There is a bug, Gnome…
You might also hear about that Flickr added a feature for uploading videos.
Cool, so I attempted to try it out, but…
When I clicked the “Choose photos and videos” link in the upload page, I got a very long and very ugly popup window in Gnome! See below:
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You can tell even just from this thumbnail that this window is abnormally long; and YES, my screen (19”, 1440×900) can’t display it as a whole because its width is 1556 pixels. Even worse, I can’t resize the window!
We can see the problem here: The file-type bar is too long. It’s trying to show all the file types that are available. It is fine in most of the time, but it obviously is a flaw. I call it a BUG, you might want to call it an UX (User Experience) problem, either way…
Well, how’s Windows? Let’s take a look:
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Much better! The window size is normal, my laptop (14.1”, 1280×800) can handle it with no problems. When you move your mouse pointer over the file-type bar, it will then give you the full list through help text.
Personally, I use Linux with Gnome at home and I am happy 99% of the time. I saw the huge improvements that desktop Linux has been made so far; however, I can’t deny that there still is a long way to go for this badass ;)
To you and every other reader, I’d like to remind you that all this marvel of magically free software is not the product of a single monolithic monopolistic company, but a joint effort by developers and users, and that the only way that you get that “still a long way to go” off of your heart is to report bugs.
Finding bugs happens all the time on all software, betcha that you’ve been caught up with a blu screen of death in Windows right? That specific bug that bugged you happens in Windows, and does not happen to happen in Gnome/Linux.
Just like any other bugs happening in Windows and not in Gnome/KDE/etc+Linux, this bug you found happens in Gnome and not in Explorer/Windows, that’s life.
I invite you to report Bugs (’cuz hell yeah, it’s a bug, don’t be affraid of words) where they belong, and although blogs give visibility and drag attention to correct bugs when they bug users, it is not a place to report a bug, or worse, to feel you’ve done the right thing.
The right thing is (read along with me) TO REPORT A BUG THE DEVELOPER, which, in this case is Gnome Bugzilla. I leave you the link, hopefully it won’t be eaten by another bug.
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/simple-bug-guide.cgi
Report the bugs you find.
The software might be free as in beer, but it’s not free in the spirit, and reporting bugs and contributing in other ways to the community is the price.
Peace.
Hey John, thank you for your invitation and I’ll issue a bug report asap. And, I want to forward this invitation to all my readers who’re reading this comment and who want to make oos better and better.