Alt+F2 should notify you of typos

[Thijs van Dijk]

Binary package hint: unity

If you hit Alt-F2, and enter "ubutnu-bug unity", "ubuntu-big unity", or "unity-bug ubuntu", nothing happens. On several occasions, I have thought that the ubuntu-bug program was simply slow to start, wasting several minutes patiently waiting before finally discovering my typo.

I think a simple error message "Could not start 'ubntu-bug'" would greatly help in these situations.

ProblemType: Enhancement
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.12-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,gnomecompat,snap,place,compiztoolbox,resize,grid,regex,vpswitch,animation,move,session,mousepoll,expo,ezoom,imgpng,workarounds,staticswitcher,wall,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,scale,unityshell]
Date: Thu May 12 12:40:26 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Harry van Haaren (harryhaaren)]

needs-design , cant edit existing tags here

[Marco Biscaro (marcobiscaro2112)]

John Lea: what is the exact text to be displayed in the message dialog?

[Thijs van Dijk (ametheus-deactivatedaccount)]

Bug 814032 is related, though not strictly the same.