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James J Catchpole wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">I am not sure if anyone has commented on the
Add/Remove Software function but I find it
almost impossible to use. Following are a couple
of comments:
1) It appears that you can only Add or Remove
one package at a time.
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I have filed this one. Still on discussion about what the user interface
should look like. Note that the PackageKit allows you to queue
transactions. So you can install multiple packages without the UI blocking.
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I am unable to figure out how to queue up updates. that<br>
should be the default in any case.<br>
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From an End User Perspective there should be a section<br>
on the panel that prints out the status of updates as they occur. <br>
More or less as Yum Displays the output as each package is
installed.<br>
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There should be a section on the panel that lists the queue of <br>
packages being removed, updated or installed.<br>
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<pre wrap="">2) The Filter function is almost useless
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A better explanation is needed here.
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Well, its not granular enough; I should be<br>
able to choose what I want to see at the<br>
package level, not the category, perhaps <br>
with radial buttons.<br>
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I also should be able to pick multiple categories<br>
rather than one at a time; again perhaps<br>
with radial buttons. Radial Button Examples<br>
for Categories might be:<br>
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o List this Category<br>
o Do not list this category<br>
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o Installed Packages<br>
o Available Packages<br>
o All Packages<br>
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And then at the Package Level the same three <br>
radial buttons that would override the category<br>
choice. Also there should be additional radial<br>
buttons indicating whether or not a given<br>
package should be:<br>
<br>
o Ignore Package [Default]<br>
o Update Package<br>
o Install Package<br>
o Remove Package <br>
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<pre wrap="">3) After every Install | Remove the entire list
must be refreshedRe: fedora-test-list Digest, Vol 50, Issue 128
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Within the group. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to see a confirmation
that the package has just been installed successfully. The refresh is
sometimes not visually appealing especially when listing a large number
of packages within a group which is reported already.
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I see no reason why this is necessary. The combination<br>
of the YUM Return Codes and a section of the panel<br>
that lists events should be enough. Also, there could<br>
be additional Status Buttons along side each Package<br>
in the list of queued packages indicating what happens<br>
as the packages are processed. The same would be true<br>
for prerequisite packages that should be listed in the<br>
queue of packages to be processed as they are processed.<br>
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<pre wrap="">4) Depending on 'whatever' it often displays
Packages multiple times
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Already filed by me.
Rahul
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