In Categories view, display icons in a list

[Eduard Gotwig]

Instead of display icons as a grid, display them as a list as originally mocked up.

That would realy help my eyes, and the multilingual users of elementary.

Please see : http://danrabbit.deviantart.com/art/Slingshot-Column-View-258534985 and http://alfalive.deviantart.com/art/Slingshot-2-Columns-290428709

Note that this view uses smaller 48px icons instead of 64px, and DOES show descriptions as in search view.

[Mario Guerriero (mefrio-g)]

It's for Luna +1

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

IDK, I disagree. I'm fine with what's done currently and I'm not sure what problem does this change solve.

[Eduard Gotwig (gotwig)]

Like wrote, better for multilingual users becouse there can be more space for descriptions and items.

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

Since the category view is power-user oriented because it works better only for LOTS of apps and it's not really discoverable (as far as comments to http://elementaryos.org/journal/luna-beginning-come-together indicate anyway), I'd assume power users already know what is what and would prefer showing more items over showing descriptions.

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

Oh, sorry, linked wrong journal post. Comments to this one: http://elementaryos.org/journal/when-its-ready

[Danielle Foré (danrabbit)]

dunno why this is assigned to UX team. My original design shows a list, and Cass confirmed the bug :p