[packagekit] gpk-application ui review

[Matthias Clasen]

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Richard Hughes <hughsient at gmail.com> wrote:

>> - Why a toolbar ? If we need to have a toolbar, we have to do better:
>
> Point.

I think I forgot to mention that the reason why the toolbar makes the
width problematic is that all buttons are icon+text.

>> - We lost the "Quit" when the menu was turned into a toolbar
>
> I think the HIG says to not have a Quit button...

Oh, didn't mean to argue for adding a quit button.
Just for getting the quit menu item back...

>> - What is the 'list' that Add to list, Clear list and Show list refer to ?
>
> It's a first cut at multiple installs and removes. It's clearly
> non-optimal as even _I_ forget to click add before remove sometimes. I
> wanted to shy away from an "Apply" button - do you think this is best?

The good thing about apply is that it would replace the install/remove
buttons with a single one. I haven't  seen the "list" (I assume it
doesn't exist yet as a graphical entity, but I think it is slightly
confusing to have _one_ list, with two separate buttons to act on
parts of it...

Why do we need to have "Add to list" in the toolbar ? Is that because
the checkbox in the list is not obvious enough ? Or is there some plan
to allow for multi-selection and make "Add to list" operate on the
selection ?

>> - "Software sources" is not really an action that one would expect to
>> see on a toolbar...
>
> Ya.

Should go back to the menu, really.
Next to "Quit".


> I'm thinking to make the treeview item expand vertically like this:
>
> _____________________________________________________________
>
>     [      ]  GNOME Power Manaeger
> [X]  [ icon ]
>     [      ]  package: gnome-power-manager-2.2.20.i386
> _____________________________________________________________
>
> and then have when clicked:
> _____________________________________________________________
>
>      [      ]  GNOME Power Manaeger
> [X]  [ icon ]
>     [      ]  package: gnome-power-manager-2.2.20.i386
>
>               This is a power manager for the GNOME desktop
>               it features advanced cool shit and is the best
>               program on the planet.
>
>               Size: 130.3Mb
>
>               [Home page] [Required by] [Depends on] [File list]
> _____________________________________________________________
>
> and then when unclicked, it goes back to the former. Idea?

I'd have to see it, but a) I doubt it is doable and b) it sounds like
it will interfere with scrolling and selection in the list.

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