[Bug 146918] Re: Poor descriptions for some applications in Startup Programs window

[Lars Uebernickel]

system-config-printer's applet will be deprecated in 12.04.

** Changed in: system-config-printer (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  Poor descriptions for some applications in Startup Programs window

Status in gnome-volume-manager:
  Confirmed
Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  Fix Released
Status in Portable Sound Event API:
  Fix Released
Status in NetworkManager:
  Fix Released
Status in “bluez-gnome” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “evolution” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “gnome-power-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “gnome-session” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gnome-volume-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “jockey” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “libcanberra” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “seahorse” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “system-config-printer” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “tracker” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Most of the descriptions of the startup programs in the default setup
  are poor:

  User Folders update:  "No description"

  Visual: "Autostart the preferred AT"  
    What the heck is an AT?  What does "autostart" mean? Is that like "start" or something different?

  Volume Manager: "Volume manager for removable drives and media"
    Doesn't describe what it does except "manage", which is vague.   The term "Volume" is ambiguous, so this should not be used in the description. 

  Print Queue Applet: "System tray icon for managing print jobs" 
     "managing" is vague. What the heck is a "system tray"?  Searching in help doesn't find it. And it is hopefully more than an icon.  

  Tracker: "Tracker search and indexing service"
     Bonus points for adding information, but "Tracker" is redundant and "service" is unnecessarily technical. 

  Other descriptions repeat their name without adding much or any information, except maybe "daemon" or "applet":
  Network Manager, Power Manager, Bluetooth Manager, Evolution Alarm Notifier and Update Notifier are like this. 

  In general, it would be an improvement if the descriptions described
  what each program does in non-technical (if possible) terms using an
  active voice.  For example, Tracker could be: "Indexes your files so
  that they can be searched".

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