This is effectively part of the Software Updates specification, which I _should_ be working on implementing for Raring: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates
Updates are grouped according to the applications they belong to, and those applications get presented in a more familiar fashion. One of the tricky details is how we present standalone updates that _aren't_ applications, and mpt has addressed that pretty nicely in the specification now. I have a bit of actual free time coming up, so I'm hoping to have some new stuff there before January. You're welcome to play with my branch, too: https://code.launchpad.net/~dylanmccall/update-manager/group-by-applications :) (It's close to feature complete, but it needs some major refactoring first). Dylan On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Éric Ziglioli <eric.zigli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all ! > Firstly, thank you ! I realy like want you do with Unity ! > > I don't know if it's the right place to talk about this. So I'm apologize if > I do a misstake. > > So, > My suggestion is about a disorder for me (a pretty geek), and I think it is > more important for a casual user. > > When the software manager have update, it show all packages to update. So if > we have source package with lot of packages, we get a long list to update... > When I see that, my reaction is: "OMG, 51 updates ! I did an update last > week, my systeme is break ? I've failure in my systeme ? And what this > package ? I don't know why I should update this package!" > Okay, exaggerate, but not so much. > > My question/suggestion is: Why the software updater don't show just the > source package (application) to update ? > > I think it's more suitable to assemble package with there source package. > The number of update will be smaller (one trouble less) and we will can see > easly what app have update (twice less). > If we want see what packages are update, we click on an application, all > package for this application will be displayed. > > I have a pretty (irony..) mockup for illustrate that: > http://ubuntuone.com/5GNRaFJhtdxcxVVXuhzRCU > > Of course I don't know if this is "the solution", is just a suggestion :p > Thank for reading my bad english and feedback are welcome. > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
