Hi Łukasz,
> Your design has a really nice BeOS/Haiku feel in it, since most
> preferences applications were using this layout. But there are a few
> things I don't like about this idea.
> Package names are indeed quite compact, but not every one of them.
> Imagine the situation when a package with a big name would be installed
> on the system. Even with resize to fit the application would loose its
> visual balance greatly, because it would have a wide listview followed
> by a wide description view. The result is a wide window, with normal
> height. This wouldn't look too good and a bit inconsistent.
to be honest, I think your last mockup was just fine. It is insanely simple
to change the layout later. This "problem" is given way too much talk.
Removing a package does have some real problems attached, like for example,
an application installed new versions of libs, but when I remove the
package, I want my old system back. Someone else maybe doesn't. In any
case, it is worth more consideration than wether to have horizontal or
vertical layout. :-)
Best regards,
-Stephan
