Jakob's questions

In Sound Settings I can choose between analogue and digital output. When I choose "Digital Output (S/PDIF)" I have to decrease the volume every time after I boot up. What could I do for saving these settings automatically (at shut down)?

These are the settings when I shut down:

And it looks like this after booting:

What becomes saved automatically is whether I chose analogue or digital output, and also the volume settings of analogue output become stored.

Card and Chip, Settings

I don't use an extra sound card; I have the ASRock M3N78D mainboard and lshw prints following:

*-multimedia
          Beschreibung: Audio device
          Produkt: MCP72XE/MCP72P/MCP78U/MCP78S High Definition Audio
          Hersteller: NVIDIA Corporation
          Physische ID: 7
          Bus-Informationen: pci@0000:00:07.0
          Version: a1
          Breite: 32 bits
          Uhr: 66MHz
          Fähigkeiten: pm bus_master cap_list
          Konfiguration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0 maxlatency=5 mingnt=2
          Ressourcen: irq:21 memory:fbd78000-fbd7bfff

Starting alsamixer shows me "Chip: VIA VT1718S".

This is the output from aplay -l:

**** Liste der Hardware-Geräte (PLAYBACK) ****
Karte 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], Gerät 0: VT1718S Analog [VT1718S Analog]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], Gerät 1: VT1718S Digital [VT1718S Digital]
  Sub-Geräte: 0/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0
Karte 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], Gerät 2: VT1718S HP [VT1718S HP]
  Sub-Geräte: 1/1
  Sub-Gerät #0: subdevice #0

This is output from pactl stat:

Server-Name: pulseaudio
Server-Version: 1.1
Standard-Sample-Angabe: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Standard-Kanalzuordnung: front-left,front-right
Standard-Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_07.0.iec958-stereo
Standard-Quelle: alsa_input.pci-0000_00_07.0.analog-stereo

This is the output from amixer:

Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono: Playback 0 [0%] [-63.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphone',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
  Capabilities: pvolume penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 255
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 253 [99%] [0.40dB]
  Front Right: Playback 253 [99%] [0.40dB]
Simple mixer control 'PCM Loopback',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 24 [77%] [1.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 24 [77%] [1.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Front',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 39 [93%] [-4.50dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 39 [93%] [-4.50dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Front Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 3 [100%] [30.75dB]
  Front Right: 3 [100%] [30.75dB]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Center',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
  Playback channels: Mono
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Side',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 42
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'CD',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 31
  Front Left: Capture 28 [90%] [25.50dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 28 [90%] [25.50dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',1
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 31
  Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.50dB] [on]
  Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.50dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Digital',0
  Capabilities: cvolume penum
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 120
  Front Left: Capture 60 [50%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: Capture 60 [50%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'Dynamic Power-Control',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Disabled'
Simple mixer control 'Independent HP',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'OFF' 'ON'
  Item0: 'OFF'
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
  Capabilities: cenum
  Items: 'Front Mic' 'Rear Mic' 'Line' 'CD' 'Stereo Mixer'
  Item0: 'Front Mic'
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',1
  Capabilities: cenum
  Items: 'Front Mic' 'Rear Mic' 'Line' 'CD' 'Stereo Mixer'
  Item0: 'Stereo Mixer'
Simple mixer control 'Loopback Mixing',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
  Item0: 'Disabled'
Simple mixer control 'Rear Mic',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 31
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Rear Mic Boost',0
  Capabilities: volume penum
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: 0 - 3
  Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
  Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]

Oddities

When I switch to "Analogue Output" while listening to music, the speakers connected to the digital output can be used, too, but then the volume is by 100% and I can't adjust it - only when I switch back to "Digital Output" or if I use alsamixer and dim "PCM".

When I choose "Digital Output" in Audio Settings and start alsamixer, changing the "Master" volume doesn't have any impact. "S/PDIF" and "S/PDIF D" are shown there, too, but both are set to "00" and I can't modify them ...

When I adjust the volume to a normal level (i.e. 40%) and run sudo alsactl store and reboot, the volume icon in the panel doesn't show 100%, but the sound comes with 100% - until I scroll down above the icon: Then it jumps immediately to 39%.

