Ubuntu
gnome-control-center package

'man gnome-control-center' is of poor quality (incomplete)

Bug #1036932 reported by Detlef Lechner
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-control-center
Fix Released
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gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
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Bug Description

'man gnome-control-center' does not even list all possible command-line options. For example, it does not mention '~$ gnome-control center user-accounts'.
I expect that 'man gnome-control-center' does list all possible options of the gnome-control-center command.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu0.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Aug 15 05:10:32 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-15 (91 days ago)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
 deja-dup 22.0-0ubuntu2
 gnome-bluetooth 3.2.2-0ubuntu5
 indicator-datetime 0.3.94-0ubuntu2

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Detlef Lechner (detlef-lechner) wrote :
Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)
tags: added: manpage
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-control-center - 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu5

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gnome-control-center (1:3.6.3-0ubuntu5) raring; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/10_keyboard_layout_on_unity.patch:
  * debian/patches/62_update_translations_template.patch
    - Don't rename Region panel in GNOME
  * debian/patches/11_power-configure_lid_action.patch:
    - Fix screen reader accessibility for extra power options (LP: #880886)
  * debian/gnome-control-center.sgml, debian/gnome-control-center.install
    debian/rules
    - Ship improved man page from GNOME (LP: #1036932)
 -- Jeremy Bicha <email address hidden> Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:15:25 -0500

Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gnome-control-center:
importance: Unknown → Medium
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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