http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547075
User rpmcruz@alunos.dcc.fc.up.pt added comment
http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547075#c2
Ricardo Cruz changed:
What |Removed |Added
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CC| |christian.jaeger@rub.de,
| |rpmcruz@alunos.dcc.fc.up.pt
AssignedTo|yast2-maintainers@suse.de |rpmcruz@alunos.dcc.fc.up.pt
Summary|New GTK package manager == |[Gtk-Pkg] 11.2 package
|bad |manager UI criticisms
Severity|Normal |Minor
--- Comment #2 from Ricardo Cruz 2009-10-15 08:28:06 MDT ---
Dominique, the workflow is not really different than 11.2. We just replaced the
buttons by tabs, and done away with the "All" option. But I can see how the
different labeling can stress the user. In fact, I was mildly opposed to it in
our UI brainstorms. The advantages of label by action is that it makes the
interface less threating to the new user who just wants to install or remove a
package. However, for someone who wants to do something less conventional, like
see the file list of some package, he will have to apply backward induction to
realize he should click the "Remove" tab to see the "Installed" packages. It's
elementary reasoning, but it may indeed break the user normal workflow.
I think we re-use those strings elsewhere, so we probably are not subject to
the string freezing, if we do want to change the labeling.
(In reply to comment #1)
I'm not sure that I've ever seen something like that before.
If I hit apply, just apply it.
Shaw, I think we do want the user to confirm the changes. Like you said, the
idea was to try out a different way to do it. I suppose such leeway is one of
the perks of being a volunteer. I personally am mainly unsatisfied with the
Sure? icon choice which doesn't fit well since it was designed for dialogs, but
otherwise it seems fine. The unusual behavior may not however make it worth the
initial shock, so it probably is a good idea to go with the more conservative
"confirm changes" window.
Will reach out to my main accomplice to see whether he condones the
suggestions.
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