Here's an idea how the "Local printers" page could look like (see attached image). Basically it is a list of all printers. Every printer has a nice icon (normal printer icon in most cases, and for default printer maybe with some overlay icon). The printer CUPS name and the model are displayed (the technical model name should show the user that the printer is indeed correctly recognized, inducing warm fuzzy feelings about "wow, everything works!" :) ; similarly, the green light and the "Idle" text should give the user a sense of "control" about all his printers :-D
What's missing is a "Settings..." button for every printer that leads to the actual settings page. Maybe the green light has to be sacrificed for the button... Alternatively, the printer name/model text could be made clickable (like a hyperlink) or turned into a button. The "New printer..." button is just there to fill the lower half of the page. The question remains what happens when the list gets too long... There must be scrollbars then. Alternatively, the list could be displayed in a normal list box, but that wouldn't look as "report-like" as the list I thought of. IMHO the user should see the list as an overview, not the actual gateway to the printer settings. Anyway, regarding the Gutsy schedule :-) maybe it would be enough for now to add a simple describing text (enough to fill the blank dialog page, but not so much that the user is bored/feels obliged to read it all). Btw. Ekiga seems to have the same problem and fills these pages with a nice full-page picture. That might be inappropriate here, though. ** Attachment added: "GUI suggestion for the "Local printers" page" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9517286/s-c-p-gui-1.png -- Usability: In CUPS config gui, clicking on "Local Printers" should not hide printers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
