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... :)

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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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