** Description changed: - With the current GTK dialog (as in 3.6.4). + [Impact] + - It is hard searching for aprinter from a large (2500) list of printer. Currently, gtk filter is possible by fitering by "Printer Name" although for this feature is not enough since filter by location works better. - Users, working on a lan with many printers, report that it's difficult for them - to find the printer they want to use because GTK provide no way to - search/filter/sort the list of printers. - Typeahead is working, but it's not really obvious (so some users don't know - about it) and only works on the printer names, not on their location. + [Test Case] + * Setup a system with large no of printer + * Open text editor (gedit, and click on print - Some possible improvements: - - providing a way to search/filter in the list, taking into account names and - locations - - make the columns sortable, that would allow users to, at least, sort by - location - - sort the most used printers always first + Actual result: + - Can't search by location + + Expected result: + - Ability to search by location + + + [Regression Potential] + * This is a backport of upstream code. I do + + + [Other Info] + - Upstream issue - https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=692931
** Description changed: - [Impact] - - It is hard searching for aprinter from a large (2500) list of printer. Currently, gtk filter is possible by fitering by "Printer Name" although for this feature is not enough since filter by location works better. - + [Impact] + - It is hard searching for aprinter from a large (2500) list of printer. Currently, gtk filter is possible by fitering by "Printer Name" although for this feature is not enough since filter by location works better. [Test Case] - * Setup a system with large no of printer - * Open text editor (gedit, and click on print + * Setup a system with large no of printer + * Open text editor (gedit), and click on print + * Start typing location Actual result: - - Can't search by location + - Can't search by location Expected result: - - Ability to search by location + - Ability to search by location - - [Regression Potential] - * This is a backport of upstream code. I do - + [Regression Potential] + * This is a backport of upstream code. I do [Other Info] - - Upstream issue - https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=692931 + - Upstream issue - https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=692931 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1188571 Title: The list of printers should be searchable/sortable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtk/+bug/1188571/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
