[packagekit] GUI ideas

[Tim Lauridsen]

Richard Hughes wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 21:22 -0400, Matthias Clasen wrote:
>> I think we have pretty broad agreement on the problematic aspects of
>> the current UI. Your post points out a lot of the same things I wrote
>> about earlier.
>>
>> What we need now is someone with the courage to realize an alternative
>> UI along the lines of your mockup...
> 
> What do you think of the attached screenshot?
> 
> Richard.
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I think the group list takes to much space. it should be a combo box on 
top of the packagelist.

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Sorry for the ugly ascii art, hope you get the point.

The Install/remove buttons is not need, the state should just be changed 
when the user checks and unchecks the package, but there should be a 
'Process / Execute' button.

Usercase.
The user checks some packages to install and some other are unchecked to 
be removed.
The user ckicks on the execute/process button and is presented for a 
dialog with the packages he has selected for installation, with a 
possiblity to remove some of the packages.
The user clicks OK and pk is starting to process the actions.

Tim