[Bug 1170863] Re: download size column is pushed out of view when long package names appear

Nick 1170863 at bugs.launchpad.net
Mon Apr 22 23:40:51 UTC 2013 

I have Gnome 3.8 installed but I was logged in with Unity at the time I had
the issue, not Gnome Shell. If I see the issue again I will remove Gnome
Shell and see if I can replicate the bug.

But if package descriptions do normally become truncated that is good.


On 23 April 2013 04:03, Brian Murray <brian at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> It looks like you are using the Gnome3 desktop environment.  This is not
> the case with Unity and the package decriptions become truncated (e.g.
> Numerical Python adds a fast array facility to the Python lang…).
>
> ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
>    Importance: Undecided => Low
>
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> Title:
>   download size column is pushed out of view when long package names
>   appear
>
> Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   1) Release: 13.04 (Raring)
>
>   2) Package version: Software Updater 1:0.186
>
>   3) What I expected:
>   On loading Software Updater I expected that the download file size
> column should still show, even if some packages had a long name that went
> beyond the length of the original default sized column/window width
> allocated.
>
>   4) What happened instead:
>   Where there was a long package name it seemed to push the file size
> column outside of the window (width ways) so that all of the package file
> sizes were out of view.
>
>   To see the file sizes it is of course possible to resize the window.
>   But if you consider that you would have to do this everytime the
>   Software Updater loads, then it is an inconvenience which is
>   undesirable and unnecessary.
>
>   What should happen:
>   I think it should be the text of the long package name which should be
> partially shortened for the sake of displaying the file size column. An
> ideal way of doing this I think would be the familiar elipsis (ie '...') on
> the end of the name where it is shortened and then a mouse hover could show
> the full name. At a very minimum the file size column should be shown and
> the package text cut short.
>
>   NB: I know a fully updated beta is recommended before logging a bug,
>   but had I done that there would be no udates to show in the software-
>   updater should I upload a screenshot. At the very worst if it is
>   already fixed then this bug can be closed.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
>   Package: update-manager 1:0.186
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-18.28-generic 3.8.6
>   Uname: Linux 3.8.0-18-generic x86_64
>   ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CurrentDmesg.txt:
>    [   27.596499] init: udev-fallback-graphics main process (1008)
> terminated with status 1
>    [   28.639815] init: gdm main process (1056) killed by TERM signal
>    [   29.529613] init: plymouth-splash main process (1120) terminated
> with status 1
>    [   31.588136] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1229) terminated
> with status 1
>    [  718.362303] hrtimer: interrupt took 6244713 ns
>   Date: Sat Apr 20 12:22:40 2013
>   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'1366416640'
>    b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
>    b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'776'
>    b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'484'
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-14 (5 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64
> (20130402.1)
>   InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.3
>   MarkForUpload: True
>   PackageArchitecture: all
>   ProcEnviron:
>    LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
>    LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   SourcePackage: update-manager
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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Title:
  download size column is pushed out of view when long package names
  appear

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

Bug description:
  1) Release: 13.04 (Raring)

  2) Package version: Software Updater 1:0.186

  3) What I expected: 
  On loading Software Updater I expected that the download file size column should still show, even if some packages had a long name that went beyond the length of the original default sized column/window width allocated. 

  4) What happened instead:
  Where there was a long package name it seemed to push the file size column outside of the window (width ways) so that all of the package file sizes were out of view. 

  To see the file sizes it is of course possible to resize the window.
  But if you consider that you would have to do this everytime the
  Software Updater loads, then it is an inconvenience which is
  undesirable and unnecessary.

  What should happen:
  I think it should be the text of the long package name which should be partially shortened for the sake of displaying the file size column. An ideal way of doing this I think would be the familiar elipsis (ie '...') on the end of the name where it is shortened and then a mouse hover could show the full name. At a very minimum the file size column should be shown and the package text cut short.

  NB: I know a fully updated beta is recommended before logging a bug,
  but had I done that there would be no udates to show in the software-
  updater should I upload a screenshot. At the very worst if it is
  already fixed then this bug can be closed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.186
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-18.28-generic 3.8.6
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-18-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDmesg.txt:
   [   27.596499] init: udev-fallback-graphics main process (1008) terminated with status 1
   [   28.639815] init: gdm main process (1056) killed by TERM signal
   [   29.529613] init: plymouth-splash main process (1120) terminated with status 1
   [   31.588136] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1229) terminated with status 1
   [  718.362303] hrtimer: interrupt took 6244713 ns
  Date: Sat Apr 20 12:22:40 2013
  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'1366416640'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'776'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'484'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-14 (5 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130402.1)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.3
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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