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gpg key ID problem when trying to add HUD repository under Precise Beta 1

Asked by Mike BRIGHT

I installed Precise Pangolin Beta 1 and am trying to follow the few seemingly simple steps to install the HUD.

I'm behind a firewall, but setting my https_proxy (and configuring sudo to use it) has allowed me to get past the first error.
However, now when I try to add the HUD repository I get:

    $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unity-team/hud
    You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
     tag:launchpad.net:2008:redacted
     More info: https://launchpad.net/~unity-team/+archive/hud
    Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

    Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.UuiLyzE712 --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ --recv tag:launchpad.net:2008:redacted
    gpg: "tag:launchpad.net:2008:redacted" not a key ID: skipping

I suppose this is some well known key problem but I can't find any solution searching the web.

Any suggestion please (I've no idea of how apt-secure handles keys ... sorry if it's a RTFM ...)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

HUD is already installed. I have it here and have added no extra sources.

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Mike BRIGHT (mjbrightfr) said : 		#2

Good for you ! ;-)

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Mike BRIGHT (mjbrightfr) said : 		#3

So if you're telling me I should have the HUD installed already (and effectively locate shows me I have some files such as hud-service) so looks good.

How do actually enable HUD?

When I press the Alt key I just get the old style of graphical menu.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

in an app that uses HUD (like chat apps and so on). Press the ALT key once (not hold it) and it will show. Is this what you are doing?

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Mike BRIGHT (mjbrightfr) said : 		#5

Hi, well in the meantime I have managed to get the HUD menu a few times ... pressing ALT key once wasn't working but since I jumped around on various keys it seems to be working now, though I usually have to tap quickly a few times for the menu to appear.

With Firefox it functions usefully, but trying from another application such as LibreOffice writer it seems to search amongst the system rather than the application's menu.

Anyway, I'm glad that I've seen the HUD in action, I love this concept and hope it'll be ready to be included in the final PP release.(it'll stop me sulking about Mozilla's XMLTerm sub-project dying a silent death ... many moons ago)

Thx.

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Mike BRIGHT (mjbrightfr) said : 		#6

Just one more comment ... I'd assumed that the Hud just intercepted the windowing systems calls to create the GUI menus (it's been a long time since I've coded any X related stuff) so that the application didn't require being "written" for the HUD.

It's a shame, but no doubt necessary, if applications have to be expicitly written for HUD.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

The HUD simply reads the menus of the app (File, View, etc) and makes them searchable. I don't believe they will need specially writing