Pidgin description in Add/Remove Applications is overly geeky
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| One Hundred Papercuts |
Fix Released
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Low
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Vish | ||
| pidgin (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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| pidgin (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: pidgin
Ubuntu Intrepid alpha 3
1. Open Add/Remove Applications.
2. Search for "pidgin".
3. Read Pidgin's description.
What you see:
Pidgin Internet Messenger
graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X
Pidgin is a graphical, modular Instant Messaging client capable of using AIM/ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, Jabber, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, SILC, and SIMPLE all at once.
Some extra packages are recommended to use the core functionality present in most pidgin installations:
* gstreamer0.
- Sound support.
More extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality:
* gnome-panel | kicker | docker:
- To use the system tray icon functionality (minimizing to an icon, having the icon blink when there are new messages, etc.)
* evolution-
- For interfacing with an Evolution address book
* libsqlite3-0:
- To use Contact Availability Prediction plugin
What you should see: A description that
* helps end users decide whether they want to install the program
* does not refer to "the core functionality present in most pidgin installations" (how am I supposed to know what that means?)
* does not use the phrase "more extra"
* does not refer to other packages by name, because searching Add/Remove Applications for those other packages does not find them, and because that's what Suggests and Recommends are for;
* does not use the phrase "system tray" (there's no such thing in Ubuntu).
A useful description might mention features Pidgin has that other IM programs do not, such as buddy pounces and plug-ins.
[Suggested description change]
Multi-protocol instant messaging client
Instant message all your friends in one place.
Pidgin is an easy to use and free chat client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and more chat networks all at once.
Supported chat networks:
* AIM
* Bonjour
* Gadu-Gadu
* Google Talk
* Groupwise
* ICQ
* IRC
* MSN
* MySpaceIM
* QQ
* SILC
* SIMPLE
* Sametime
* XMPP
* Yahoo!
* Zephyr
Related branches
- Bilal Akhtar (community): Approve
- Ubuntu Sponsors: Pending requested
- Ubuntu branches: Pending requested
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Diff: 59 lines (+29/-12)2 files modifieddebian/changelog (+6/-0)
debian/control (+23/-12)
- Sebastien Bacher: Pending requested
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Diff: 59 lines (+29/-12)2 files modifieddebian/changelog (+6/-0)
debian/control (+23/-12)
| Changed in pidgin: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Nathan Handler (nhandler) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in pidgin: | |
| assignee: | nobody → mpt |
| status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
| Changed in pidgin: | |
| status: | Incomplete → New |
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #2 |
| Greg (rylar22) wrote | #3 |
| Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) → nobody |
| Josh Holland (jshholland) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → In Progress |
| assignee: | nobody → Josh Holland (jshholland) |
| tags: | added: metadata |
| Josh Holland (jshholland) wrote | #6 |
| Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | Josh Holland (jshholland) → nobody |
| Changed in pidgin (Debian): | |
| status: | Unknown → New |
| Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| milestone: | none → maverick-round-9-sc-metadata |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| Kristoffer Lundén (kristoffer-lunden) wrote | #7 |
| Spike Burch (spikeb) wrote | #8 |
| description: | updated |
| tags: | added: patch |
| Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote | #9 |
| Vish (vish) wrote | #10 |
| description: | updated |
| Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
| status: | Triaged → In Progress |
| Vish (vish) wrote | #11 |
| Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Vish (vish) |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #12 |
| Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
| Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
| Changed in pidgin (Debian): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
Thank you for reporting this bug Matthew. Would you mind suggesting a better description that should be used for the package? It will make it much easier on the developer that decides to patch this bug. Thanks in advance.