Interestingly, pacman in gtkide seems to handle the current one line descriptions without truncation:
http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/DavidMitchell?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=pacmangtkide110107.png -- On 1/6/2011 21:22, bill lam wrote: > I think current jpkg behavior is ok. What should be done is as you > suggested. Reformat description section inside manifest so that the first > line is limited to a maximum width and tells summary of the package. Detail > descriptions (if any) only start in the second line. > > Чтв, 06 Янв 2011, David Mitchell писал(а): >> Well, perhaps one approach would be to publish a "style guide" that >> documents >> the limits of the pacman display and suggests a maximum length for the >> one-line >> package description. The one line package descriptions only seem to be used >> on >> the pacman page, not on the description page. >> >> Since the only purpose of the one line description is to be included in the >> pacman display, it seems as if it would be nice if it were helpful >> determining >> the most important function of the addon. >> >> I found that, imagining I was a new user, the one line description for tara >> was >> not helpful in determining much about that addon at all. >> >> I certainly would not expect that the full descriptions be included in the >> pacman page. >> >> It does help to know that the full descriptions are available, but I felt >> there >> would be utility in having the one line descriptions be as meaningful as >> possible. >> >> Another idea would be to make the one line descriptions clickable links that >> take you to the long description for that addon. >> >> On 1/6/2011 16:03, Eric Iverson wrote: >>> I misunderstood your original report. I assumed you meant the report >>> resulting from pressing Descriptions button (which is complete and not >>> truncated). >>> >>> I now understand your report but am not sure if anything can or should be >>> done. Does knowing about that the full descriptions are available help? As >>> Ric points out the other reports are necessarily summaries. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 1:25 PM, David Mitchell<[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Please see this link: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/DavidMitchell?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=pacman110106.png >>>> >>>> On 1/6/2011 11:54, Eric Iverson wrote: >>>>> I don't see this in JHS pacman. Are you perhaps reporting a problem with >>>>> JGTK pacman? >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:35 AM, David Mitchell<[email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The pacman window (using Firefox) seems to cut off the descriptions of >>>>>> packages >>>>>> at an arbitrary width giving non-scrollable results like this: >>>>>> >>>>>> tables/tara 1.2.11 Platform independent system for reading >>>> an... >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
