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When a user opens the Plugin Manager and selects the Updates tab, they should be told *why* that update is being offered. Perhaps the field at the bottom should not be the default description of the module (this is not very useful, especially in the case of core libraries as JPDA Debugger API) but rather a description of what bug-fix/feature that the update offers.
Upgrading to P2. Yes, I know this has been a problem for a long time, but if we are serious about people using the UC for fixes, this needs to be fixed. People should know why the patch is offered and many are very suspicious of downloading any patch without being given a reason. The difference between "will stop the IDE from crashing" and "helps UML modules work better" is significant. Even Microsoft tells you when an update is critical and when it is not. Obviously, this also relies on the providers of module patches to provide that data.
Issue 101012 was filed against aumasters to make sure such a description is provided for hot fix modules
Patrick, it's really good idea I have been considering it also but it needs a support of NetBeans UC content what I haven't procured yet. Also needs a support on UI spec. of Plugin Manager. Until there is no support for this it's not a defect but RFE. Should be tracked in nb-plan hereafter.
Until 5.5.1, the auto-update client had a 'More' button where each nbm could specify a url for more info. I do not see this in NB6.0M10. Has this been removed? Having an URL associated with an nbm is, i think, a good thing that gives us a way to provide info even after-the-fact after module release. If the new AU is going to be plugin centric than nbm centric, it still would be useful to have this facility. If such an URL is present, its contents could be fetched and shown in the client itself, instead of opening a browser session. Or we could even say the content should of text mime-type and show the extra info in a textbox in the UI.
More button was replaced by a 'clickable' link in Plugin's description area. The link is visible only if NBM would declare it (the homepage attribute in NBM's metadata).
It works now. Sustaining team providers enough information in update's description panel.