[Bug 346718] New: Add Community Repositories Missing from YaST Control Center

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7 Dec 2007 7 Dec '07

04:41

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 Summary: Add Community Repositories Missing from YaST Control Center Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: unspecified Platform: i686 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0 Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: guitarist198@yahoo.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: Beta-Customer The helpful YaST module to add community repositories from OpenSuSE 10.3 is missing from the Software section. I installed from the KDE CD. Skipped Network Configuration Did not setup online repositories Did not change package selection during installation I find this a very useful feature so users don't have to go about searching for the information on how to add repositories as well as the info for each repo. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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7 Dec 7 Dec

04:53

New subject: [Bug 346718] Add Community Repositories Missing from YaST Control Center

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 User guitarist198@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718#c1 --- Comment #1 from Joshua Levesque 2007-12-06 21:53:18 MST --- I have just found that this feature is under "Add Repositories" now. I think that it is a bit hidden as it is though. This is the easiest way for a new user to add repositories and should stand out more. When at the "Add Repositories" page, it should highlight the Community Repositories and state that it allows one to choose from a large list of repositories. This feature should stand out and should have some description of what it does. This may be a better place for it rather than as a separate module, but it should probably stand out more. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 User guitarist198@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718#c2 --- Comment #2 from Joshua Levesque 2007-12-06 21:54:41 MST --- A correction to my post above: It is found under the "Software Repositories" module under the Software section. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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10 Dec 10 Dec

21:46

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 Cyril Hrubis changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |yast2-maintainers@suse.de -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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11 Dec 11 Dec

15:32

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 User mvidner@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718#c3 Martin Vidner changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|yast2-maintainers@suse.de |locilka@novell.com --- Comment #3 from Martin Vidner 2007-12-11 08:32:03 MST --- It is only confusing because you are used to the old behavior. But anyway, it seems the module should still be there... yast2-packager: Tue Nov 27 13:50:39 CET 2007 - locilka@suse.cz - Module 'Community Repositories' merged into 'Repositories'. It's still possible to call 'Community Repositories' separately. - 2.16.10 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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15:36

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 User locilka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718#c4 Lukas Ocilka changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |lslezak@novell.com, visnov@novell.com Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |lslezak@novell.com --- Comment #4 from Lukas Ocilka 2007-12-11 08:36:46 MST --- Yes, I've moved it there on a management request. Highlighting might help but the whole dialog "Ann New Repo..." needs a face-lift. Lslezak: what do you think of some reworking the current "Add New Repo..." dialog? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 User guitarist198@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718#c5 --- Comment #5 from Joshua Levesque 2007-12-11 15:58:54 MST --- Created an attachment (id=187049) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=187049) Redesign Proposal/Mock Here is a mockup for a new design of Add Repositories. * The Software Repositories "Add" button should take you to this page first. * One can select the media type with the combo box. - FTP, HTTP, Online List, Local ISO, etc. * Rename Community Repositories page to Online Repository List * Layout improvement for new Online Repository List page. This could be implemented using the QStackedWidget where each media type page is a page of the widget. The checkbox at the bottom should not be contained in the QStackedWidget so that it appears for each page. Also, the information on the left sidebar should be updated appropriately. I'm not entirely sure how YaST2 developement works, so please excuse any ignorance. Thanks. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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13 Dec 13 Dec

19:47

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 User suse-beta@cboltz.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718#c6 Christian Boltz changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |suse-beta@cboltz.de --- Comment #6 from Christian Boltz 2007-12-13 12:47:28 MST --- IMHO the mockup is too centered around the repository list and the "Media Type" dropdown not visible enough. That said, I agree that the repository management needs some facelifting. Unfortunately I don't know if there are changes in 11.0 besides integration of community repositories, therefore I have to comment based on 10.3 and what I have read in this bugreport. Changed I would like to recommend: - make community repositories / repository list more visible (but not as extreme as in the mockup) - remove FTP, HTTP, HTTPS and SMB/CIFS from the list - they basically provide the same as "URL", but in a more difficult way (you have to split into protocol, servername and path). Maybe NFS could also be merged into the "URL" part - it isn't very different. - changes for the "add URL" dialog: - add the "Authentification" box for username and password (defaulting to anonymous access) - add an "expert" button for people who really want to enter all details in separate fields. Clicking it would lead to what is now the "add HTTP" dialog. - merge CD and DVD - there's no real difference from the technical POV (I would even drop the dvd:// url scheme) - merge "local directory" and "local ISO image" This would leave the following options the "add repository" dialog: - community repositories / repository list - URL (HTTP, FTP, SMB/CIFS, maybe NFS) - should be renamed to "remote / network repository" or something like that - NFS (if not merged into URL) - SLP - CD / DVD - local directory or iso image -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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22:42

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 User benji.weber@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718#c7 Benjamin Weber changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |benji.weber@gmail.com --- Comment #7 from Benjamin Weber 2007-12-13 15:42:41 MST --- I agree with most of what was said in comment #6. Drop down selections for separate "Pages" don't end work well because it's not very obvious the other pages exist. Case in point the Search/Patterns/Groups... filter in package selector which people don't seem to find unless they're shown. So if there really needs to be another page, tabs would probably make more sense. [System Repositories], [Add Common repositories] (not sure about the wording). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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14 Dec 14 Dec

12:49

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 User suse-beta@cboltz.de added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718#c8 --- Comment #8 from Christian Boltz 2007-12-14 05:49:12 MST --- (In reply to comment #7 from Benjamin Weber)

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So if there really needs to be another page, tabs would probably make more sense. [System Repositories], [Add Common repositories] (not sure about the wording).

Tabs aren't be a good idea in this case because a) "add" is an action, and actions should be done with buttons IMHO b) On the long run, I'd like to see everything related to software installation (inst_source, community repositories, sw_single) in a single YaST module which would then really use tabs ("Repositories", "Patterns" "Packages", "Updates"). See my mail in the opensuse-softwaremgmt mailinglist for details http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-softwaremgmt/2007-12/msg00004.html -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718 User benji.weber@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346718#c9 Benjamin Weber changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|Add Community Repositories Missing from YaST |e |Control Center | --- Comment #9 from Benjamin Weber 2007-12-14 07:21:32 MST --- (In reply to comment #8 from Christian Boltz)

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Tabs aren't be a good idea in this case because a) "add" is an action, and actions should be done with buttons IMHO

I agree that add is an action, which should be done with buttons. If add were the only additional function then it would make sense to have as a button on the main page. However, the current repository management has more than just add, you can remove, edit, refresh etc. Hence another page might make sense.

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b) On the long run, I'd like to see everything related to software installation (inst_source, community repositories, sw_single) in a single YaST module which would then really use tabs ("Repositories", "Patterns" "Packages", "Updates"). See my mail in the opensuse-softwaremgmt mailinglist for details http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-softwaremgmt/2007-12/msg00004.html

I think this would make sense too, I'm not sure if it's possible for the package selector and repository management to both use zypp at the same time at the moment though. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.