Ubuntu
software-properties package

Comments in source files flood "other software"

Bug #2060915 reported by Nathan Teodosio
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
software-properties (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
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Bug Description

Reproduction case:

Add the attached source file to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/. You don't need to 'apt update' for this test.

Open software-properties-gtk.

Issue:

All the comments at the top of the file are displayed, flooding the interface.

Limiting the number of comment lines displayed and only displaying the full comments in a tool tip (GTK.Tree has a couple of set_tooltip functions) may result in a better user interface.

Related branches

~nteodosio/software-properties:comment-flood
Julian Andres Klode: Approve
Ubuntu Core Development Team: Pending requested
Diff: 18 lines (+5/-2)
1 file modified
softwareproperties/SoftwareProperties.py (+5/-2)
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Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio) wrote :
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Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Nick Rosbrook (enr0n)
Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package software-properties - 0.99.48

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software-properties (0.99.48) noble; urgency=medium

  * Fix Python's warning of invalid escape sequence (LP: #2059412).
  * Make pressing enter on close button of out-of-date cache dialog trigger
    the close button, not the reload button (LP: #2061978).
  * Limit the comments in 'other software' tab to a single line (LP: #2060915).
  * apt-add-repository --list now displays deb822 sources (LP: #2060331).

 -- Nathan Pratta Teodosio <email address hidden> Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:17:51 +0200

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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theofficialgman (theofficialgman) wrote (last edit ):

Does not seem fully fixed as I am still seeing the comments. Unless this is expected functionality. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/2061214/comments/17

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