http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=548256 Summary: Software manager tabs contravene user interface principles (not strictly bug but should be fixed prior to release) Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.2 Version: RC 1 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.2 Status: NEW Severity: Minor Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: ian.cheong@acm.org QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.3) Gecko/20090909 SUSE/3.5.3-3.2 Firefox/3.5.3 The old software manager tabs had "status" type labels (Available; Upgrades; Installed). The new software manager has action words as tab labels (Install; Upgrade; Remove; Undo) that should belong to buttons. It is counterintuitive and redundant. The labels should represent things and the buttons should represent correct and context sensitive actions (not "Apply"). Selection boxes are clear in purpose and do not have to relate to the tab title. Suggest the old tab labels from 11.1 are easier to understand and consitent with user interface design principles. The required tab labels and [buttons] are: Installed/Current/OK [Remove] Upgradeable/Outdated/Old [Update] Available/New [Install] Proposed/Queued/To Do [Undo] [Proceed] [Do It] Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Love the new look, but UI still needs work and some consistent guiding principles like Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.