AboutThisDevice
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PC
Choosing “About This Computer” should open a normal, non-modal window in the center of the screen.
Ubuntu version
The main text in the window should be the Ubuntu version, followed by “pre-release” if it is not a release version, otherwise “LTS” if it is an LTS version. For example:
- Ubuntu 14.04 pre-release
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.10
Menus
File ==== Close Ctrl W Edit ==== Copy Ctrl C
Copy
Choosing the Copy command should copy all the text shown in the window, colon-and-space-delimited:
Ubuntu 13.04 (64-bit) Computer name: mistletoe Model: Lenovo ThinkPad T420 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2.7 GHz ×2 Graphics: Intel 965GM x86/MMX/SSE2 Memory: 4 GB Disk: 100 GB, 26.8 GB free
Phone and tablet
The purpose of “About this phone”/“About this device” is to let you see and/or copy basic device info, for troubleshooting and tech support. This is implemented in ubuntu-system-settings (bug reports).
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What model is this? |
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What’s the serial number? |
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What’s the IMEI? |
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How full is the storage? |
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What’s using all the storage? |
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What operating system version is this? |
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Is that the latest version? |
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What’s the phone number? |
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Does this device comply with copyright? |
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Does this device comply with this country’s phone regulations? |
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Access
“About this phone” (on a phone) or “About this device” (on a tablet etc, bug 1258211) should be accessed from [[SystemSettingsthe main screen of System Settings — because, while it isn’t a setting, overall UI real estate is at a premium and there isn’t a better place to put it.
Main screen
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Each value should have the standard UI for copying it as a whole (bug 1286282).
The manufacturer and model (1) should be on a single line, separated by a space.
When being tested/demoed on a PC, the “Serial” (2) and “IMEI” (3) items should have the value “None”.
“Storage” (4) should have a value of the form “{amount} free”, and should navigate to the Storage screen. We might add other hardware-related items here later.
The “OS” (5) value should be “{human name} (r{image number})”, for example “Ubuntu 13.10 (r81)”.
The “Last updated” (6) value should be the date on which a system update was last installed, or “Never” for a fresh install.
“Check For Updates” (7) should navigate to the “Software Updates” screen, “Software licenses” (8) to the “Software licenses” screen, and “Regulatory info” (9) to the “Regulatory info” screen.
“Regulatory info” is currently not in the product requirements, but we will probably discover more legal requirements to display information here.
“Storage”
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In the “Storage” screen, each storage amount should be displayed in the most appropriate unit for that amount — to zero decimal places for bytes, and one decimal place for any other unit.
“By Name” and “By Size” should sort the list of applications, “By Size” largest first.
In both the chart and list, the size for each application should be the total of the application itself, plus any documents and data it has saved.
“Software licenses”
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The “Software licenses” screen should be a page stack of items, in alphabetical order, for all the packages included in the system image, including all default apps.
Each item should navigate to a screen with the package name as its header, followed by the text of the copyright license(s) that cover that package in the standard UI font. If the text is not available, the sentence “Sorry, there was a problem displaying this license.” should appear instead, and System Settings should automatically report it as a RecoverableError (bug 1206150).
“Regulatory info”
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The “Regulatory info” screen should present whatever regulatory identifiers, logos, and certifications are required in the markets where the devices are offered.