UI UX improvements

[Bammede]

• show install/open button on hover the application in a section list.
• install all apps from this section in the section banner.
• show selection dot on hover the application in a section list, so user could multi choose which applications to install, then install all apps from this section button could change into install selected apps from this section
• then all or selected apps are added to queue and installation begins, user view and can add more apps to installation queue from appstore in the mean time.
• somewhere should be indicator about default installation level: is it system level or user-level installation

[kolunmi]

Thanks, these are helpful ideas

[siming1976]

Hi. Thanks for this new interface Bazaar. Maybe a button to be able to push (manually) the updates available would be an idea.

[Izzu]

I would suggest instead of just highlighting the search icon when searching you should change the icon to a back button. As of right it's not evident to new users that clicking the search button again will take them out of search. The current UI would make sense on a phone where screen real estate is limited, but most people will be using this on a computer.

[UrtsiSantsi]

A few things I noticed in no particular order:

1. It is kind of hard to notice that "Show More" is a toggle button, but that might be an adwaita style issue
2. "Transaction" is too generic - are there other things than installing and uninstalling?
3. "Transactions" still shows installing\removing for already installed\removed apps instead of installed\removed
4. "Toggle transactions sidebar" - just "Show transactions"?
5. Why remove instead of uninstall?
6. No way to delete data for removed apps
7. "More actions" (for installed apps) has only a single item - just replace it with "Edit Permissions"
8. "Edit Permissions" doesn't work - "This functionality is currently disabled. It is recommended you download and install Flatseal to manage app permissions." - it is better to just hide it
9. "Open Search Dialog" - it is not a dialog
10. "Include apps with proprietary license" or "Only show free software"?
11. "Only show apps from Flathub"?
12. "Debounce input to prevent instant replies" - what is this supposed to do?!? I understand the individual words, but I have no idea what they mean in this sentence.
13. What does "Share this application" has to do with homepage, translation or donations? Why not "Links"?
14. "Project URL" - should be "Homepage" as in "Share this application" and probably should not be duplicated
15. Too much rounded buttons on the app info - you are supposed to have only one for prominent action

16. Why are the dates formatted in such a way - there is zero for months, but empty space for days

17. Release notes are missing, although they are clickable
18. Sometimes icons or preview images (more often) are missing

19. "Open in Image Viewer" and "Copy to Clipboard" are too big and centered on the image, hiding it. And why open external viewer instead of just zooming the image as overlay with the ability to go to the next\previous?
20. The number of times I had to copy image is near zero and for regular users it is probably less, so just remove it or put it in the corner, only as icon and semi transparent until hoovered.
21. Icons or preview images should be loaded with higher priority from top to down, not in random order

[SecularSteve]

I've got a simple one:

"When clicking on the Apps (Name and/or Icon) in the "Installed" menu, it takes you straight to the main store page of that application.

Seems redundant needing to type the same app in the search bar every time you want to manage it from the store page.

But that's just me.

[kolunmi]

@SecularSteve already implemented in latest release

[tduarte]

Is there an apetite for some design rework on Bazaar? I would love to take a look at it and propose some improvements.

[castrojo]

Please, file as many issues as you need. Thank you so much!

[kolunmi]

@tduarte massive appetite. I don't have the bandwidth right now as I am working on some tooling to make animations more efficiently, but if you are interested in helping out check out https://developer.gnome.org/hig/

[tduarte]

I'm familiar with the GNOME HIG! Let me take a pass on the designs and get back to you!

[AlexanderVanhee]

I have designed a progress indicator that complements the Adw Spinner, making it blend better with other Adwaita widgets. Are you interested in this?

The idea is to stack the download icon, the progress indicator, and the Adw Spinner in a single stack. The progress indicator would be displayed when the completion percentage is known, while the spinner would be shown when the progress is unknown, such as during the final seconds of the download process or when removing an app.

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