Re: [Synaptic-devel] Distribution switch in main window

[sashko]

on 08/26/04 12:58 Jens Hatlak wrote:
> The problem is not the combobox but the location: the dialog. I have set
> the package properties to appear in the main window and I liked the old
> behaviour (radio buttons directly accessible in the main window) very much.
agree! And the main point here is accessibility!

> Banning this option away to a dialog forces me to take the long way through
> the menu - it's the same with the distribution switch: In my opinion,
> often-used features should be accessible easily. A dialog takes away the
> focus from the main window. Unless I cannot do anything else anyway while
> it's open (Update, Apply), I don't like this kind of disruption from the
> normal work flow - which happens within the main window.
me too. And I still have a little hope that developers will bring that 
feature back