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[Savvas Radevic <vicedar@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Again, if you have a BETTER solution, then implement it.  Don't just
> talk about it.  Otherwise I'll keep advising people to do what works

I'd have to agree with this comment, Ubuntu is (or should be) all
about the human needs, not the "proper" thing to do (which seems to
take enough time to be implemented).


> Hacks are not fixes. Also, is this program even installed by default?
> Paper cuts are only for things installed by default.

I don't know about that, but the papercut specifications include
these: https://launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts
a) - bugs that impact standard workflows (like connecting to the
network, copying files, browsing folders, etc.), rather than
specialised or corner case workflows

It is a standard workflow, people install the nvidia driver all the
time. Even though nvidia-settings is in universe, nvidia-settings _is
suggested_ by System > Preferences > Display: "It appears that your
graphics driver does not support the necessary extensions to use this
tool.  Do you want to use your graphics driver vendor's tool instead?"
(which opens up nvidia-settings)

b) - bugs that are easy to address, rather that ones that require
significant design or development efforts

I don't know and probably will not be the judge of this one, but if
the PolicyKit seems hard, there is the alternative issue of applying a
mere workaround for the time being, using gksu in the menu item.

c) - bugs that relate to usability and design (like size of the
notification bubbles), rather than broken software (e.g. notifications
flickering in fullscreen)

It is highly related to usability.

> I would say just making a full GUI app run as root is enough of a bug to
> not implement this 'fix'.

That's a bug *everyone* could live with, until the proper fix comes out.

> You are certainly welcome to advise them of your workaround for this
> bug. I just don't believe such a thing should be added to the package.

I have posted this as a papercut because it just is and there is an
easy solution (at least one of the available ones).

If we implement the gksu usage as an easy temporary solution, people
will have less to think about while fixing up their resolution issues.
This way, the developer would not be rushed into making a fix and
would make a properly defined fix with the PolicyKit patch.

Right now, I see an easy workaround, which you don't want to implement
just because it's not "proper", and a hard one, which will probably
take time to be implemented. It is a papercut issue to me and probably
(IMHO) some other people trying to help out their fellow humans how to
install their driver properly.

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