Brasero copy to image, select window "close" button badly named

[Michael Buckley]

1. Launch Brasero.
2. Choose "Disc copy".
3. Insert a CD/DVD.
4. In the "Select a disc to write to" menu, choose "Image File".
5. Choose "Properties".

What happens: In the resulting file selector, the only button down the bottom right of the window is "Close". Now if I click that is it going to use the file I just selected, or revert back to what it was before I click it? I know the answer because I have done it 50 odd times now, but it still annoys me every time. Why not "Open", "Save", "Select" or something like that?

Oh while I am at it, the button to open this window is labeled "Properties". Why not "Browse" or something of that nature?

[Vish (vish)]

Could you attach a screenshot of the problem?

[Michael Buckley (testo-moz)]

Here is the window I was talking about. I have put a red border around the buttons.

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

Thanks for the screenshot. "Open" would be inappropriate. "Choose File" would be a bit better, but not much.

One way of fixing this and the "Properties" problem would be to merge the "New disc" "Properties" dialog into the main dialog. Then get rid of the "Properties" button entirely, instead changing "Create Image" to "Create Image…" and always opening the file picker when you choose it. Then, the button in the file picker could be simply "Burn".

[Vish (vish)]

This bug is an upstream one and it would be quite helpful if somebody experiencing it could send the bug the to the people writing the software. You can learn more about how to do this for various upstreams at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream.
Once submitted upstream , do report back here with the upstream bug number.
Thanks in advance!

[Michael Buckley (testo-moz)]

Bug submitted at https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=621531

[Vish (vish)]

Thanks for sending upstream

[Vish (vish)]

@Surma mukhopadhyay : you have assigned the bug to yourself, are you working on this bug? Do you have a patch ready?

[surma mukhopadhyay (surma04)]

@Vish. Yes, I am working on that. I am trying to post soon.

[surma mukhopadhyay (surma04)]

Hi, I have gone through some of the standard CD-DVD Burner Softwares, both commercial and open source types.

I found, in case of 'properties', the term 'Preferences' is the most appropriate and after pressing the 'properties' button (or the 'Preferences' button), there (in the 'Location for Image File' window) can be two options at the bottom right of the window, such as [1] OK and [2] Cancel.

I found these very traditional and can help both type of users who are using BRASERO for the first time and also the regular users .

I am attaching two screenshots of my proposed corrections.

http://sunset.olemiss.edu/~smukhopa/options.jpg
http://sunset.olemiss.edu/~smukhopa/properties.jpg

[surma mukhopadhyay (surma04)]

I have marked the changes with RED here. [The 'Location for Image File' window]

[surma mukhopadhyay (surma04)]

Another additional change, specifically for the 'Properties' button. Change is made with RED.

[Vish (vish)]

@surma mukhopadhyay : Matthew Paul Thomas has already made suggestions as to how this bug could be fixed. Kindly read comment #3