[openFate 305680] access table contents in YaST in more ways than just by push buttons
Feature added by: Martin Schmidkunz (mschmidkunz) Feature #305680, revision 1, last change by Title: access table contents in YaST in more ways than just by push buttons openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Martin Schmidkunz (mschmidkunz) Interested: Johannes Meixner (jsmeix) Interested: Katarina Machalkova (kmachalkova) Interested: Lukas Ocilka (locilka) Interested: Martin Vidner (mvidner) Interested: Ricardo Cruz (rpmcruz) Description: There is feedback (e.g. http://mvidner.blogspot.com/2009/01/yast-ui-table-usability.html) that users might get confused with the fact that table actions (performed on the table items) are accesible only as push buttons below the table. What users are used to from other GUI applications and what they miss in YaST UI is: a) context menu activated by right click on table item (e.g. edit/delete this item) b) more function key bindings (e.g. 'Delete' key will do the same what would pushing delete button do) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305680
Feature changed by: Josef Reidinger (jreidinger) Feature #305680, revision 3 Title: access table contents in YaST in more ways than just by push buttons openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Martin Schmidkunz (mschmidkunz) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: There is feedback (e.g. http://mvidner.blogspot.com/2009/01/yast-ui-table-usability.html) that users might get confused with the fact that table actions (performed on the table items) are accesible only as push buttons below the table. What users are used to from other GUI applications and what they miss in YaST UI is: a) context menu activated by right click on table item (e.g. edit/delete this item) b) more function key bindings (e.g. 'Delete' key will do the same what would pushing delete button do) + Discussion: + #1: Josef Reidinger (jreidinger) (2009-01-19 15:04:22) + What I also miss is some active items in table, e.g. checkbox, radio + buttons via entries (bootloader simulate this by '*' and you can change + it only by button), combo-box or text field. If this is enabled we can + easily create table which can advanced user fulfill and beginner can + start wizard via button. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305680
Feature changed by: Federico Lucifredi (flucifredi) Feature #305680, revision 6 Title: access table contents in YaST in more ways than just by push buttons - openSUSE-11.2: New + openSUSE-11.2: Evaluation Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Martin Schmidkunz (mschmidkunz) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: There is feedback (e.g. http://mvidner.blogspot.com/2009/01/yast-ui-table-usability.html) that users might get confused with the fact that table actions (performed on the table items) are accesible only as push buttons below the table. What users are used to from other GUI applications and what they miss in YaST UI is: a) context menu activated by right click on table item (e.g. edit/delete this item) b) more function key bindings (e.g. 'Delete' key will do the same what would pushing delete button do) Discussion: #1: Josef Reidinger (jreidinger) (2009-01-19 15:04:22) What I also miss is some active items in table, e.g. checkbox, radio buttons via entries (bootloader simulate this by '*' and you can change it only by button), combo-box or text field. If this is enabled we can easily create table which can advanced user fulfill and beginner can start wizard via button. + #2: Federico Lucifredi (flucifredi) (2009-01-23 14:37:35) (reply to + #1) + At engineering's discretion. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305680
Feature changed by: Thomas Göttlicher (tgoettlicher) Feature #305680, revision 9 Title: access table contents in YaST in more ways than just by push buttons openSUSE-11.2: Evaluation Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Martin Schmidkunz (mschmidkunz) Description: There is feedback (e.g. http://mvidner.blogspot.com/2009/01/yast-ui-table-usability.html) that users might get confused with the fact that table actions (performed on the table items) are accesible only as push buttons below the table. What users are used to from other GUI applications and what they miss in YaST UI is: a) context menu activated by right click on table item (e.g. edit/delete this item) b) more function key bindings (e.g. 'Delete' key will do the same what would pushing delete button do) Discussion: #1: Josef Reidinger (jreidinger) (2009-01-19 15:04:22) What I also miss is some active items in table, e.g. checkbox, radio buttons via entries (bootloader simulate this by '*' and you can change it only by button), combo-box or text field. If this is enabled we can easily create table which can advanced user fulfill and beginner can start wizard via button. #2: Federico Lucifredi (flucifredi) (2009-01-23 14:37:35) (reply to #1) At engineering's discretion. + #3: Thomas Göttlicher (tgoettlicher) (2009-03-06 17:20:28) + I've added support for context menus to yast2-qt version 2.18.6 in + order to provide the infrastructure for this request. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/305680
