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Inconsistencies between "Software Sources" and ways of opening it

Bug #922135 reported by Christian Giordano
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
software-center (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Low
Unassigned
software-properties (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Low
Unassigned
synaptic (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Low
Unassigned
update-manager (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Currently software-properties' main window has the title "Software Sources", which can be invoked from:
* software center->Edit menu-> Software Sources
* Synaptic -> Settings menu-> Repositories
* Update Manager -> Settings button

We should keep the title and the label of the action accessing software-propeties consistent, as suggested by the HIG, the action should end with ellipsis, and the title of the window should be the same as the label without the trailing ellipsis.

Regardless of the name chosen, it should be updated in all of the above applications for consistency.

Also see [1] for the work-in-progress design of the new software-properties control center applet, as the title will probably also appear there.

See original description
Tags: precise
Christian Giordano (nuthinking)
summary: - Update Manager settings panel is called "Software Sources"
+ Update Manager settings panel has a misleading name
description: updated
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote : Re: Update Manager settings panel has a misleading name

The settings button actually calls a separate application called - software-properties-gtk. This can be run by itself and infact used to be an application in gnome-control-center.

Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
tags: added: precise
Revision history for this message
Robert Roth (evfool) wrote :

Yes, the inconsistency exists between the button invoking Software Sources and the title of the window, however note the following:
- Software sources is also invoked by Software center, and the menu item is called Software Sources (in the Edit menu)
- Software sources is also invoked by Synaptic (Settings menu->repositories) (therefor I am setting synaptic as affected and updating the bug description to deal with these inconsistencies in all applications, marking Synaptic bug #34361 as a duplicate of this one)
- Settings might be a bit too general, application Preferences are usually called "APPLICATIONNAME preferences" to avoid ambiguity
- Software sources will become a control center panel after 12.04, see the Work-in-Progress design [1], where it is called Software&Updates

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareAndUpdatesSettings
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summary: - Update Manager settings panel has a misleading name
+ Inconsitencies between Software sources and modalities to open it
Revision history for this message
Robert Roth (evfool) wrote : Re: Inconsitencies between Software sources and modalities to open it

Subscribing mpt, the designer working on the Software & Updated control center applet for his input.

description: updated
summary: - Inconsitencies between Software sources and modalities to open it
+ Inconsistencies between Software sources and modalities to open it
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote : Re: Inconsistencies between Software sources and modalities to open it

As Robert said, my preliminary sketch uses "Software & Updates" as the name for a System Settings panel. To match, I propose that in USC "Edit" > "Software Sources…" should change to "Edit" > "Settings…", and "Settings" > "Repositories" in Synaptic should change to "Settings" > "Software & Updates…". The equivalent button label in Update Manager is already "Settings…", so that doesn't need changing.

Finally, if the System Settings panel isn't implemented for 12.10, I think it would be reasonable to retitle the "Software Sources" window to "Software & Updates Settings" in the meantime.

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Changed in synaptic (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
importance: Wishlist → Low
Changed in software-center (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
summary: - Inconsistencies between Software sources and modalities to open it
+ Inconsistencies between "Software Sources" and ways of opening it
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