Hey everybody, See notes in-line.
On 06/13/2011 11:01 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > Hi folks > > Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend the UDS session on UI enhancements > <https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-software-center-ui>, > because I was pulled into a boring but important meeting about > indicators at the last minute. > > I really like most of the ideas listed there, and I'll work to > incorporate them into the spec in the next couple of weeks. There are > only a couple that I don't understand. > > One of them is "Display the package name more prominently in the details > view". I've just watched the video > <http://blip.tv/ubuntu-developers/ubuntu-uds-o-budapest-enhancements-to-the-software-center-ui-and-experience-5249699> > to hear the rationale for this. > > I heard one example given to justify this, Sound Juicer. If you search > for "sound juicer" in USC, it comes up as "Audio CD Extractor", and that > was cited as confusing. > > As Kiwinote suggested at the time, this is a bug in the application. The > application interface and associated Web sites refer to it as "Sound > Juicer", so the .desktop file should too. I've now reported this. > <http://launchpad.net/bugs/796646> > > So, I don't think we should make the package name more prominent based > on that example. In comparison, Apple's various App Stores, the Android > Market, and the Blackberry App World don't show any equivalent to > package names *at all*. Yes, agreed. Probably this item shouldn't have been made a work item as I notice it didn't even make it into the session notes. > > What perhaps we could do is change the current presentation of the > package name from, for example, "18.1.1-0ubuntu1 (deja-dup)" to > "deja-dup 18.1.1-0ubuntu1". That would at least be more convenient for > copying and pasting (e.g. when reporting bugs or answering tech support > questions). Sounds good and done. We differed from the spec here anyway. > > Other than that, I propose that we remove this work item. Yay? Nay? > Yay from me, I'm in total agreement. I don't think I can just remove the work item because of how we track them on the desktop team, but I will mark it done based on the above small change. Thanks mpt! Gary _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~software-store-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~software-store-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~software-store-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~software-store-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
