settings Pane
3756 Update GTK to 2.12 (was: GTK is missing gtk.CellLayout.get_cells)
3810 window selection menu puts focus in wrong place
3866 Please, add "last used special characters" palette

1 enhancement was closed "invalid":

3777 Make tablet boot in 5 seconds

24 enhancements were closed "wontfix":

229 Browser should support different font sizes for web pages
354 Combo box visibility properties for HildonSortDialog
521 Speed Contacts should grow automatically as needed if there's space below
850 Need easier way to take screenshots
1267 "New folder" dialog should auto-display virtual keyboard
1744 Provide dialpad button during call
2044 Kiosk Home screen mode enhancement
2517 Add sketch ability to foreground of any running app
2572 E-mail menu violates maximum menu item limit from ui specification
2630 advanced UI should allow user to specify custom resolution.
2663 VBK Language Selection button doesn't change "appearance" when tapped...
2945 show timezone lines on map & show country borders / major cities
3237 Provide option to disable dimming/brightening effect when changing brightness
3271 Tabbed conversations
3333 Down Arrow (instead of Up Arrow) should be closest to Home button
3462 Make soft poweroff the preferred "locking" method
3470 Control panel needs fullscreen mode
3493 Update icon is inconsistent with other icons
3528 Time setting widget shouldn't wrap on overflow
3575 "E-mail" should be in Internet rather than Communication (or merged)
3661 have menus scroll by "page", not by entry
3872 Virtual keyboard autocomplete dictionary can be populated with Tab autocomplete terms
3879 Media streamer should export the renderer on the network
3880 Media streamer should implement a media server

0 enhancements were closed "duplicate".

0 enhancements were closed "worksforme".

0 enhancements were closed "moved".

Confirmed Items

5 bugs were confirmed:

3131 "Setting UP USB Netwworking" page needs to be updated
3243 g_ether / RNDIS is broken in kernel 2.6.21
3835 Missing g_main_loop_run(mainloop)
3873 GnomeVFS does not seem to open webpage in a specific sample application
3890 Missing documentation on D-BUS API supported by default applications

1 enhancement was confirmed:

3666 Finger keyboard improvements

Reopened Items

3 bugs were reopened:

2662 Missing Timezones/Locations
3636 "Index of maemo icons" link not working
3789 Old logo used in maemo release documentation

1 enhancement was reopened:

354 Combo box visibility properties for HildonSortDialog

Keyworded Items

(glossary)

0 bugs were tagged "crash".

0 bugs were tagged "easyfix".

12 bugs were tagged "moreinfo":

361 GtkCalendar widget size behaviour
1553 Headphone button no longer acts as pause button
2457 Import of bookmark files containing illegal char's in folder name
2506 confusion between physical and virtual keyboard input method
2773 No screen refresh when cancelling an operation with CE
2831 After restore, Application Manager responds confusingly if no wifi connection is active
2918 Ctrl+a goes one char to far to the left
2983 cannot drag email to folder
3081 Modest do not properly delete downloaded mails
3094 Disabling & re-enabling accounts can lead to "Chat to" dialog with duplicate rows
3723 The game mahjong cannot run after rebuilding the package which from maemo Repositories
3885 RSS Reader Fails to Read HTTPS RSS Webpages