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Re: Comments on Robert's category feature
On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 12:38:51PM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Christopher Faylor [mailto:cgf@redhat.com]
>> I think that if we have a few categories:
>>
>> Default (or Core?)
>> Standard
>> Development
>> Graphics
>> XFree86
>>
>> It might help.
>
>Definately. One problem with my current code is that non-default stuff
>doesn't show unless full/part is clicked. Thats what I was referring to.
>
>>With those, we should be able to get by for now. I just don't like the
>>grouping of Category on the side. I think that people will be confused
>>by it so I don't think that it is a good first cut at what needs to be
>>done.
>
>I'm confused here :].
>
>Are you saying that
>category foo (clickable to expand/contract)
> package-in-current-format
> package-in-current-format
>
>is good or bad? I think that would be quite nice to use.
I'm saying that your implementation of category where it is listed in a
column is not adequate. The expand/contract thing is the way to go.
cgf