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["Jay I." <jay.27182818@xxxxxxxxx>]

had some fun in inkscape:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jay.27182818/Devbuntu#5355764339305453682

jay

On Tue, 2009-07-07 at 15:26 +0200, Charl Wentzel wrote:
> Hi Guys
> 
> I did not want to put this in CLI thread as it is more appropriate in a
> separate thread...
> 
> GUI design:
> The system functionality proposed in the CLI thread could be easily
> catered for in a gui design.  You could have three windows in your main
> screen:
> 
> a. Requirements window
> This is where you select from the options for each requirement
> 
> b. Category tree
> A tree view with branches for sub categories
> 
> c. Category items
> A list of options available for the current selected category in the
> category tree
> 
> If you change an option in the requirements window it automatically
> updates the available category items
> 
> As you move through the category tree it will update the category items
> window with the relavant choices with a tick next to those that you have
> selected (or the default choices).  You could even choose that it shows
> you all the options available for the category or just the ones you've
> selected to install.  Much like Synaptic, except that Synaptic has much
> fewer categories, no sub-categories and no requirements.
> 
> So we're really adding a whole bunch of filters to make it easier to
> find what your are looking for.
> 
> I like this approach because you work in only one window and can see
> everything in once glance but also dig deaper (into the tree) if you
> want to.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Charl
> 
> 
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