Could anyone tell me what is unreadable in this German version of LibreOffice Impress (3.5)? Just go to File → Export to PDF:

It is impossible to change the windows size to unveil it (bug report). At least I can check this option ...

When I rightclick a folder in Nautilus I find these options "Open in New Window" and "Open in New Tab". Is it possible to add an option "Open in New Pane" which would open the selected folder in a new pane as it appears when I press F3?

What would be the parameters for Nautilus Actions or can I realize this with Nautilus Scripts?

Stream records of VLC (by pressing the red "record" button) are stored in ~/Downloads/.

Can this be canged, and how? I couldn't find this option in settings.

I read this question and would like to know whether it was possible in a similar way for Banshee also? Can I import radio stations I listen to in RadioTray to Banshee without adding them by hand (which would take a long time)?

I've read the following Ask Ubuntu Q&As:

1. Is it possible to import/export radio station as a list into/from Banshee

2. How to import a radio station list from Rhythmbox to Banshee?

These touch my question - but are slightly different. And without usable answers, at least in my case.

I can watch TV with vlc (DVB-T). Timeshift and Record functions work fine. What could I do to schedule a stream record? I. e., ZDF today at 22:25 for 45 minutes.

This is my channels.conf:

Das Erste:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:1537:1538:96
ZDF:594000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:545:546:514
3sat:594000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:561:562:515
arte:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:33:34:2
MDR Sachsen:538000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:1553:1554:97
rbb Brandenburg:538000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:2833:2834:177
Bayerisches FS Nord:538000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:529:530:33
WDR Köln:538000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:4193:4194:262
Einsfestival:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:81:82:5
neo/KiKA:594000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:593:594:517
ZDFinfo:594000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:577:578:516
PHOENIX:618000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:49:50:3

I use VLC 2.0.1.

I know how to change an icon this way. Also that doesn't work for folders inside Nautilus, but for application launchers.

What I'm looking for is an equivalent to changing the icon for an application in the launcher, i. e. the Home folder, via

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/nautilus-home.desktop

That way you can set an icon type, which is helpful when you later want to change the icon set resp. theme or when you want the best resolution for each size of the icon.

So, I know how I can do this for applications in the launcher - but how can I realize this for icon folders in Nautilus? (In which file these settings are stored and editable with i. e. Gedit?)

For example, I try to change the folder icon for ~/.wine/drive_c. I want to use this Faenza icon (I use Faenza-theme, the icon is called folder-wine.png):

I want it to appear in best resolution: smaller as bookmark in Nautilus' sidebar, bigger as folder icon when I search Unity's dash. Using the scalable svg is not a solution, because it looks slightly different from the equivalent png.

Deja Dup doesn't complete its backups anymore. When it runs, under "Details" I see it stucking at a certain file each time.

I started it out of a Terminal, and this is the message I see appearing then again and again:

** (deja-dup:13477): DEBUG: DuplicityInstance.vala:196: Running the following duplicity (13922) command: duplicity 'remove-all-but-n-full' '3' '--force' 'file:///media/backup/back1110' '--gio' '--verbosity=9' '--gpg-options=--no-use-agent' '--archive-dir=/home/jod/.cache/deja-dup' '--log-fd=19'

