[Bug 44458] Re: [Dapper] "Reading Database" message window: considerations

2006-05-14 Thread Trouilliez vincent
>You need to look in the debian/patches directory for the "Reading > printer database" window and other changes applied by debian and > ubuntu. Oh dear, that's confusing. I don't understand why "apt-get source" did'nt give me the source code of the binary package ? It gave a diff file, and prete

[Bug 44458] Re: [Dapper] "Reading Database" message window: considerations

2006-05-14 Thread Pascal De Vuyst
Vincent, I agree that the "Reading printer database" window looks unprofessional. Several people reported in bug #39604 and duplicates that it takes around 10 seconds before the gnome-cups-add window is shown. I think for this short time we don't need a dialog, a simple busy cursor indicating to

[Bug 44458] Re: [Dapper] "Reading Database" message window: considerations

2006-05-13 Thread Trouilliez vincent
Okay, I downloaded the source code: "~/Desktop/ $ apt-get source gnome-cups-manager" It gave me what an "original" pacakge, plus a patch, and supposedly applied the patch, then put the final source code in a folder, ready for me to start working on. So I spot what looks to me like the interesti

[Bug 44458] Re: [Dapper] "Reading Database" message window: considerations

2006-05-13 Thread Trouilliez vincent
A patch ? Would love too... but although I have a bit of experience in C (embedded systems, not computers), I have zero knowledge of Gnome programming ! :-/ That's why I used Zenity for my mock-ups... I am sure Martin could do it in 10 minutes, but if you wait for me then it will probably not be

[Bug 44458] Re: [Dapper] "Reading Database" message window: considerations

2006-05-13 Thread Tormod Volden
Your suggestions look good. Maybe you can provide a patch? > - When right-clicking on a printer and selecting "properties" Yes, that would for instance help for bug #42825. ** Changed in: gnome-cups-manager (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal => Wishlist Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- [