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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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It's time for another episode of the popular series, "Matthew Fails to
Buy Something".

Today's episode stars the Fluendo DVD Player, and the Ubuntu Single
Sign-On service.
<http://people.canonical.com/~mpt/usc-purchase-2010-09-06.ogv>

Seven of the problems I found last time have been fixed:
>...
> 0:30  A Launchpad Login Service page is shown, instead of an Ubuntu
>       Single Sign-On page or dialog.
>       <http://launchpad.net/bugs/615342>
> 
> 0:39  "You have used your Single Sign On ID to access a site which is
>       *not* recognised by Launchpad Login Service..."
>...
> 1:50  The "Terms of Service" open in a tiny window that has the title
>       "software-center".
>       <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625385>
>...
> 3:12  An authentication alert appears from aptdaemon, with no
>       explanation.
>       <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625409>
> 
> 3:19  Authenticating causes Ubuntu Software Center to jump from the
>       software item screen to the software listing, making it harder to
>       see installation progress.
>       <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625418>
> 
> 3:31  An error appears, "Failed to download repository information" -
>       "W:Failed to fetch
> https://private-ppa.launchpad.net/mvo/private-test/ubuntu/maverick/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz
>       The requested URL returned error: 401".
>
> 3:49  The item state bar says it is "Installing purchased..." [sic]
>       when nothing is happening.
>       <http://launchpad.net/bugs/622750>

These are the problems I encountered this time:

0:14  Fluendo DVD Player shows up *last* in the search results for "DVD
      Player", so unless you already know what you're looking for,
      you're unlikely to choose it. This might be because ...

0:25  ... The item for purchase has no description, screenshot, version,
      license, or updates information.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625254>

0:39  The purchase process opens in a separate window.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/618817>

0:39  "Connecting to payment service..." is big and clunky.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/622727>

0:40  The Ubuntu Single Sign On screen refers to "Software Center"
      instead of "Ubuntu Software Center".
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/631567>

0:57  Following any link on the SSO screen takes you to another screen,
      and it's impossible to get back.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/631573>

1:33  The Ubuntu Single Sign On screen has a missing image next to
      "Choose your language".

1:53  Choosing a different language results in payment screens that are
      still in English.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/631592>

1:53  "Quantity" and "Total" are shown, when it's impossible to buy more
      than one thing at a time.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625261>

1:53  The payment page layout is wonky.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625274>
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625277>

2:50  The terms of service window can now be scrolled and closed, but it
      is still stuck underneath the payments window.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625398>

2:57  The supposed terms of service are actually a Web page about
      "www.blah.net Spam Filtering".
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625389>

3:27  If you make an error near the bottom of the payment form, you're
      returned to the top of the form with no visible explanation.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625405>

3:41  The payment confirmation screen refers to my "country code" rather
      than my country.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/625415>

3:48  The payment progress is shown in unattractive unstyled unmoving
      HTML, rather than alongside Ubuntu Software Center's progress bar.
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/622732>

3:50  The text says "Launchpad subscription created successfully".

3:56  An authentication alert appears, bewilderingly asking me "To
      change repository settings". (To be fair, I did write that
      string, but I wasn't expecting it to show up in this context.)
      <http://launchpad.net/bugs/631619>

4:08  An "In Progress" item appears briefly, but the software item
      screen continues saying "Installing purchase..." indefinitely.

4:59  The item is not installed.

- -- 
Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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