[packagekit] Another approach at PK status window

[Patryk Zawadzki]

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Matthias Clasen
<matthias.clasen at gmail.com> wrote:
>  I agree that we shouldn't show the subpercentage. But I also think
>  that anything that shows a scrollable list with all packages is just
>  too much information for the progress dialog (that applies both to the
>  current implementation and your mockup). We need to remember that the
>  primary use case is
>
>  "Oh there are updates ? Please install them for me and tell me when
>  you are done."
>
>  not
>
>  "Let me study the list of available updates in great detail...I'll
>  pick this, this and this, but not this. Now install this, but I'm
>  watching you, so better show me every step you make !"

Not really. Our main use case is "do not notify me about anything,
update in the background and if anything needs my attention tell me
about it when you're done." If one opts for manual updating he usually
has a very good reason to do so (unstable distro line for example or
expecting major breakage due to using external repos) and taking away
the "details" will not do us any good. Please note that "details" in
my mockup are in no way low-level technical stuff.

-- 
Patryk Zawadzki
PLD Linux Distribution