** (deja-dup:13477): DEBUG: DuplicityInstance.vala:568: duplicity (13922) exited with value 0

** (deja-dup:13477): DEBUG: DuplicityInstance.vala:196: Running the following duplicity (13933) command: duplicity 'collection-status' '--exclude=/media/backup/back1110' '--exclude=/home/jod/Videos/.dvdrip' '--exclude=/home/jod/Kram/isos' '--exclude=/home/jod/Videos/Aufnahmen' '--exclude=/home/jod/.VirtualBox VMs' '--exclude=/home/jod/Videos/OTR' '--exclude=/home/jod/Dropbox' '--exclude=/home/jod/.shotwell/thumbs' '--exclude=/home/jod/.wine' '--exclude=/home/jod/.thumbnails' '--exclude=/home/jod/Musik' '--exclude=/home/jod/.icons' '--exclude=/home/jod/.themes' '--exclude=/home/jod/Ubuntu One' '--exclude=/home/jod/.wuala' '--exclude=/home/jod/WualaDrive' '--exclude=/home/jod/Downloads' '--exclude=/home/jod/.local/share/Trash' '--exclude=/home/jod/.xsession-errors' '--exclude=/home/jod/.thumbnails' '--exclude=/home/jod/.Private' '--exclude=/home/jod/.gvfs' '--exclude=/home/jod/.adobe/Flash_Player/AssetCache' '--exclude=/home/jod/.cache/deja-dup' '--exclude=/home/jod/.cache' '--include=/home/jod' '--exclude=/home/.ecryptfs/jod/.Private' '--exclude=/media/musik' '--exclude=/sys' '--exclude=/proc' '--exclude=/tmp' '--exclude=**' '--gio' 'file:///media/backup/back1110' '--verbosity=9' '--gpg-options=--no-use-agent' '--archive-dir=/home/jod/.cache/deja-dup' '--log-fd=20'

** (deja-dup:13477): DEBUG: DuplicityInstance.vala:568: duplicity (13933) exited with value 0

This is the CPU-Graph from System Load Indicator, you see the process cycle clearly. Like this, it run the whole night throgh, so there is an error.

In Deja Dup it switches between "Cleaning up ..." and "Preparing ...".

Two days ago everything worked fine.

How can I force Deja Dup to complete the backup? Maybe removing a logfile helps?

On projects.gnome.org I read that evince/Document Viewer supports xps-files. But when I try to open an xps-file I get the error message

Unable to open document
File type Zip archive (application/zip) is not supported

Reading "the full list of supported document formats" on live.gnome.org I can't find xps there.

Now I ask myself (and you): Isn't Document Viewer able to open xps-files, or is there something wrong with that xps-file I try to open?

I specifically want to do this with Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric.

I'd like to see a solution for Evince or Gnome in general, not get a recommendation for a KDE application like here.

I set up lirc to control my PC with a remote. To switch between different modes I edited .lircrc as follows:

begin vlc
    include ~/.lirc/vlc
end vlc
begin gnome
    include ~/.lirc/gnome
end gnome
begin firefox
    include ~/.lirc/firefox
end firefox
begin me-tv
    include ~/.lirc/me-tv
end me-tv

begin
    prog = irexec
    button = KEY_YELLOW
    config = if [ -n $(pgrep -f vlc) ]; then (vlc &); fi
    mode = vlc
end
begin
    prog = irexec
    button = KEY_GREEN
    mode = gnome
end
begin
    prog = irexec
    button = KEY_RED
    config = if [ -n $(pgrep -x firefox) ]; then (firefox &); fi
    mode = firefox
end
begin
    prog = irexec
    button = KEY_BLUE
    config = if [ -n $(pgrep -x me-tv) ]; then (me-tv &); fi
    mode = me-tv
end

Everything works fine with it - except switching to Firefox: When Firefox is running and I press the red button it switches the mode (as it should) and opens a second window/instance of Firefox (as it should not).

The problem appears only with Firefox.

Edit → Preferences → Tabs → Open new windows in a new tab instead is already enabled:

What happens when Firefox is running and I start firefox in a terminal?

• firefox - a second window opens
• firefox about:startpage - a new tab in Firefox opens with the preconfigured startpage
• (!) firefox about:blank - a new tab in Firefox opens with my personal startpage (Speeddial)
• firefox chrome://speeddial/content/speeddial.xul (which is the adress of the Speeddial startpage) - nothing happens

What happens when Firefox is not running and I start firefox in a terminal?

• firefox - Firefox opens as configured in Preferences (Show my windows and tabs from last time)
• firefox about:startpage - Firefox opens with an additional new tab with the preconfigured startpage
• (!) firefox about:blank - Firefox opens with an additional new, blank tab
• firefox chrome://speeddial/content/speeddial.xul - Firefox doesn't open:
  *** Preventing external load of chrome: URI into browser window.
Use -chrome <uri> instead

So, when I modify the command in the script (config = ...) and add an adress like about:blank it solves the problem partly. As problem remains that it doesn't put Firefox in the foreground when it is already running. This only happens sometimes.

