Bug 439826

Summary:	software repositories: put community repository list directly into the repo list as default
Product:	[openSUSE] openSUSE 11.1	Reporter:	macias - <bluedzins>
Component:	YaST2	Assignee:	E-mail List <yast2-maintainers>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Jiri Srain <jsrain>
Severity:	Enhancement
Priority:	P5 - None
Version:	Beta 3
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	Other
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Description macias - 2008-10-29 12:34:08 UTC

The current workflow is really tiresome -- I have to start SR, choose add repo, pick up community repos, see the list, check every repo one by one (because there is no multiselect), then add it, then have it.

If somebody is not happy with the list she/he can remove it. And this is done fast. So please just show the software repository with community repos as presets. Disabled! of course. If user wants them -- she/he will enable them. If not -- she/he will remove it.

Again, and again -- do not make easy tasks harder, with several steps to reach.

Comment 1 Stanislav Visnovsky 2008-11-04 11:46:00 UTC

This is not possible due to legal reasons.

Comment 2 macias - 2008-11-04 12:39:44 UTC

It is ok to put the list on the dialog #2, but it is not ok (due to legal reasons) to put it on the dialog #1?

You cannot be serious...?

Comment 3 Stanislav Visnovsky 2008-11-04 12:47:03 UTC

Seems I misunderstood you then. Anyway, the first dialog is crowded enough.

Comment 4 macias - 2008-11-04 13:46:23 UTC

Stanislav, what is the aim of developing software? To make user tired? To make simple tasks hard? To force user to do trivial things manually? This is the first issue -- I pointed out completely unnecessary several steps to achieve something which could be presented right away, without even thinking.

Second issue -- what is the difference when I add 10 items and when yast add 10 items instead of me? Does automatic addition look more crowded than when I do this by hand?

What is estimate download of opensuse? 1 million? So users are supposed to take 4 millions! steps just like that, because they could not see the list from the start? It is one good UI move against repeating and repeating the same tiresome tasks.

Once again -- please populate the repo list with content of download.opensuse.org AND/OR community repos list in community dialog. _From the start_ (as disabled). So user would delete unwanted items instead of adding wanted items. This is much faster, visually it takes the same space, the "only" difference is user save some times and nerves (community repos does not support multiselect).