[Bug 857983] Re: The Pointing Devices menu item is missing after upgrading to Oneiric

[Mark Russell]

@seb128,  Thanks!

I understand the hesitation on quantal, but yes, I'd still like to see
this change in q as well.  Due to the shortened support cycle of raring
there are commercial accounts (particularly the one that raised this
issue with me) that will want to stay with quantal longer than they
would have previously.  Hope that's ok!

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Title:
  The Pointing Devices menu item is missing after upgrading to Oneiric

Status in “gpointing-device-settings” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gpointing-device-settings” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “gpointing-device-settings” source package in Quantal:
  New

Bug description:
  [Original Description]

   * After upgrading to Oneiric Ocelot Beta 2, the menu item for
  'Pointing devices' (gpointing-device-settings) is missing.

  
  [Impact] 

   * This change allows users of Unity to find gpointing-device-settings
  in Dash results

   * It also allows users of other desktop environments to find the
  program in their launchers (if they read .desktop files).

   * This change only removes "OnlyShowIn=GNOME;" from the .desktop
  file.

  [Test Case]

   * apt-get install gpointing-device settings

   * Attempt to search for it in the dash

   * It should be found in the dash results.

  [Regression Potential]

   * Very low.  It is a simple change to the .desktop file of an
  optional package from universe.

   * Users will never see this change unless they have intentionally
  installed it.  In that case, they'd want to be able to find it in
  their dash/launcher.

  [Other Info]

   * This change is already merged into raring.



  
  $ cat /usr/share/applications/gpointing-device-settings.desktop
  [Desktop Entry]
  Name=Pointing devices
  Comment=Set your mouse and touchpad preferences
  Exec=gpointing-device-settings
  Icon=input-mouse
  Terminal=false
  Type=Application
  StartupNotify=true
  Categories=GNOME;GTK;Settings;HardwareSettings;
  OnlyShowIn=GNOME;

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: gpointing-device-settings 1.5.1-5ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Sep 23 20:22:34 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
  SourcePackage: gpointing-device-settings
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-23 (0 days ago)

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