Bug 363795

Summary:	check for updates in main panel
Product:	[Applications] Discover	Reporter:	apache <sabayon11>
Component:	Updates (interactive)	Assignee:	Aleix Pol <aleixpol>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kainz.a, sabayon11
Priority:	NOR	Flags:	aleixpol: Usability+
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	http://commits.kde.org/discover/bb4d3065185366d6eaa3170e3b714d3212741821	Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	an example of such situation

Description apache 2016-06-01 14:06:20 UTC

Does "check for updates" is really an advanced feature that needs to be hidden in menu? I think it is a basic feature for everyday use (when someone doesn't like to be bothered by notifications and prefers to check for updates at his/her convenient time). I wish it can be as button on the main upper panel, next to Discover button.  Especially when Discover is used as the only application for package management.

Comment 1 Aleix Pol 2016-06-01 15:21:25 UTC

Yes, it's advanced and shouldn't be required. If you like to trigger it often, you can use "Ctrl+R" which is the shortcut, IIRC.

Comment 2 apache 2016-06-01 17:31:37 UTC

Seriously? An option that is used almost every day on every system, not only Linux, is advance. Wow. It is as if you would say that copy paste with keyboard shortcut is advanced.

Comment 3 andreas 2016-06-03 14:09:44 UTC

Hi,

First there can't be an advanced menu with only one submenu point. So in general I would remove the advanced menu and add there check for updates.

Comment 4 apache 2016-06-03 14:46:46 UTC

Yes. That's sounds like a good solution Aleix, if you want to keep interface clean and yet don't hide update option too much. Actually in Muon updater it was like that - one click and there it is.

Comment 5 apache 2016-06-04 15:04:52 UTC

One more thing. When I opened Discover today not from panel widget indicator but from menu I had this button on upper panel telling me that there were no updates but when I used option check for updates it appeared that there were some updates. 
My suggestion is:  when the program is opened, the button should show information "check for updates" and when clicked and repositories checked only then the information on button should change to "No updates" or "Update". This would make more sense to me. So I suggest one button changing its state and indicating the real state. 
After update is made the information should be as it is now that updated successfully but the button should come back to "Check for updates".

Showing that there are no updates just because the program has not check it yet is not showing the real state.

Comment 6 apache 2016-06-21 10:58:33 UTC

Created attachment 99642 [details]
an example of such situation

Comment 7 Aleix Pol 2016-06-22 16:00:50 UTC

Please open a separate bug report for your other issue.

Comment 8 Aleix Pol 2016-06-22 16:10:45 UTC

Git commit bb4d3065185366d6eaa3170e3b714d3212741821 by Aleix Pol.
Committed on 22/06/2016 at 16:10.
Pushed by apol into branch 'Plasma/5.7'.

Get rid of the Advanced menu
Related: bug 364627

M  +9    -10   discover/qml/DiscoverWindow.qml

http://commits.kde.org/discover/bb4d3065185366d6eaa3170e3b714d3212741821