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manjaro / pamac

Graphical Package Manager for Manjaro Linux with Alpm, AUR, Appstream, Flatpak and Snap support
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The new layout is absolute garbage. #302

Closed NolanSyKinsley closed 6 years ago

NolanSyKinsley commented 7 years ago

Seriously, why swap areas like this? Why change theCommunity/AUR selection from the top and place it where search results used to be? This isn't a browser, people open pamac and search first, then maybe browse. You have added an extra step in order to search now... The search bar should be present and available as soon as pamac is opened, rather than requiring a further click to get to...

I know, this may seem a bit nitpicky, but usability is one of my pet peeves. The latest update has taken a step back in usability. One used to be able to open the program, type in a query, and then select a package or two to be installed with just two or three clicks... Now it is not the case. The search function should be up front and center as soon as you open the UI, PERIOD. That is what most people use first, so it should be what is presented and available first with the least effort. This update has taken a giant step back in it's usability and user friendliness.

Please revert this, or at least allow an option to revert to the old format, this new format is absolute garbage.

Mel34 commented 7 years ago

Search starts as soon as you type anything.

geplus commented 7 years ago

The best thing for all type of user is to "allow an option to revert to the old format".

I also quote my request: #299

philmmanjaro commented 7 years ago

Since we are working on transforming pamac to an universal application, which also can act as a store, it was the right move we did with the new UX design. See also: https://github.com/manjaro/pamac/issues/288. Now we only have to polish it until snaps can be fully supported.

geplus commented 7 years ago

@philmmanjaro you have to consider that some people use pamac for its functions of simple, polish and functional package manager, and dont' need or dont' want to use a a store. I understand your need of implement a store that support snaps packages (despite I'm personally dubious abou snap packs ), but you can't simply drastically alter the interface without giving the possibility to use the look anthe function of the old one (it pretty much the same of what Gnome did with Gnome 3). The only solution I see at this point is to fork pamac 5 , or maintain pamac 5 along with pamac 6, with bugfixes only.

philmmanjaro commented 7 years ago

@geplus: pamac is a gnome application and follows also their design. So far it worked fine and overall most are happy with the new look. We have to see what we will do about a fork of pamac v5.

guinux commented 7 years ago

When I developed pamac v6, I always kept usability in mind. Because you can type to start search as soon as pamac is started, the usage can be the same as before. Clicking on tabs to browse packages is also as easy and fast as with v5. If someone has real and detailed examples of usability regression I will always examine them.

minerval commented 7 years ago

Sadly Pamac is now slow, because it has to load all the extra icons and so on. The first thing I did was to see the settings menu to deactivate the icons. Then I tried to make the window smaller, but the window resizes every startup. I would like to have "black/blank" buttons instead of the symbols, so I could use a touchscreen, only frames, but without the graphical extensions. I have everything I need, I don´t need a magazine or catalogue, I just want to keep my system up to date. It seems I do the opposite with Pamac than intended, because I used it to disable unwanted packages with GUI.

joaoherberto commented 7 years ago

Absolutely love the new interface, usability is amazing and intuitive!

Feature request:

  1. Create personal accounts to save user installed packages list
  2. Group package lists by machine.
  3. Add to or create custom package list.

I would be willing to pay a nominal fee per year to have this functionality.

chaneyzorn commented 7 years ago

I love the new interface, but also I support that the search bar should be present

prescott66 commented 7 years ago

New UI is not bad. Nice to see some progress. Time and user experience will bring tweaks and fixes. i.e. "Select all" button in main window is useless, because it not select/check all apps in list. Updates window maybe needs some graphics, when pamac do something (before showing updates or "Your system is up to date")

ratorx commented 7 years ago

I don't mind the new UI, but the search UI no longer auto switches to the AUR tab if the package doesn't exist in the default repositories. This functionality was available in the old UI. Is it possible to bring that back? Or was this deliberately changed?

guinux commented 7 years ago

@ratorx : you're rigth it's fixed with bad4624

startas commented 7 years ago

Yup, new ui is absolute garbage. Probably gonna have to reinstall 5.x as version 999... until it stops working, then fully go back to using superior windows os, because soon linux will because windows 13...

geplus commented 7 years ago

@startas : I'm using version 5.1.1 at the moment. I think it should be forked and mantained with bugfixex only

cromerc commented 7 years ago

@geplus I forked the repo and reverted back to 5.1.1, then started applying patches. Here is the 5.1.1 fork: https://github.com/cromnix/pamac I am going to push 5.1.2 which has some bug fixes.

ICHx commented 7 years ago

I would not say it is garbage, but it is definitely slower to startup.

I currently froze my version to 4.9.1.

My PC is quite crappy, it is comprised of i5 670 and GT620. You may not feel that much.

luzpaz commented 6 years ago

Yea, "garbage" is harsh. I had resistance to it when it first came out..but now I've actually gotten used to it. So props to the devs...thanks for investing your time on this.

luzpaz commented 6 years ago

Can this issue be closed ?