[Bug 878203] Re: Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to select/deselect all like in other update managers or synaptic

2012-03-28 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
** Description changed: - Now that synaptic is gone from ubuntu, we need a more accessible way to - manage updates. Thus some important synaptic features need to be brought - back. + Update Manager does not let you select/deselect all updates in the list. + This is useful, for example, if you

[Bug 878203] Re: Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to select/deselect all like in other update managers or synaptic

2012-03-06 Thread manny
** Description changed: Now that synaptic is gone from ubuntu, we need a more accessible way to manage updates. Thus some important synaptic features need to be brought back. A) Sorting Sorting was a very important accessibility feature in synaptic and is also available in almost

[Bug 878203] Re: Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to select/deselect all like in other update managers or synaptic

2012-03-06 Thread Alan Bell
I am not getting the accessibility connection with this? Does this relate to general usability rather than any specific a11y issue? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/878203 Title:

[Bug 878203] Re: Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to select/deselect all like in other update managers or synaptic

2012-03-06 Thread manny
@alanbell Am not very familiar with a11y, but i believe this is for general usability (sorting).. For example I live in a 3rd world country so my internet is very slow and unfortunately metered too, I cant just go and hit install All updates. I check which ones are worth it and I sort by size

[Bug 878203] Re: Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to select/deselect all like in other update managers or synaptic

2011-10-20 Thread Robert Roth
** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/878203 Title: Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to

[Bug 878203] Re: Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to select/deselect all like in other update managers or synaptic

2011-10-20 Thread manny
So this was added again to the wishlist? this has been in the wishlist for 4 years now. wishlist = discard Mark Shuttleworth himself said update manager and software center would be getting the remaining features from synaptic. This should be set to at least medium. you are forcing users to

[Bug 878203] Re: Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to select/deselect all like in other update managers or synaptic

2011-10-20 Thread Robert Roth
I'm sorry for assigning the wrong Importance to this bug, as you mention, and based on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance changing importance to Medium, as this is a usability issue that does not limit the functionality of a core application. ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)

[Bug 878203] Re: Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to select/deselect all like in other update managers or synaptic

2011-10-20 Thread manny
Thanks very much, as i suffer from RSI it was not as big issue with synaptic, as it has very good accessibility features, but now that update manager and USC are going to substitute it in favor of getting its features, i assume making update manager more accessible should begin having more