Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-19 Thread Paddy Landau
> ... I think most people would search for the title of the application > or book that they just installed when they're looking for it. Maybe, but many won't. I did not; I installed the manual and expected to find it under "manual". > While I provided a complete description and a list of keywords

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-18 Thread Kevin Godby
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Patrick Dickey wrote: > I'm a firm believer in the simplest solution is best. In this case, I > think the simplest solution would be to put something in the > decsription, or maybe create a shortcut link (or menu link) for it. It is automatically added to the menu

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-18 Thread Patrick Dickey
I'm a firm believer in the simplest solution is best. In this case, I think the simplest solution would be to put something in the decsription, or maybe create a shortcut link (or menu link) for it. Have a great day:) Patrick. On Wed, 2012-07-18 at 10:02 +0200, Hannie Dumoleyn wrote: > Hi Kevin,

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-18 Thread Patrick Dickey
It's possible (at least in future versions), as long as we start fairly close to the start of their cycle, and nothing major changes. But, I agree that it's not really feasible right now. Have a great day:) Patrick. On Wed, 2012-07-18 at 22:59 +0200, Carsten Gerlach wrote: > Am 17.07.2012 23:35

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-18 Thread Carsten Gerlach
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 17.07.2012 23:35, schrieb Kevin Godby: > I *think* that they're supposed to be fixing this in a later > version of the Software Center so that you no longer have to “buy” > a $0.00 package, but I'm not sure. Well, I found a bug report [1], which go

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-18 Thread Hannie Dumoleyn
Op 18-07-12 10:28, Paddy Landau schreef: It took me some time to find out it is installed in /usr/share/applications, but then users can just type "Getting" in the Dash to find it. When I first looked for the manual, I typed the word "manual" into the Dash, but it was not found. Alternative

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-18 Thread Paddy Landau
> It took me some time to find out it is installed in > /usr/share/applications, but then users can just type "Getting" in the > Dash to find it. When I first looked for the manual, I typed the word "manual" into the Dash, but it was not found. The Dash recognises any word from the title or from

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-18 Thread Hannie Dumoleyn
I agree with Carsten that forcing people to create an account first is an obstacle. Hannie Op 17-07-12 22:19, Carsten Gerlach schreef: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 17.07.2012 20:02, schrieb Kevin Godby: Hello, everyone. Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 is now available i

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-18 Thread Hannie Dumoleyn
Hi Kevin, This is good news. I have installed our manual via the Ubuntu Software Center. It took me some time to find out it is installed in /usr/share/applications, but then users can just type "Getting" in the Dash to find it. Would it be a good idea to add this to the information in the Sof

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-17 Thread Kevin Godby
Hey, Carsten. On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Carsten Gerlach wrote: > It's great to see our manual there, direct in the "What is new" section. > > But it's not so good, that you have to "buy" it (for 0 $), because you > need a Ubuntu Single Sign On Account for that. Is there a way to put > it i

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-17 Thread Che Dean
-manual] Software Center update Hello, everyone. Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 is now available in the Ubuntu Software Center. --Kevin ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : ubuntu-manual@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-17 Thread c7p
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Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-17 Thread Carsten Gerlach
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 17.07.2012 20:02, schrieb Kevin Godby: > Hello, everyone. > > Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 is now available in the Ubuntu > Software Center. It's great to see our manual there, direct in the "What is new" section. But it's not so good, that

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-17 Thread mario
Woo-Hoo! Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Kevin Godby Sender: ubuntu-manual-bounces+mario=petrielabs@lists.launchpad.net Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:02:14 To: Manual mailing list Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update Hello, everyone. Getting

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-17 Thread Kevin Godby
Hello, everyone. Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 is now available in the Ubuntu Software Center. --Kevin ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : ubuntu-manual@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubunt

[Ubuntu-manual] Software Center update

2012-07-13 Thread Kevin Godby
Hello, everyone. I recently submitted Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 for inclusion to the Ubuntu Software Center. The manual has passed through its first approval process and is now in the quality assurance queue. It will need to go through the following steps before it is published in Ubuntu