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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Where they are English phrases (e.g. not package names), software item
titles and summaries look best if their first word is capitalized.

If the title and summary are derived from a .desktop file, they are
already capitalized.

If they are from a synopsis, however, Debian policy is that they should *not* have their first word capitalized.
<http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-pkg-synopsis>

Therefore, Ubuntu Software Center should capitalize them.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter?action=diff&rev2=585&rev1=584>

[Originally suggested by Brian Murray and Colin Watson.]

** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Where they are English phrases (e.g. not package names), software item
  titles and summaries look best if their first word is capitalized.
  
  If the title and summary are derived from a .desktop file, they are
  already capitalized.
  
  If they are from a synopsis, however, Debian policy is that they should *not* have their first word capitalized.
  <http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-pkg-synopsis>
  
  Therefore, Ubuntu Software Center should capitalize them.
  <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter?action=diff&rev2=585&rev1=584>
  
- [Originally suggested by Brian Murry and Colin Watson.]
+ [Originally suggested by Brian Murray and Colin Watson.]

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Title:
  Title and summary are capitalized if from .desktop but not if from
  package synopsis

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Where they are English phrases (e.g. not package names), software item
  titles and summaries look best if their first word is capitalized.

  If the title and summary are derived from a .desktop file, they are
  already capitalized.

  If they are from a synopsis, however, Debian policy is that they should *not* have their first word capitalized.
  <http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-pkg-synopsis>

  Therefore, Ubuntu Software Center should capitalize them.
  <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter?action=diff&rev2=585&rev1=584>

  [Originally suggested by Brian Murray and Colin Watson.]

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