Comment 4 for bug 3466

>Properties is in the Package menu rather than the File menu.

Synaptic is not SDI: You don't open a single package in synaptic. In fact it is the abstract software/package state of your system. This is the reason for the separate menu "package". So properties of a package belong there.

>Unmark all has no shortcut.

I don't use the option so often. So I don't see any need for a shortcut. How often do you use this function? Which shortcut would you suggest?

>Toolbar options are in Settings rather than View menu.

We don't have a menu "view" so. The HIG discourages from using menus containing less than three items.

>Toolbar options don't offer option to follow GNOME defaults.

Synaptic needs to be run as user root via su or sudo. So it cannot follow the user settings.

>Refresh option isn't in View menu.

Read carefully in the HIG: This is not "refresh" it is "reload". Even adding "Refresh" in the menu "View" is only an exception related to web browsers.

>Preferences aren't in Edit menu.

I know. There is this ugly menu "Settings". A former (?) developer Gustavo voted against menu redesign. Does Connectiva still use Synaptic, Michael?

Some brain dump on how to get rid of the menu "settings":

* Move "Preferences", "Repositories" and "Filters" to "Edit" (This would be the HIG style).
* Move "Set internal option..." to the menu "Help" - since it is only needed by the support team of Connectiva. And support and help belong together. I still think that this menu item doesn't belong in any menu.

=> What about the sub menu "toolbar?
=> The menu "edit" gets really large.

Thanks for your input and interest in improving Synaptic.

I would appreciate further comments from you.

Sebastian