| 2018-02-24 20:17:57 |
Stefan Wagner |
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When I start the update manager, it opens with a list of packages to update.
Only about 10 or 20 of them are visible. The List is scrollable, but not resizeable.
AFAIK, GUI-Programs can ask the Desktop, how large it is, and should automatically calculate the optimal size. Hey, it's even possible with Java/Swing!
They should
- either open in the maximum size, needed to display all information without scrolling, or maximum available size, if the list exceeds the screen height
- or remember the last state, so that we don't have to resize it everytime
- manual resizing should only be prohibited in very, very rare cases.
Rationale: If I open a program, then because I want a job to get done. And I want it to be done fast. I want to see the interesting information at a glance, if possible. Take the whole screen, if needed - that's why I spend so much money for it! Don't kill my performance.
It's a prevalent misbehaviour of many programs, not just the update manager, to restrict us in such a kindergarten, where people never have more than 2-3 files and sweet-tiny-screenshotfriendly windows. Make it a policy to either store and restore the last size used, or to automatically optimize for maximum information, but to never, never, never ever prohibit manual resizing, except a big comite, meeting only once in 5 years, approved the absolute necessity to do so, in a bureaucratic hurdle race.
It speeds up the work and prevents frustration. Thank you very much. |
When I start the update manager (Xubuntu 16.04.3 LTS), it opens with a list of packages to update.
Only about 10 or 20 of them are visible. The List is scrollable, but not resizeable.
AFAIK, GUI-Programs can ask the Desktop, how large it is, and should automatically calculate the optimal size. Hey, it's even possible with Java/Swing!
They should
- either open in the maximum size, needed to display all information without scrolling, or maximum available size, if the list exceeds the screen height
- or remember the last state, so that we don't have to resize it everytime
- manual resizing should only be prohibited in very, very rare cases.
Rationale: If I open a program, then because I want a job to get done. And I want it to be done fast. I want to see the interesting information at a glance, if possible. Take the whole screen, if needed - that's why I spend so much money for it! Don't kill my performance.
It's a prevalent misbehaviour of many programs, not just the update manager, to restrict us in such a kindergarten, where people never have more than 2-3 files and sweet-tiny-screenshotfriendly windows. Make it a policy to either store and restore the last size used, or to automatically optimize for maximum information, but to never, never, never ever prohibit manual resizing, except a big comite, meeting only once in 5 years, approved the absolute necessity to do so, in a bureaucratic hurdle race.
It speeds up the work and prevents frustration. Thank you very much. |
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