Feature changed by: Duncan Mac-Vicar (dmacvicar) Feature #305680, revision 11 Title: access table contents in YaST in more ways than just by push buttons - openSUSE-11.2: Evaluation + openSUSE-11.2: Done Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Martin Schmidkunz (mschmidkunz) Description: There is feedback (e.g. http://mvidner.blogspot.com/2009/01/yast-ui-table-usability.html) that users might get confused with the fact that table actions (performed on the table items) are accesible only as push buttons below the table. What users are used to from other GUI applications and what they miss in YaST UI is: a) context menu activated by right click on table item (e.g. edit/delete this item) b) more function key bindings (e.g. 'Delete' key will do the same what would pushing delete button do) Discussion: #1: Josef Reidinger (jreidinger) (2009-01-19 15:04:22) What I also miss is some active items in table, e.g. checkbox, radio buttons via entries (bootloader simulate this by '*' and you can change it only by button), combo-box or text field. If this is enabled we can easily create table which can advanced user fulfill and beginner can start wizard via button. #2: Federico Lucifredi (flucifredi) (2009-01-23 14:37:35) (reply to #1) At engineering's discretion. #3: Thomas Göttlicher (tgoettlicher) (2009-03-06 17:20:28) I've added support for context menus to yast2-qt version 2.18.6 in order to provide the infrastructure for this request. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/305680
Feature changed by: Maximilian Maher (maxmaher) Feature #305680, revision 12 Title: access table contents in YaST in more ways than just by push buttons openSUSE-11.2: Done Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Martin Schmidkunz (mschmidkunz) Description: There is feedback (e.g. http://mvidner.blogspot.com/2009/01/yast-ui-table-usability.html) that users might get confused with the fact that table actions (performed on the table items) are accesible only as push buttons below the table. What users are used to from other GUI applications and what they miss in YaST UI is: a) context menu activated by right click on table item (e.g. edit/delete this item) b) more function key bindings (e.g. 'Delete' key will do the same what would pushing delete button do) + Test Case: + * Call Yast2 Partitioner + * Choose one Partiton by clicking on it (f.e /dev/sda1) + * Now click with mousebutton 2, contex menu should popup + * Try Options in Contex menu, they should work just like with the + buttons. Discussion: #1: Josef Reidinger (jreidinger) (2009-01-19 15:04:22) What I also miss is some active items in table, e.g. checkbox, radio buttons via entries (bootloader simulate this by '*' and you can change it only by button), combo-box or text field. If this is enabled we can easily create table which can advanced user fulfill and beginner can start wizard via button. #2: Federico Lucifredi (flucifredi) (2009-01-23 14:37:35) (reply to #1) At engineering's discretion. #3: Thomas Göttlicher (tgoettlicher) (2009-03-06 17:20:28) I've added support for context menus to yast2-qt version 2.18.6 in order to provide the infrastructure for this request. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/305680
Feature changed by: Maximilian Maher (maxmaher) Feature #305680, revision 13 Title: access table contents in YaST in more ways than just by push buttons openSUSE-11.2: Done Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Martin Schmidkunz (mschmidkunz) Description: There is feedback (e.g. http://mvidner.blogspot.com/2009/01/yast-ui-table-usability.html) that users might get confused with the fact that table actions (performed on the table items) are accesible only as push buttons below the table. What users are used to from other GUI applications and what they miss in YaST UI is: a) context menu activated by right click on table item (e.g. edit/delete this item) b) more function key bindings (e.g. 'Delete' key will do the same what would pushing delete button do) Test Case: * Call Yast2 Partitioner * Choose one Partiton by clicking on it (f.e /dev/sda1) * Now click with mousebutton 2, contex menu should popup * Try Options in Contex menu, they should work just like with the buttons. + * http://lizards.opensuse.org/2009/03/06/context-menus-in-yast-partitioner/ Discussion: #1: Josef Reidinger (jreidinger) (2009-01-19 15:04:22) What I also miss is some active items in table, e.g. checkbox, radio buttons via entries (bootloader simulate this by '*' and you can change it only by button), combo-box or text field. If this is enabled we can easily create table which can advanced user fulfill and beginner can start wizard via button. #2: Federico Lucifredi (flucifredi) (2009-01-23 14:37:35) (reply to #1) At engineering's discretion. #3: Thomas Göttlicher (tgoettlicher) (2009-03-06 17:20:28) I've added support for context menus to yast2-qt version 2.18.6 in order to provide the infrastructure for this request. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/305680
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