[Bug 878203] Re: Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to select/deselect all like in other update managers or synaptic

[manny]

@alanbell

Am not very familiar with a11y, but i believe this is for general
usability (sorting)..

For example I live in a 3rd world country so my internet is very slow
and unfortunately metered too, I cant just go and hit "install All
updates".

I check which ones are worth it and I sort by size (mb), name, etc. So I
can only do so with synaptic, since update manager doesnt have sorting
and trying to find packages by size was worsening my RSI issues.

I have to go and install synaptic just for this.

In windows, mac, and most linux distros sorting is possible in their
respective update managers (as you can see in the pics).

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Title:
  Accesibility: Make update list sortable and add option to
  select/deselect all like in other update managers or synaptic

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Now that synaptic is gone from ubuntu, we need a more accessible way
  to manage updates. Thus some important synaptic features need to be
  brought back.

  A) Sorting
  Sorting was a very important accessibility feature in synaptic and  is also available in almost every other major OS ranging from mint update, Mac Os updater to Windows Update, etc.

  reference pics:

  mint:
  http://www.linuxmint.com/pictures/screenshots/julia/mintupdate.png

  OSX:
  http://www.imacusers.com/images/updates.png

  Windows:
  http://www.portlock.com/images/windowsUpdateManager2.gif

  synaptic:
  http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2009/10/synaptic.png

  B) select/deselect ALL (which also was a feature of synaptic)

  In contrast ubuntu update manager is the least accessible and trying
  to manage updates with it can cause RSI (Repetitive strain injury).

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetitive_strain_injury

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