RFC: fix summary text for lots of packages

Toshio Kuratomi a.badger at gmail.com
Thu Nov 20 20:28:02 UTC 2008


Chuck Anderson wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:01:14AM -0900, Jeff Spaleta wrote:
>> PackageKit is the store
>> the Package groups are the Aisle
>> The package name is the brand of headache medince
>> The package description is the fine print on the bottle
>>
>> What's the summary?
> 
> The sign above the aisle that says "headache medicine"?  Or perhaps 
> the sign on the shelf itself?
> 
> Or, it could be the smaller title below the brand name on the bottle 
> that says "headache and pain relief".  Generally the brand name is the 
> most prominent title, which would suggest that the Package Name should 
> be larger/more prominent in PackageKit than the Summary.
> 

I'd argue that's what Groups are for.  In jef's analogy, it's the Aisle
which your "sign above the aisle" reflects.

-Toshio

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