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Source code of Package Manager, an Application to Manage your Apps.
https://smartpack.github.io/PackageManager/
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UI related to "Batch Options" can be improved #39

Closed jaswinder77 closed 3 years ago

jaswinder77 commented 3 years ago

A checkbox beside the "Batch Options" (as it currently exists) may create confusion rather than help users.

Rather than clicking on "Batch Options" most users are likely to click on checkbox without any intention to select all the apps, and would most likely mistake "Batch Options" as just a label to the checkbox rather than a menu of more commands.

Rather than a checkbox there, what could be more user-friendly is an ellipsis at the end (like this: "Batch Options…") to signal that more commands are available on clicking it. With this little change many unintended clicks on "select all" checkbox will be avoided.

And the "select all" checkbox could be placed at the top right on the existing toolbar.

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It could be as we see in File Manager + (see screenshot below) where the "select all" button is at the top right along with a "select range" button (maybe, we do not need it). At the top left, there is a label which displays selected items/total no. of items along with a Cancel [X] button. And a bottom toolbar displays icons for different batch commands.

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It could be as we see in Clipto where a bottom toolbar appears with "select all" and cancel (x) buttons on left, and batch commands on the right.

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As we have in Safe Uninstaller Screenshot_20210902-023447.png

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As we have in Easy Uninstaller Screenshot_20210902-001827.png

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As we have in "1Tap Cleaner" Screenshot_20210830-150342.png

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it could be a combination of ideas derived from all the screenshots above.

Valdnet commented 3 years ago

The current function looks a bit strange 😉.

sunilpaulmathew commented 3 years ago

@jaswinder77 @Valdnet What about replacing the check box with an additional menu "Select All" on clicking the "Batch Options" button?

sunilpaulmathew commented 3 years ago

@jaswinder77 @Valdnet Okay, what do you think about placing a "Select All" menu (please see screenshot attached below) in the Batch Options card, instead of the misleading checkbox we presently have?

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Valdnet commented 3 years ago

In my opinion it is good. It looks better right away 👍.

sunilpaulmathew commented 3 years ago

So, this will be addressed in v5.2. So, closing this issue. Feel free to reopen if you guys are not satisfied with it. Thanks.