[Bug 1125514] Re: Wording fix for "Install software to open files?" window

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

Besides the grammar, there are a few other things in that screenshot
that could be made much better:

a. It's impolite to instruct someone to "Select an application" from an
empty list. If no installed applications can open the file, just ask if
you want to search online.

b. However, you shouldn't be given the choice to search for applications
for the "unknown" filetype. That's never going to work!

c. If sessioninstaller *is* told to search for "unknown" handlers by
some rogue application, it shouldn't put up any UI, it should just
silently fail.

d. Again it's impolite to ask someone if they want to install software
from a choice of zero possibilities. If there are no available
applications, just show an error message.

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Title:
  Wording fix for "Install software to open files?" window

Status in “sessioninstaller” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I am using 12.04.

  When opening an unknown file type, Nautilus will attempt to find and
  install the needed software.

  Currently, the window text is, "nautilus requires to install software
  to open files of the following file type: "

  I propose that we change the wording to

  (1) Nautilus needs to install additional software to open this type of file:
  (2) Nautilus requires installing additional software to open these files: 
  (3)  Nautilus requires installing additional software to open files of the following type:  

  or something similar.

  I have attached a screenshot

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