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<H1>[Mageia-dev] New mockups about mageia-app-db</H1>
<B>Marcello Anni</B>
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<I>Mon Feb 7 12:45:23 CET 2011</I>
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<PRE>><i> On 6 February 2011 23:17, Fabrice Facorat <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">fabrice.facorat at gmail.com</A>> wrote:
</I>><i> > 2011/2/6 Marcello Anni <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">marcello.anni at alice.it</A>>:
</I>><i> >>> 2011/2/6 Marcello Anni <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">marcello.anni at alice.it</A>>:
</I>><i> >>> >> 2011/2/6 Marcello Anni <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">marcello.anni at alice.it</A>>:
</I>><i> >>>
</I>><i> >>> >> > homepage: <A HREF="http://img209.imageshack.us/i/mageiafindouthomepage.jpg/">http://img209.imageshack.us/i/mageiafindouthomepage.jpg/</A>
</I>><i> >>> >> > browsing page:
</I>><i> >> <A HREF="http://img696.imageshack.us/i/mageiafindoutbrowsingpa.jpg/">http://img696.imageshack.us/i/mageiafindoutbrowsingpa.jpg/</A>
</I>><i> >>> >>
</I>><i> >>> >> sorry but who is supposed to use mageia-app-db ? power users ? dev ?
</I>><i> >>> >> casual/normal users ?
</I>><i> >>> >>
</I>><i> >>> >
</I>><i> >>> > Samuel said that the application must be useful both for newbies and
</I>power
><i> >>> > users
</I>><i> >>>
</I>><i> >>> ok for power users, but for normal users the Ui is too cluttered
</I>><i> >>
</I>><i> >> [remember that this is only a first mockup made by me (the developer is
</I>><i> >> Samuel), my goal is to provide to him all the most interesting infos and
</I>ideas
><i> >> to develop the app as best as possible.]
</I>><i> >>
</I>><i> >>> 1. left pane : Release Alpha vs Cauldron ? for a normal user, this
</I>><i> >>> means pretty nothing. If the user is looking for an
</I>><i> >>> application/package, then don't talk about release or repositories.
</I>><i> >>
</I>><i> >> well, if you have mandriva installed, do you think you don't know what
</I>release
><i> >> is? alpha release vs. cauldron could be "Mageia 2011" and "Mageia 2012"
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > whereas eventually I may know about release ( Mageia 2011 ), I may not
</I>><i> > know about updates/backports/testing/....
</I>><i> > What's the point fo browsing by release ? It's an application
</I>><i> > database, so you should browse by applications.
</I>
this mockup depends for some aspects on the current implementation:
<A HREF="http://88.191.121.20/madb/master/index.php/?source=0&distrelease=8&application=1&arch=1">http://88.191.121.20/madb/master/index.php/?source=0&distrelease=8&application=1&arch=1</A>
i agree about browsing only by applications, but for power users is important
also the updates/backports/testing/ option.
><i> >
</I>><i> >>> What about using instead rpm categories, and then display theses kind
</I>><i> >>> of information in the package infos
</I>><i> >>
</I>><i> >> do you mean showing only "amarok" field and when you get into it you'll
</I>><i> >> download different versions depending on the release installed? it can be
</I>an
><i> >> interesting idea.
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > first I see the main categories : Office, Sound & Video, Tools, ...
</I>><i> > Then the sub-category and then the application :
</I>><i> > Sound & Video -> Sound -> Amarok
</I>><i> > The left pane should only show categories, the application list will
</I>><i> > be displayed in the center pane.
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > See tthe way you navigate in this :
</I>><i> > <A HREF="http://download.cnet.com/windows/mp3-and-audio-">http://download.cnet.com/windows/mp3-and-audio-</A>
</I>software/?tag=rb_content;contentNav
this reflect the current mockup of the navigation page, did you see it? is it
moreover similar to your preferences?
><i> >
</I>><i> >>> 2. right pane : Alpha vs Beta ?
</I>><i> >>
</I>><i> >> also here, i mean something like this: "Mageia 2011" and "Mageia 2012"
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > this won't scale when you will have more and more release, except if
</I>><i> > you plan to show only 2 releases, and so to support a mandriva release
</I>><i> > only during 2 releases cycles.
</I>
about this i should hear the developer, depending on how is implemented it
could be useful or cluttering.
><i> > Close the World, Open the Net
</I>><i> > <A HREF="http://www.linux-wizard.net">http://www.linux-wizard.net</A>
</I>><i> >
</I>><i>
</I>><i> I like the ratings and the "news" about new packages on the right,
</I>><i> however the centre pane is a little cluttered, maybe if the info there
</I>><i> was put into topics with turn down boxes it would make it clearer and
</I>><i> cleaner as the information is a little distracting atm.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Donald.
</I>><i>
</I>you're right, it is a little cluttered, the home-page mockup is only a first
version to improve. to better satisfy user needs and preferences, we could use
the user preferences and settings, as:
- show only a release
- show only specific packages (+ notifications?)
- etc...
other ideas/critics?
cheers,
Marcello
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