| 2010-03-01 19:42:06 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
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Binary package hint: software-center
Not so much a bug, more of a feature request: the category lists are too long, they could be split down a bit to make software a bit easier to find - this could be done with subcategories. Having to sift through a long list of applications, 3/4 of which aren't relevant to the task in mind, is a long and laborious process - splitting the lists into small "bite size" chunks makes it easier to navigate (and is less intimidating), especially for novices.
Example: Sound and video could open up into "Sound Editing", "Video Editing", "Media Playback" and "Music Creation". |
Not so much a bug, more of a feature request: the category lists are too long, they could be split down a bit to make software a bit easier to find - this could be done with subcategories. Having to sift through a long list of applications, 3/4 of which aren't relevant to the task in mind, is a long and laborious process - splitting the lists into small "bite size" chunks makes it easier to navigate (and is less intimidating), especially for novices.
Example: Sound and video could open up into "Sound Editing", "Video Editing", "Media Playback" and "Music Creation".
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#Genre>: "These are the departments and subsections, in the order in which they should be presented when presented together..." |
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| 2013-02-04 16:34:41 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
description |
Not so much a bug, more of a feature request: the category lists are too long, they could be split down a bit to make software a bit easier to find - this could be done with subcategories. Having to sift through a long list of applications, 3/4 of which aren't relevant to the task in mind, is a long and laborious process - splitting the lists into small "bite size" chunks makes it easier to navigate (and is less intimidating), especially for novices.
Example: Sound and video could open up into "Sound Editing", "Video Editing", "Media Playback" and "Music Creation".
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#Genre>: "These are the departments and subsections, in the order in which they should be presented when presented together..." |
Not so much a bug, more of a feature request: the category lists are too long, they could be split down a bit to make software a bit easier to find - this could be done with subcategories. Having to sift through a long list of applications, 3/4 of which aren't relevant to the task in mind, is a long and laborious process - splitting the lists into small "bite size" chunks makes it easier to navigate (and is less intimidating), especially for novices.
Example: Sound and video could open up into "Sound Editing", "Video Editing", "Media Playback" and "Music Creation".
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#Genre>: "These are the departments and subsections, in the order in which they should be presented when presented together..."
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2013-02-04: These are the remaining over-long categories, and a basic plan for splitting them up.
* Accessories: Card-sort them into subcategories for "Automation", "Note-Taking", "File Management", "Clocks & Calendars", etc. Propose these as XDG category names, get them adopted, then introduce into USC. (This might result in retiring "Accessories" altogether.)
* Books & Magazines: Subcategorize by publication, e.g. "Full Circle Magazine", "Linux Format Magazine", "Revista Espirito Livre", etc.
* Education: Retire the category. Card-sort and redistribute items into the various "Science & Engineering" and "Developer Tools" categories, plus new categories/subcategories for "Music", "Languages", etc.
* Fonts: Card-sort them into subcategories for "Serif Classic", "Serif Modern", "Handwritten", "Language-Specific", "Symbols", etc. Introduce these as debtags, get them adopted, then introduce into USC.
* Graphics > Viewers: Propose separate XDG "Health", "Medicine", and "Fitness" categories, get them adopted, then introduce into USC, possibly as public "Health & Fitness" vs. practitioner "Medicine".
* Office: Rename to "Productivity", with subcategories for "Finance", "Word Processing", "Databases", etc. Possibly also a "Maps & Reference" category.
* Sound & Video: Propose XDG categories for "Jukebox", "Music Composition", "Media Recording", "Codecs", "Media Server", etc.
* System: Fix the various bugs that cause items to show up here when they're already showing up in another category.
* Themes & Tweaks > All |
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