It's not necessary for the user to read the description before installing (that's why we'll embed an "Install" button directly into the software list view, for example); it's just an accidental consequence of (1) the Install button belonging after the list of add-ons and (2) the list of add-ons belonging after the description.
A) In the vast majority of cases, the screen really won't be long enough for a table of contents to look sensible. And if it was, we should look at alternative approaches, e.g. a tabbed screen or accordion-style expandable sections. B) As described in <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#add-ons>, Ubuntu packages already have add-ons that are installed by default (Recommends) as well as add-ons that are not installed by default (Suggests or Enhances). The obvious way to represent installed-by- default add-ons is with checkboxes that are checked by default. That would make it more awkward to present a separate "you haven't made any choices yet" state. If you're interested in helping with this further, there are two vague possibilities I've thought of for solving the problem, but I haven't had time to sketch them to see how well they'd work. 1: Put the "Install" (or "Remove") button in a fixed panel at the bottom of the viewport, that doesn't scroll with the rest of the screen. (Probably that would mean merging the "Remove" bar with the "Apply Changes" bar in screens for installed items.) 2: Use a two-column layout, with the description in one column, and the add-ons and "Install" button in the other column. -- In software item screen, install button is placed after the text description https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/495679 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