Could anyone help me to edit this script to fix this misbehaviour? (Source of the script which I modified.)

On Ubuntu 11.04 Natty and older I used to cut streams recorded from Me TV with DVBcut. Though this package is in official repositories I can't use it because of missing the icons on the GUI and lacking the option to add it in the context menu for mpeg-files.

Installing a (higher) ppa-version doesn't work due to dependencies.

When I use Avidemux I have struggle with an audio delay.

What can I do to have it as easy as before?

When I recieve new mails in Thunderbird a popup-message tells me about that. Does anyone know where this icon is stored and how it is named? I want to change it that it fits the Faenza-theme.

I use Thunderbird 10.0.2 with following addons (all preinstalled):

• EDS Contact Integration 0.3.9
• Global Menu Bar integration 2.0.2
• Messaging Menu and Unity Launcher integration 0.8.3

Update:

The Addons don't have any influence on the icon - I checked this by disabling them.

I downloaded the source code and scanned it for the icon. I found it as comm-release/mail/themes/gnomestripe/mail/icons/new-mail-alert.png:

Since I couldn't find this file (I searched for the name) on my PC I guess it is somehow built into Thunderbird and protected against changes. Or should there be an easy solution (not to built your own deb-file)?

(In the same manner I'd like to change downloadIcon.png in Firefox: )

I installed grub-customizer to edit the boot-screen. It works so far (i. e. for timeout), but changes concerning the background image (and maybe font styles, too) aren't applied. I placed the image in /boot. How to improve that?

This is what /etc/default/grub says:

# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
#   info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT="Ubuntu, mit Linux 3.0.0-16-generic"
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT="0"
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET="true"
GRUB_TIMEOUT="3"
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset video=uvesafb:mode_option=1280x1024-24,mtrr=3,scroll=ywrap"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="splash vga=795 quiet"

# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...)
#GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef"

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL="console"

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
GRUB_GFXMODE="1280x1024"

GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX="1280x1024-24"

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID="true"

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT="false"
export GRUB_MENU_PICTURE="/usr/share/backgrounds/warty-final-ubuntu.png"
export GRUB_COLOR_NORMAL="dark-gray/black"
export GRUB_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="white/black"

(refers to Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric)

I set up a printer connected via USB (Canon MP630) and a network-printer (Brother HL-2030 via Fritz!Box 3270). When I try to print something the files get sent to the printers (Ubuntu says so) and the printers get activated: They wake up from standby (if so) and (Canon) show a message "start printing" resp. (Brother) sound like they would start printing. But two seconds later everything stops and nothing happens anymore. Ubuntu said everything got printed.

How can I solve the problem and print again? How to gain more information of the process? Everything worked well in Ubuntu Natty 11.04.

And it might be of interest that it is no problem to scan anything with Canon MP630, as well as I recieve status-messages.

EDIT:

I deleted both printers again, rebooted and installed them newly. Now it works partly:

(Brother HL-2030) I used to choose the original Brother-ppd when it didn't print. When I took the Ubuntu-recommended one I now can print, but can't configure all the options I was used to configure (i. e. Sleep-Time ...)

(Canon MP630) I can print now, but it is totally messed up: It prints 1mm-lines of colour and between each line is a blank line. So it prints only the upper part of an image and at all it looks pale and stretched.

Every day Déjà Dup backups it needs a long time because of my Pictures-folder. Is there a possibility to force Déjà Dup to backup only new and changed files?

I'm on Ubuntu 11.10 with Unity 3D and use a remote control via lirc. Everything works fine in applications like Firefox, Banshee, but when I focus Nautilus or Gedit any key which refers to "CurrentWindow" doesn't work, i. e. (from ~/.lircrc):

begin
    prog = irxevent
    button = KEY_OK
    config = Key Return CurrentWindow
end

I know that it worked on an older system, like 11.04. Any ideas?