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[Steve George <steve.george@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

MPT,

Thanks for doing this, it's the first time I've seen it coming together.

Also, is the icon we're using for "Purchase Software" in Software Centre
something we've decided on from a design perspective? It looks quite
boring compared to the Ubuntu/Canonical Partner ones just above it.

Steve

Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:
> Today I was able to test most of the purchase process (using
> software-center trunk r996), and I took a screencast.
> <http://people.canonical.com/~mpt/usc-purchase-2010-08-09.ogv>
> 
> These are the problems I found -- some USC-specific, some
> agent-specific, and some a combination of both. Highest-priority
> problems indicated with "***".
> 
> 0:10 The "More Info" and "Install" buttons are gigantic. ***
> 
> 0:10 The button for a for-pay item is still "Install"; it should be
>      "Buy".
> 
> 0:35 The purchase process opens in a separate window; it would be much
>      more elegant embedded in the same window.
> 
> 0:35 The "Connecting to payment service" text is thick and unstyled.
> 
> 0:36 A Launchpad Login Service page is shown. This should be an Ubuntu
>      Single Sign-On page (or dialog). ***
> 
> 0:59 "You have used your Single Sign On ID to access a site which is
>      *not* recognised by Launchpad Login Service..." What? ***
> 
> 1:06 The layout of the purchase page is such that it will always scroll
>      horizontally. The margins (and size of the headings) should be
>      much less.
> 
> 1:06 The page shows a "Total" even when you're buying only one thing.
>      (Currently you're always buying only one thing, but that may change
>      in the future.)
> 
> 1:08 The "Amount" header doesn't line up with the amounts.
> 
> 2:25 The form spacing is inconsistent: for example, the distance between
>      the "Card type" label and the "Country" menu is less than the
>      distance between the "Card number" field and its own caption.
> 
> 2:31 The "Terms of Service" link doesn't do anything. ***
> 
> 2:37 The "I agree to the terms of service" checkbox is below its label.
>      It should be to the left.
> 
> 2:42 When there's an error near the bottom of the form, the next step
>      initially looks just like the form has returned. (The error should
>      be described at the top of the form too.)
> 
> 2:57 The "Confirm Payment Information" screen shows a "Country Code"
>      rather than a Country.
> 
> 3:15 After confirming the payment, nothing happens. ***
>      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/615358>
> 

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-- 
Thanks,

Steve