I guess the choices are:
(A) not show the device at all -- people would double-check that the device is
turned on, try to get closer, etc
(B) show it insensitive -- people wonder why it's insensitive
(C) show it as normal (crowding out devices you can actually use), but with
some kind of "You can't pair with this" message in place of the "Pair" button
(well, why didn't you tell me that before I came here?)
(D) show it as normal (again crowding out devices you can actually use),
displaying an explanatory error when you tap "Pair" (again, why didn't you tell
me that before?)
I think B is the least bad, avoiding both the problems where you think
something is wrong with the hardware and where you're annoyed by being
led down a garden path. I'd be interested in ideas for better
communicating that unimplemented device types are unusable, without
involving a separate screen for them. Maybe using a 🚫 no-entry symbol
for their icon?
** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu)
Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) => (unassigned)
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[bluetooth] Computer pairing is unimplemeted but the UI still let you
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