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

Mon Feb 7 13:42:28 CET 2011

2011/2/7 Marcello Anni <marcello.anni at alice.it>:
+>> 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>:
+
+>> > 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.
+
+It's depend on the workflow.
+Do you want to :
+- quickly be able to see all backports packages for a release
+- or see the differents versions for a package
+
+IMHO for the former, you'd better add a query/report page where the
+user could select some filters and then have an answer. Some of the
+filters category :
+release = <distribution_version1>, <distribution_version_2>
+category = <release>, <backport>, <testing>
+sort by = <category>, <release date>
+
+You should keep the UI simple, and then add a query page to allow
+complex queries for power users.
+
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