Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: yelp
Currently, clicking a link on the Yelp main page to a help topic that is
missing due to the appropriate -docs package (e.g. ubuntu-docs) brings
up a message box with a confusing and technical error message, like:
Unable to load page
The requested URI "ghelp:internet#connecting" is invalid
It would be nice if, instead, it said something like, "The requested
page is provided by the package [blah], which is not installed. To
install it, [blah blah blah]" followed by expandable text of the
technical error message.
This feature request is not high priority, since nontechnical users are
unlikely to have Yelp installed but not have the -docs package installed
for their Ubuntu flavor. However, this could be much more useful than
simply providing information about why links on the main page don't
work, in the rare situations where they don't. Executing a command in a
terminal which is provided by an non-installed package causes a message
to be printed telling the user what package provides the command, and
how to install it; it would be neat if Yelp provided similar information
about any unavailable help topics to which the user attempts to
navigate.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: yelp 2.30.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-11.25-generic 2.6.37-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-11-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 29 16:29:04 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101202)
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: yelp
** Affects: yelp (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 natty
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Title:
yelp should specify which Ubuntu packages provide missing help topics
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