Layout of GTK Debconf prompt is ugly

Bug #920186 reported by Matthew Paul Thomas
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
debconf (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

debconf 1.5.40ubuntu1, Ubuntu 11.10

The GTK interface for Debconf prompts is unattractive. In particular:
* the title of the window is "Debconf on {computer hostname}", which is not meaningful
* it has a bright orange banner across the top
* the banner forms the top of a 1px orange border that touches the edges of other elements in the window
* there is no padding between the banner and the text immediately below it
* it has a "Forward" button, when there's nothing to go forward to (or back from).

This bug will be fixed when:
* the title of the window is human-readable
* there is no bright orange banner
* either there is no border around the window contents, or there is proper padding between the border and all other elements
* there is proper padding between the title text and items below it
* the "Forward" button is relabelled to "Continue".

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :
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Greg Merchan (gregory-merchan) wrote :

There's also a check box asking a question.

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

(The checkbox asking a question is bug 177189.)

tags: added: buying-software
Changed in debconf (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in debconf (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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