Update manager error window is too small to read and is not resizable.

[DavidBriscoe]

Binary package hint: update-manager

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Summary: Cant resize error window to read output. It only allows the reading of 3 lines at a time. (Screenshot at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/739647/+attachment/2107176/+files/ys7vJ.png)
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The window that Update Manager shows when an error happens is not resizable, which makes it very hard to read the error message. See attached screenshot.
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Some suggestions on how to improve the error dialog from a duplicate, bug #365972:
I think this dialog can be improved a few ways:
 - rather than just displaying 2 lines (of 12), display all tweleve
 - rather than just displaying as much as will fit horizontally, perhaps perform common string replacement and display things heirarchically?

e.g.

in this case the url might be:

 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/foo/main/binary-amd64/Packages
 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/foo/main/source/Sources
 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/foo-updates/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages

perhaps:

 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/
  foo/main/binary-amd64/Packages
  foo/main/source/Sources
  foo-updates/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages

instead?

ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: update-manager 1:0.142.22
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 21 12:09:01 2011InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: update-manager

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

Run this and attach the output file here:

sudo apt-get update 2>&1 | tee ~/Desktop/Update1

Thanks.

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

Ok, the update looks good. Now run an upgrade and attach the output. The error should be in that output text.

sudo apt-get upgrade 2>&1 | tee ~/Desktop/Upgrade1

[DavidBriscoe (idbrii)]

Sorry I missed your response.

Here's the output. As I mentioned, it's a huge error message that's difficult to read in the tiny error dialog. It would be great if the error dialog was resizable.

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

Thanks. Now run:

sudo apt-get clean

sudo apt-get upgrade 2>&1 | tee ~/Desktop/Upgrade2

And attach output file.

[DavidBriscoe (idbrii)]

Ah, RedSingularity I think you're trying to help me fix the error. I apologize that my title was inappropriate. The error is probably because I was messing around with faezna's files. I'm not concerned with fixing it.

The bug is supposed to be about the error dialog. It reports an error in a tiny dialog that is too small to read the error and cannot be maximized. I've fixed the bug title.

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

I see. Ok, thanks for clarifying. I would like to test this out on my system then and have a look. Can you recommend a way of producing this event so I can see the error window in question? I will try and create an intentional error on my own, but if you have a way in mind, that would be a great help.

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

Got it. Attaching a screenshot and marking as "confirmed".

[Robert Roth (evfool)]

Reassigning to the aptdaemon package, as that is the package responsible for error dialog displayed on the screenshot.