[Bug 1197727] Re: "Replace your changes in ... configuration file" prompt is unattractive

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

Specification updated.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations?action=diff&rev2=35&rev1=34>

** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Triaged

** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) => (unassigned)

** Description changed:

- https://launchpadlibrarian.net/144145563/Screenshot%20from%202013-07-04%2010%3A26%3A58.png
+ When a package update suggests changing a configuration file, a dialog
+ appears that could use a lot of improvement.
+ <https://launchpadlibrarian.net/144145563/Screenshot%20from%202013-07-04%2010%3A26%3A58.png>
  
- This prompt needs redesign. In particular:
+ In particular:
  a. it's closable and maximizable and should be neither
  b. the title is "update-manager"
- c. the question-mark icon is uninformative
+ c. the question-mark icon is a bit mysterious
  d. the filename is in the primary text, with Ascii quotes, though it may be very long
  e. a programmer-style diff is likely incomprehensible to non-programmers
  f. the recommendation is to replace the file, but the default is "Keep".
+ 
+ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations#updating>: "If the
+ update suggests changing a configuration file, an alert should
+ appear..."

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Title:
  "Replace your changes in ... configuration file" prompt is
  unattractive

Status in “aptdaemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  When a package update suggests changing a configuration file, a dialog
  appears that could use a lot of improvement.
  <https://launchpadlibrarian.net/144145563/Screenshot%20from%202013-07-04%2010%3A26%3A58.png>

  In particular:
  a. it's closable and maximizable and should be neither
  b. the title is "update-manager"
  c. the question-mark icon is a bit mysterious
  d. the filename is in the primary text, with Ascii quotes, though it may be very long
  e. a programmer-style diff is likely incomprehensible to non-programmers
  f. the recommendation is to replace the file, but the default is "Keep".

  <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwarePackageOperations#updating>: "If the
  update suggests changing a configuration file, an alert should
  appear..."

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