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Bug 101054 - inform user of why module is updated
Summary: inform user of why module is updated
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Autoupdate (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P2 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Jiri Rechtacek
URL:
Keywords: API, UI
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2007-04-14 19:02 UTC by Patrick Keegan
Modified: 2008-10-16 16:41 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description Patrick Keegan 2007-04-14 19:02:03 UTC 
When a user opens the Plugin Manager and selects the Updates tab, they should be
told *why* that update is being offered. 

Perhaps the field at the bottom should not be the default description of the
module (this is not very useful, especially in the case of core libraries as
JPDA Debugger API) but rather a description of what bug-fix/feature that the
update offers.
Comment 1 Patrick Keegan 2007-04-14 19:09:00 UTC 
Upgrading to P2. Yes, I know this has been a problem for a long time, but if we
are serious about people using the UC for fixes, this needs to be fixed. People
should know why the patch is offered and many are very suspicious of downloading
any patch without being given a reason. The difference between "will stop the
IDE from crashing" and "helps UML modules work better" is significant. Even
Microsoft tells you when an update is critical and when it is not.

Obviously, this also relies on the providers of module patches to provide that data.
Comment 2 Patrick Keegan 2007-04-14 19:10:51 UTC 
Issue 101012 was filed against aumasters to make sure such a description is
provided for hot fix modules
Comment 3 Jiri Rechtacek 2007-04-16 17:18:15 UTC 
Patrick, it's really good idea I have been considering it also but it needs a
support of NetBeans UC content what I haven't procured yet. Also needs a support
on UI spec. of Plugin Manager. Until there is no support for this it's not a
defect but RFE. Should be tracked in nb-plan hereafter.
Comment 4 Karthikeyan Rajeswaran 2007-07-30 20:29:27 UTC 
Until 5.5.1, the auto-update client had a 'More' button where each nbm could specify a url for more info. I do not see
this in NB6.0M10. Has this been removed? 

Having an URL associated with an nbm is, i think, a good thing that gives us a way to provide info even after-the-fact
after module release. 

If the new AU is going to be plugin centric than nbm centric, it still would be useful to have this facility.

If such an URL is present, its contents could be fetched and shown in the client itself, instead of opening a browser
session. Or we could even say the content should of text mime-type and show the extra info in a textbox in the UI.
Comment 5 Jiri Rechtacek 2007-07-31 08:15:18 UTC 
More button was replaced by a 'clickable' link in Plugin's description area. The link is visible only if NBM would
declare it (the homepage attribute in NBM's metadata).
Comment 6 Jiri Rechtacek 2008-10-16 16:41:51 UTC 
It works now. Sustaining team providers enough information in update's description panel.