[packagekit] New pk-update-viewer interface

[Matthias Clasen]

On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Richard Hughes <hughsient at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've attached two new screenshot of pk-update-viewer. The first is in
>  master, but I like the second better.
>
>  The checkboxes don't do anything yet but can soon be connected to the
>  new multi-package_id methods so we can select the list manually.
>
>  The other thing is replacing the GtkTextBox with a GtkTreeView, which is
>  much better from a HIG point of view (not using a random monospace font
>  for positioning), and is much more maintainable as it's less "magic".
>  I've used a custom renderer for the clickable links, which seems look
>  good, but might need a few tweaks.

Gah, we really need to get you off the 'everything is a treeview' trip...

>  This also means that a multiline description stays in the "right" side
>  of the pane from an aesthetic point of view.

The textview 'hack' would have handled that just fine...but back when
I did it, there were no newlines in descriptions, only ; ...

>  So, do you like screenshot 1 or 2? Or do you have a better idea?

I think the repetition of 'link' in the left column looks really bad,
in particular the
numbered 'bugzilla link (n)'. There is no shame in leaving a cell empty...

As far as comparing your two variants goes, I'd have to side with screenshot 1.
Screenshot 2 is already too wide, and  still forces you to have a
horizontal scrollbar in the package list.