https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=396140
Bug ID: 396140
Summary: Proposed UX improvements for update behavior
Product: Discover
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Updater
Assignee: aleix...@kde.org
Reporter: n...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
For packaging formats that have separate download/install phases, the typical
process of updating results in entries on the Updates page exhibiting the
following behavior:
- First the progress bars for every item fill up halfway
- Then once all of them have filled up halfway, they all start to complete one
at a time
This results in a somewhat uncertain experience for a user, because most
progress bars don't behave this way, and it may be unclear what's going on. The
user may be left thinking, "What's happening here? It is stuck? Should I close
the app and start over?"
I'd like to propose a more user-friendly behavior:
- Once the update process begins, each item's progress bar displays the word
"Downloading" and fills up to 100%
- Once an item has been downloaded, its text changes to "Downloaded" and its
progress bar resets to 0%
- When an item moves to the installation phase, its tech changes to
"Installing" and the progress bar fills up to 100% again as it's installed
- Once each item is successfully installed, it *immediately* disappears from
the list
Combined with the sorting proposed in Bug 390911, I believe the result will be
a substantially improved user interface that makes it much more clear what's
happening, and as a consequence generates increased confidence in Discover as a
GUI updater.
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