Comment 21 for bug 733669
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| Jeff Lane (bladernr) wrote Re: [Bug 733669] Re: Dash: installed/not installed packages are conflated under "Applications": incredibly confusing | #21 |
On 03/17/2011 11:04 AM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> On 17/03/11 10:42, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote:
>> Not sure exactly how to solve this. A few suggestions for debate:
>>
>> 1) Simply don't show uninstalled apps in the Dash homescreen. Only in the apps place (super easy fix)
>
> This is sufficient to close the bug for Natty.
+1
>> 4) Split out in a different section in the Dash (requires some work
> in both the place daemon and in the Unity shell)
>
> I have a feeling this is the right end-game anyhow in this case.
> Apps-for-install is really great to see on the home screen, but they
> really are a completely different class of thing than apps installed.
> For example, I would like to see:
>
> - matching apps installed
> - matching local / cloud files
> - available apps
>
> In that order... which suggests they need to be a different section, and
> that's out of scope for Natty.
On the one hand, I would suggest that having them in Dash at all is
overkill as they already exist in Applications Place, however, I could
also agree that the above breaks them down nicely as well.
I would be completely happy with that breakdown, though I'd also prefer
that the last bit (available apps) be an option that can be turned off
based on personal preference, as I already know I can click Applications
and find things via software center that I search for, so personally, I
don't need them elsewhere... (though I also recognize that what 'I'
prefer is not necessarily what works for the community at large)
But in any case, this certainly seems like a good end-game for this
particular issue.
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