[Bug 1058772] [NEW] 'Details of updates' pane is dysfunctionally tiny

[Andrew]

Public bug reported:

Software Updater asked me if I want to install 124 MB of "updated
software". Since I am interested in knowing more about this proposition
than merely the amout of data that will be transferred, I clicked
"Details of updates". Instead of showing me details of the updates,
Software Updater displayed a single generic heading and half of the name
of one update.

Even worse, when I click on "Technical description" to view what I hope
might finally contain details about the updates, the dysfunctionally
tiny pane shrinks even more—it now shows *no* updates—and a new pane
appears which tells me what version of something is currently installed.

Screenshots are attached.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: update-manager 1:0.174
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 29 13:46:01 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
GsettingsChanges:
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1348951455'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'262'
 b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'640'
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.2mu
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity

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Title:
  'Details of updates' pane is dysfunctionally tiny

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Software Updater asked me if I want to install 124 MB of "updated
  software". Since I am interested in knowing more about this
  proposition than merely the amout of data that will be transferred, I
  clicked "Details of updates". Instead of showing me details of the
  updates, Software Updater displayed a single generic heading and half
  of the name of one update.

  Even worse, when I click on "Technical description" to view what I
  hope might finally contain details about the updates, the
  dysfunctionally tiny pane shrinks even more—it now shows *no*
  updates—and a new pane appears which tells me what version of
  something is currently installed.

  Screenshots are attached.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.174
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Sep 29 13:46:01 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1348951455'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'262'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'640'
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.2mu
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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