Re: Selecting Device Profiles

[Richard Hughes <hughsient gmail com>]

On 19 February 2010 12:48, Paul Finnigan <paul fincc com> wrote:
> If the device profile is not loaded you can select "Other profile..."
> this takes you to the profile install routine, via a Gnome file select
> window. That is good. But once the profile is installed I have to go
> back to the Color Profile selector and select it.

That's just a bug:

commit 5c4731bce32ce55467449d793b6a508b48b09eda
Author: Richard Hughes <richard hughsie com>
Date:   Fri Feb 19 13:03:14 2010 +0000

    trivial: Set the profile we chose as 'Other' as the current device default

> I think what should happen is:
>
> 1. If the profile is good for the device it should be selected.

Sure, agreed.

> 2. If the profile is not good for the device then a message should be
> issued and the device profile is unaltered.

We need to add that.

> What should never happen is that the "Other profile" selection remains
> against the device.

What happens if the device chosen is unsuitable? Go back to the
previous profile, or 'None'?

Richard.