PPM now fast

Divide and conquer! The Puppy Package Manager is now very fast. I have alphabeticised the display, with the option of "ALL" if required:



I am aiming to keep the GUI window within 800x600, and this one is 776x557 -- maybe I could allow a bit more height for the installed-packages window.

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Comments

Dreamlike!


Great,but...
Username: happypuppy
"Great,but there's one thing I don't like about the Puppy package manager. As soon as you click on a package entry,the packager immediately executes the install/uninstall process. I'd like to click on a package to select (highlight) it first and then double-click (or click again on the selected item) to install/remove the package. That's much more user-friendly and avoids accidental actions.

PM window
Username: dogone
"A significant improvment. I suggest allowing the "installed packages" window one third of the vertical space and widening it by shrinking the two buttons (perhaps "Configure PUPS", "Exit PUPS"). Anothe approach would be to employ a single window and highlighting packages already installed. I can imagine one failing to find a repository package simply because it's already installed and buried in the "installed" list. One list would be cleaner.

PPM on Eee901
Username: puppymike
"Great stuff! Looks like magic to me. Remember Netbooks e.g. Eee901 are 1024x600 for fitting windows. Also I agree with happypuppy regarding more warning if possible before installations.

Warning
Username: BarryK
"[i]As soon as you click on a package entry,the packager immediately executes the install/uninstall process.[/i] Ah, you haven't tried the new package manager. It is a complete rewrite -- when you click on a package you get a window with further information on the package and asking to confirm if you want to install (or uninstall). This is explained I think in the web page I wrote recently introducing the new PPM. Note, I have also added a "Download only" button, as requested.

Re:Warning - package manager
Username: happypuppy
"But is that the case with the one in Puppy 4.2? It would be really nice if the old package manager gets a fix before the release of Puppy 4.2.

Re:Warning - package manager
Username: happypuppy
"That's great to hear,but I was talking about the older one available in the 4.x series. It would be really nice if the old package manager gets a fix before the release of Puppy 4.2. (most users will be using that version)

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