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Bug 633870 - Jabber subscription request dialog is too difficult to understand for non-technical users
Jabber subscription request dialog is too difficult to understand for non-tec...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: empathy
Classification: Core
Component: Chat
2.91.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: empathy-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-11-03 01:10 UTC by Alex Launi
Modified: 2010-11-03 08:11 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Attachments
Changes language of subscription request to not contain jargon (944 bytes, patch)
2010-11-03 01:13 UTC, Alex Launi
none Details | Review

Description Alex Launi 2010-11-03 01:10:38 UTC
Originally reported at:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/670197

Binary package hint: empathy

When a subscription request for Jabber is received, the dialog reads "Subscription requested by <Contact name>". Without understanding of Jabber, this is very confusing as to what it's asking. When I received this I was unsure if this meant that <Contact> wanted to add me as a contact, or if there was some other jabber technology in use. The text should be reworded to be friendlier. Since jabber subscriptions are to presence rather than purely the ability to communicate, maybe the dialog should read

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| (x) Subscription request from Alex Launi                                            |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|  Alex Launi would like permission to see when you are available.       |
|                                                                                                             |
|                                                                    [Do not allow] [Allow]        |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: empathy 2.32.0.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Nov  2 20:56:37 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: empathy
Comment 1 Alex Launi 2010-11-03 01:13:50 UTC
Created attachment 173737 [details] [review]
Changes language of subscription request to not contain jargon
Comment 2 Guillaume Desmottes 2010-11-03 08:11:38 UTC
Agreed, that's better. Merged, thanks for the patch!

This problem has been fixed in the development version. The fix will be available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report.