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Minor spelling correction - "Add Applications -> Synaptic"

Bug #86058 reported by Jim Campbell
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
xubuntu-docs (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Xubuntu Documentation

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xubuntu-docs

In the "adding, removing and updating . . . " portion of the desktop guide, there's a minor typo. The text on this page: https://help.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/desktopguide/C/add-applications.html says, ""In case you do not know the name of the package, choose section in the lower left part of the window, choose the appropriate category, and find the package name in the list."

"choose section" should be "choose sections". (plural)

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Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow) wrote :

I don't agree, only one section can be chosen. It is not possible to "choose sections", even if you hold CTRL down and click on multiple sections. Rejecting this bug.

Changed in xubuntu-docs:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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Jim Campbell (jwcampbell) wrote : Re: [Bug 86058] Re: Minor spelling correction - "Add Applications -> Synaptic"

The button is labelled "Choose Sections," though. That is the actual label
on the button itself. Check it out if you don't believe me.

On 2/24/07, Duncan Lithgow <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> I don't agree, only one section can be chosen. It is not possible to
> "choose sections", even if you hold CTRL down and click on multiple
> sections. Rejecting this bug.
>
> ** Changed in: xubuntu-docs (Ubuntu)
> Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected
>
> --
> Minor spelling correction - "Add Applications -> Synaptic"
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/86058
>

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Freddy Martinez (freddymartinez9) wrote :

Jim, should this bug be reopened?

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Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow) wrote :

The text on the button I have in Synaptic, under the list of actual sections, is called 'Sections' because it is a list of sections. But that's not relevant.

The action required of the user is still to choose a section. It is still not possible in Synaptic to select several sections(pl).

But:

If you interpret the instructions to mean that they should press the button marked 'Sections' and then select the category, then you're right. The standard in Ubuntu-doc for writing that is :

"In case you do not know the name of the package, choose 'Sections' in the lower left part of the window, choose the appropriate category, and find the package name in the list."

Changed in xubuntu-docs:
status: Rejected → Needs Info
Luzius Thöny (lucius-antonius)
Changed in xubuntu-docs:
assignee: nobody → xubuntu-doc
status: Needs Info → Confirmed
Luzius Thöny (lucius-antonius)
Changed in xubuntu-docs:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Cody A.W. Somerville (cody-somerville)
Changed in xubuntu-docs:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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