[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBIDE-16592) Allow to update/remove software installed from Central

[Michelle Murray (JIRA)]

    [ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-16592?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12945763#comment-12945763 ] 

Michelle Murray commented on JBIDE-16592:
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[~mickael_istria], I like that you have now put the drop down list underneath the 'installed/not installed' text - this makes it look clearer immediately. 

* How about three options for the labelling text: installed, not installed, installed and update available?
* If 'show installed' check box is going, how about continuing to show 'installed' items as greyed out and only 'not installed' and 'installed and update available' items in technicolor? I think the use of greyed out text is very powerful - it immediately conveys to the user that they're already got this item (expect uninstall it).
* I like the use of Eclipse Marketplace's install/uninstall buttons over a drop down list but I see that that is difficult to implement here as we want users to be able to select multiple items to modify with one action.
* I wonder whether it would look any better if the 'Installed' text and drop down box went at the end of the row rather than the beginning? That way the item name is the focal point. But without distinguishing items that are already installed and have no updates by greying out the name, the user might not immediately see which items have not pending actions.

One niggle that I can see is that if this is to be the only method to notify users of updates then it means users have to be checking JBoss Central updates tab regularly. I guess that's why pop-up windows are so effective. Could a small circle with a + sign be added to the JBoss Central Updates tab label to indicate an update is available for an already installed item? I guess this is quite a universal language like when the Apple App Store icon has a '1' adornment to indicate an update is available for an app you have installed. 

                
> Allow to update/remove software installed from Central
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>                 Key: JBIDE-16592
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-16592
>             Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
>          Issue Type: Feature Request
>          Components: central
>            Reporter: Mickael Istria
>             Fix For: 4.2.0.Beta1
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>         Attachments: JBIDE-16592-wip.jpeg, JBIDE_16592_shot2.jpeg
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> Central software page should allow user to update or uninstall some modules.

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