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Insert such a list of options but give it an "expert" tag. +</I>>>><i> 3. The most important: make a search result visible also if the result +</I>>>><i> is something which would be hidden otherwise. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> Example: +</I>>>><i> gstreamer-plugin-devel (don't care about the name) would be hidden in +</I>>>><i> standard view. But if the user writes "gstreamer" into the search +</I>>>><i> field it shouold be displayed in the search result view. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> This way we could even keep the current order with "programs with gui" +</I>>>><i> as default. When the user no searches for 'mc' he will see it in the +</I>>>><i> list of search results, although 'mc' would not be displayed in +</I>>>><i> "Programs with GUI" view. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> Does anybody understand what I wrote? Can't explain it in better words. +</I>>>><i> :) +</I>>>><i> +</I>>><i> Excellent point. This mirrors something I suggested in another thread +</I>>><i> about rpmdrake and repositories. Show anything, if it's asked for, +</I>>><i> whether the source is "disabled" or not. +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> OTOH for new users, this overwelming choice of programs can be quite +</I>><i> overwelming. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I would propose to have a bydefault hiding of most of the programs (more or +</I>><i> less like now); but when once clicked off, to be remembered for next time. +</I>><i> +</I> +Umm, you *did* read the bit about how the would existing "hidden" +choices would be hidden by default ? +><i> OR +</I>><i> +</I>><i> when you search and find nothing; to get a display that the view is switched to +</I>><i> all; because it couldn't find your package +</I>><i> +</I> +Well, maybe a popup to the effect that if you change your view you might +see what you wanted... +><i> OR +</I>><i> +</I>><i> have the results in two collapsable regions; where the first one contains the +</I>><i> "GUI" packages and the 2nd is collapsed by default (when the first one is +</I>><i> empty, it's collapsed and the 2nd one is open? +</I>><i> +</I> +I think the above popup would do. + +><i> +</I>><i> I want this to be usefull for new users (while not being unusefull for +</I>><i> contributers like myself) my dad, for instance, absolutely loves that by +</I>><i> default the GUI packages are listed; because he never uses any console. +</I>><i> +</I> +Hmm. Does your dad really care, or are you just projecting onto him ? +In other words, did he actually use rpmdrake back when "All" was the +default and have a problem with it, or are you just assuming that he'd +want GUI packages by default because of what you know he likes ? +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="002688.html">[Mageia-discuss] Suggestions +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="002690.html">[Mageia-discuss] Suggestions +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#2689">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#2689">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#2689">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#2689">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |