[Mageia-dev] New mockups about mageia-app-db

Mon Feb 7 12:45:23 CET 2011

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