I also find inconsistencies between the help files and the Sound Preferences dialog box in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). There are numerous references to "bell" and "System Bell", whereas the dialog box uses the term "System Beep" for the third tab. Also, the terminology used in Table 8-19, "System Bell Preferences" doesn't match the checkbox and radio button labels on the "System Beep" tab.
After finding the file goscustdesk.xml, located in /usr/share/gnome/help /user-guide/C in my English-language installation, I edited a copy of it with gedit to change all instances of "bell" to "beep", all instances of "Bell" to "Beep", and the contents of Table 8-19 to match the third tab in the Sound Preferences dialog box. (The original file was moved to goscustdesk.xml.original, just in case something went awry.) The revised table 8-19 reads as follows (column formatting may not appear correct in this post): Table 8-19 System Beep Preferences Dialog Element - Description Enable system beep - Select this option to enable the system beep. Visual system beep - Select this option to enable visual feedback to indicate input errors. Flash window titlebar - Select this option if you want window titlebars to flash to indicate an input error. Flash entire screen - Select this option if you want the entire screen to flash to indicate an input error. Such terminology inconsistencies in the help files make it particularly difficult to diagnose and correct system issues for the Ubuntu novice and should be fixed in 7.10, as well as all Ubuntu releases still supported. ** Attachment added: "Edited version of goscustdesk.xml" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20149208/goscustdesk.xml -- GNOME's Help File Inconsistencies https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294197 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
