[PD] Deken hides old version by default (was: Pd 0.52 test 2 is out)

[Christof Ressi]

> as a long list of various versions and tests with only some number and 
> date in a small font / embedded in the file name to differentiate them 
> could be very confusing. 

I can totally see that. Particularly, when you search for an object and 
the query matches several libraries, you might get a massive list of 
results that can indeed be overwhelming.

I think the actual problem is that all the data has to be displayed in a 
single list.

A much better approach would be to only show the library names in a 
first column, with the actual versions (and possibly more information) 
in a second colum, a bit like in a file browser.

Here's a very beautiful mock-up:

Christof

On 28.11.2021 16:17, Dan Wilcox wrote:
> My 2 cents:
>
> From a beginners perspective, limiting to the latest (stable) release 
> makes sense as a long list of various versions and tests with only 
> some number and date in a small font / embedded in the file name to 
> differentiate them could be very confusing. Perhaps there is a good 
> middle ground where the option can be enabled by default but the 
> latest, say 2-3 releases are listed with "stable" and "test" better 
> marked? Or perhaps this is the new default behavior and the checkbox 
> is reversed as in it becomes "Show all versions of a library"?
>
> Don't forget that just because you get used to something, doesn't mean 
> that's the best approach or that's the way it has to stay. I recall a 
> few people on this list making that point about certain aspects of the 
> GUI... :)
>
>> On Nov 28, 2021, at 4:05 PM, pd-list-request at lists.iem.at wrote:
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:05:50 +0100
>> From: Christof Ressi <info at christofressi.com>
>> To: Pd-List <pd-list at lists.iem.at>
>> Subject: Re: [PD] Pd 0.52 test 2 is out
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>>> I think this kind of unwarned change can be really confusing, see my
>>> case here :) it's a cool option, but maybe not checked by default?
>> I also think that the option should be off by default. For example,
>> let's say there is a stable "vstplugin~-0.5.2" package on Deken. Now, if
>> I upload "vstplugin~-0.6-test" Deken would only show that and would hide
>> the stable release...
>>
>> Or should we rather stop uploading test releases to Deken?
>>
>> Christof
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