brasero documentation lacks instructions for setting tmp directory

[David Johnston]

Binary package hint: brasero

brasero documentation lacks instructions for setting temp directory

brasero documentation needs to mention temp dir properties are set for all projects from burn or copy projects only

Brasero opens with 5 Project Option buttons presented -
a) Audio Project
b) Data Project
c) Video Project
d) Disc Copy
e) Burn Image

The properties for d and e are applied to a, b, and c, without clear indication that is how braseros dialogues operate.
This is particularly a problem in relation to the temp files location property.

some problems would be worked around if the documentation mentioned the quirk that you cant install brasero, go straight to a, b, or c, and have temp files written to anywhere but the default location.

Once you go to option d or e and set tempdir from the dialogue triggered by the properties button, you can set the tempdir and it applies to options a, b, and c above. also, anytime after that you can edit the tempdir by navigating to that dialogue, or by using gconf-editor and searching for the keys for "/apps/brasero/drives/tmpdir" and editing it.
Until you go to the properties dialogue under d or e above, you cant use gconf to edit the temp directory used by brasero.

adding some or all the above info to the brasero documentation would make brasero easier to use.
the lack of above is a documentation bug for brasero

fixing this doco bug might help other users who have problems in future such as repeat cases of problems like these :
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brasero/+bug/303536
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brasero/+bug/294645

see also bug reports
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brasero/+bug/319640
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brasero/+bug/323461

I have ubuntu intrepid installed.
brasero 0.8.4 on ubuntu intrepid 8.10 with kernal updated to 2.6.27-9-generic
This bug applied to brasero 0.8.2 and I have since loaded 0.8.4 and it has the same weakness.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

that's something to send directly to bugzilla.gnome.org where the documentation is produced. for forwarding instructions please have a look to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. thanks.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

David any news regarding this report? did you sent it upstream or should we go ahead and close this?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to New. Thanks again!.