https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358942
Bug ID: 358942 Summary: Usability: Package search in installation dialog does not provide status feedback Product: rkward Version: unspecified Platform: Other OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: NOR Component: User Interface Assignee: rkward-de...@kde.org Reporter: thomas.friedrichsme...@ruhr-uni-bochum.de Flags: Usability+ Aaron reports: Also, this is something I just remembered that bugs me: You put your search term in the "show packages matching" text field, and then seemingly nothing happens. In older versions, the drop-down arrows in the list to the left would disappear if nothing was returned for that search term, leaving only "New Packages" in the case of a new install. Now nothing happens and you have to go searching in them. However, even with the old behavior, many people, even me, instinctively just hit "enter" after putting in the search term, which just dismisses the dialog completely. I think it would be easier if either the relevant packages would display on the left (i.e., the relevant section would expand itself to display the package), so that the user knew something had happened, and/or the search is not begun until the user hits enter/return. What would also really help would be a little activity indicator next to the search box. One of these guys: https://cdn3.iconfinder.com/data/icons/pictofoundry-pro-vector-set/512/LoadingIndicator-512.png Right now there is no feedback whatsoever to tell the user that something is happening. This is especially confusing since you don't really go in here that often. You do it once when you need something, maybe struggle with it, but ultimately get what you need, and do your analysis, never to think about it again. Since it's not a part of the program that people use that much, it needs to be super-clear on how it works, I think. ---Session Info--- -- Frontend -- RKWard version: 0.6.4z+0.6.5+devel1 KDE version (runtime): 4.14.13 KDE version (compile time): 4.14.13 Qt build key: x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config Local KDE directory: /home/thomas/.kde/ RKWard storage directory: /home/thomas/.rkward/ Backend version (as known to the frontend): 3.2.2 Debug message file (this may contain relevant diagnostic output in case of trouble): /tmp/rkward.frontend.j19881 -- Backend -- Debug message file (this may contain relevant diagnostic output in case of trouble): /tmp/rkward.rbackend.J19887 R version (compile time): 3.2.2 (2015-08-14 r69053) R runtime session info: R version 3.2.2 (2015-08-14) Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) Running under: Ubuntu 15.10 locale: [1] LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC=C [3] LC_TIME=de_DE.UTF-8 LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8 [5] LC_MONETARY=de_DE.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=C [7] LC_PAPER=de_DE.UTF-8 LC_NAME=de_DE.UTF-8 [9] LC_ADDRESS=de_DE.UTF-8 LC_TELEPHONE=de_DE.UTF-8 [11] LC_MEASUREMENT=de_DE.UTF-8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=de_DE.UTF-8 attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base other attached packages: [1] rkward_0.6.3 loaded via a namespace (and not attached): [1] tools_3.2.2 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.