RFC: fix summary text for lots of packages

Casey Dahlin cdahlin at redhat.com
Fri Nov 21 16:41:03 UTC 2008


Toshio Kuratomi wrote:
> 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
>
>   
Those are different though. An aisle, and likewise a group, contains a 
relatively broad group of semi-related products. A more accurate way to 
say it would be it is /one particular entry/ in the sign above the aisle.

--CJD




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