Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ubuntu-mobile-default-settings
It's not obvious from the package descriptions that Ubuntu Mobile
targets small-screen netbooks. Although that does sound familiar from
reading news items, it would be appropriate to make it clear in the
package descriptions that Ubuntu Mobile is for netbooks, not laptops in
general. (I was wondering if Ubuntu had decided to make ubuntu-desktop
be for desktops, and ubuntu-mobile be the equivalent for laptops, so
pcmcia, wireless, and that sort of thing could be left out of ubuntu-
desktop, or at least only be Recommended or Suggested for desktops.)
anyway, I installed ubuntu-mobile-default-settings on my 15" screen
laptop (no palm pilot, so I didn't want to pull in gnome-pilot-sync with
ubuntu-mobile), and was unpleasantly surprised by how intrusive it was.
Among other things, u-m-d-s installs devilspie with a config file that
causes every new X11 window to be maximized and undecorated. The
windows aren't re-decorated after moving or resizing, and I don't see an
obvious way to do anything with them (other than reading up on
devilspie).
So what I'm trying to say is that u-m and u-m-d-s need descriptions like:
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u-m:
Description: The Ubuntu mobile system
This package depends on all of the packages in the Ubuntu mobile system.
Ubuntu Mobile is an alternative to ubuntu-desktop, intended for use on
Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). See
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/mobile. MIDs typically have:
* 4 to 7 inch touch screen
* Physical and/or virtual keyboard
* 2GB to 8GB Flash or disk storage, 256MB+ memory (512MB+ recommended)
It is also used to help ensure proper upgrades, so it is recommended that
it not be removed.
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u-m-d-s:
This package contains GConf and application default settings as well as the
panel configuration for
an Ubuntu Mobile desktop, intended for use on Mobile Internet Devices with
< 7" screens.
By default, every newly-opened window will be maximized and undecorated, so
you probably don't want this on a machine with a larger screen.
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That MID feature list is from the URL I included, with the obvious or
not-really-relevant ones pared out.
** Affects: mobile-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: ubuntu-mobile-default-settings (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: mobile-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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ubuntu-mobile-default-settings: better descriptions describing target MIDs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275299
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