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Re: Add the archive name column in the list-packages table
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Ted Zlatanov |
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Re: Add the archive name column in the list-packages table |
Date: |
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:02:09 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.130008 (Ma Gnus v0.8) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
On Thu, 21 Nov 2013 23:28:43 +0530 Jambunathan K <address@hidden> wrote:
JK> The description is pushed to the last column which means that it is
JK> truncated. Additional details can go as part of tool tip. The tool-tip
JK> is per-table cell. May be it should be per-table row (at least in this
JK> case)
Consider me completely opposed to tooltips. They require hovering,
don't work in a terminal, and are hard to read.
JK> Visual feedback need not mean icons. It could be color coding.
JK> The *entire* table-row can be highlighted in green if it available etc.
JK> (I see that unsigned packages are highlighted in with foreground red.)
(`M-x list-packages' already has some color coding.)
That's an interesting idea, but it doesn't work in all terminals and
it's hard to read, especially for color-blind people. Remember, this is
*the* way to install packages, so all users have to use it. It's not an
optional package so the default UI has to be very conservative.
Also user-specific default faces and themes may conflict. For instance
I already use green on black for regular text.
Maybe the shortened status ("avl" for available or whatever) can be
color-coded, bur the whole row is IMO too much.
>> I think in general Emacs should use icons more, but with care. See
>> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/137682 for a proposal
>> (iconset.el) I still intend to pursue, though it's not high on my TODO
>> list due to other priorities.
JK> It would be nice if Emacs is less verbal and more visual.
That's pretty vague. Maybe you'd like to start a new thread with
specific suggestions.
Ted
- Re: add keyword search and display in details for list-packages, (continued)
- Re: add keyword search and display in details for list-packages, Ted Zlatanov, 2013/11/25
- Re: add keyword search and display in details for list-packages, Stefan Monnier, 2013/11/25
- Re: add keyword search and display in details for list-packages, Ted Zlatanov, 2013/11/25
- Re: add keyword search and display in details for list-packages, Stefan Monnier, 2013/11/25
- Re: add keyword search and display in details for list-packages, Stefan Monnier, 2013/11/25
- Re: Add the archive name column in the list-packages table, Jambunathan K, 2013/11/21
- Re: Add the archive name column in the list-packages table, Ted Zlatanov, 2013/11/21
- Re: Add the archive name column in the list-packages table, Jambunathan K, 2013/11/21
- Re: Add the archive name column in the list-packages table, Ted Zlatanov, 2013/11/21
- Re: Add the archive name column in the list-packages table, Jambunathan K, 2013/11/21
- Re: Add the archive name column in the list-packages table,
Ted Zlatanov <=
- RE: Add the archive name column in the list-packages table, Drew Adams, 2013/11/21
- Re: Add the archive name column in the list-packages table, Stefan Monnier, 2013/11/21