confusing UI -- expected a LAN file share, not DLNA, and '+' button is not apparent

[erik flister]

is this the right package for the media sharing UI in settings on ubuntu 21.10? i was just trying to set up a local network share and the UI for "media sharing" made me think ubuntu thought "people want to share music, video, and pictures folders, so we'll just have those preselected as shareable directories on the network." i know what DLNA is, but it never entered my mind that's what this was for. it should just say something like "via DLNA to things like smart tv's" or something.

also, the box that music, videos, and pictures is in is exactly filled up by those 3 buttons, and the "+" button below them is not visible, so it is not apparent you can scroll down and it is there. put the '+' button outside the box so it can't be scrolled away, and show the directories just like normal directories in the file viewer, not as buttons.

[Jens Georg (yg-jensge)]

The UI you are talking about is part of gnome-control-center, not Rygel

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The issue would be better reported upstream on https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues

[erik flister (eflister)]

ok, submitted here: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues/1880

this issue tracker needs some indicator to the unsophisticates telling us when to use one vs the other?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks. It's a bit tricky, reporting on launchpad is a right starting point but upstream are the ones deciding of design choices so more suitable for such cases