Ubuntu
ubiquity package

  1. Jaunty (9.04)
  2. Bug #325958
  3. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 325958

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Alex Krastelev (alex-netrc) wrote : Re: Jaunty Alpha 4: Ubiquity windows does not fit on 1024x600 screen

Asus Eee 901, alpha5: same issue, connecting external monitor and using higher resolution helps as a workaround.

IMHO the bug importance should be at least "Medium" or "High", because:

1) A person coming from Windows experience can be completely stuck on the very first step of installer. There is no visible way to access <Quit>/<Back>/<Forward> buttons in ubiquity (no scrollbars, no panning). It is more than a minor inconvenience - it prevents user from installing Ubuntu. Even if they don't give up and find some workaround, it spoils first impression (cant even run installer).

2) Virtually all 9" netbooks (asus, dell, acer...) have similar 1024x600 9" screens with ~134 dpi.
All of them seem to be affected. This is bad as low-cost netbook segment is important for Jaunty.