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f-spot package

f-spot doesn't work with gnome-screensaver

Bug #208629 reported by aysiu
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
F-Spot
Fix Released
Medium
f-spot (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Nominated for Hardy by unggnu

Bug Description

Binary package hint: f-spot

1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch)
Release: 8.04

2) apt-cache policy f-spot
f-spot:
  Installed: 0.4.2-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.4.2-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.4.2-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

 apt-cache policy gnome-screensaver
gnome-screensaver:
  Installed: 2.21.6-0ubuntu3
  Candidate: 2.21.6-0ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 2.21.6-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) I expected, having selected in both F-Spot and Gnome-Screensaver to have the screensaver use F-Spot photos, to see F-Spot photos when the screensaver turned on.

4) I just get a black screen. This happens when the actual screensaver activates and when I try to preview the screensaver in the Gnome-Screensaver dialogue. All the other screensavers (snowflakes, GLSlideshow, etc.) all work fine. It's just the F-Spot one that's not working.

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/lucid/f-spot
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unggnu (unggnu) wrote :

I can confirm this. It is a real show stopper since F-Spot is the only installed image screensaver which is widely used I guess.

Changed in f-spot:
status: New → Confirmed
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unggnu (unggnu) wrote :

It is possible a problem in the upstream version too. Maybe it has something to do with the f-spot database upgrade (auto-upgrade db from sqlite2 to sqlite3).

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Pascal de Bruijn (pmjdebruijn) wrote : Re: [Hardy] f-spot doesn't work with gnome-screensaver

Hi,

It seems there is a patch available at the GNOME Bugzilla:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=526477

I've attached the patch to this comment as well.

Please not that I have not personally tested this patch yet.

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unggnu (unggnu) wrote :

The patch fixes the problem for me. It would be great if this one could made it into Hardy.

Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)
Changed in f-spot:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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unggnu (unggnu) wrote :

I have created a diff of the patch against current Ubuntu Hardy F-Spot.

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Paul Schorfheide (pschorf) wrote :

Attached is a debdiff file for Hardy based on the patch by Lorenzo Milesi posted above.

Changed in f-spot:
assignee: desktop-bugs → nobody
status: Triaged → Confirmed
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xtknight (xt-knight) wrote :

If someone tests the above patch we can subscribe the sponsors.

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Paul Schorfheide (pschorf) wrote :

I was actually unable to get the screensaver to work, but I've never used f-spot before...let me know if anyone has more success.

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Paul Schorfheide (pschorf) wrote :

This is a final, corrected version of the patch I posted earlier. Tested, works in hardy,

Thanks again to Lorenzo Milesi for the original fix.

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xtknight (xt-knight) wrote :

Confirmed that the patch works. amd64 hardy.

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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Martin: can you please take a look at it?

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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Michael: can you please take a look at it?

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

I just had a quick look at the patch and was wondering if it is not enough to just change /usr/lib/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver/f-spot-screensaver to run "-slideshow" instead of "--slideshow" (why is the code change needed)?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package f-spot - 0.4.2-1ubuntu2

---------------
f-spot (0.4.2-1ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low

  * Fixed an issue regarding gnome-screensaver, thanks to Lorenzo Milesi
    for the original code. LP: #208629

 -- Paul Schorfheide <email address hidden> Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:35:39 -0500

Changed in f-spot:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in f-spot:
status: Unknown → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in f-spot:
importance: Unknown → Medium
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