Comment 16 for bug 1320920

Is it worth exploring the option of sorting based on download date? The
most recent first?

On 09/06/2014 19:24, "Mike Nagle" <email address hidden> wrote:

>Having discussed the various options with all parties, we have decided
>that in the absence of the user being able to reorder their own apps as
>they see fit, we will show the installed apps in alphabetical order.
>Thanks everyone for their input. I'll make sure it's all taken into
>account as we plan the next phase.
>
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>Title:
> Apps scope sort order is confusing
>
>Status in Ubuntu UX bugs:
> In Progress
>Status in ³unity-scope-click² package in Ubuntu:
> In Progress
>
>Bug description:
> When navigating the MyApps portion of the click scope, I never seem to
> be able to reliably find anything. It isn't alphabetical and isn't by
> click package name, but does seem to change from time to time and I
> can't figure out why (as a user-- I haven't looked at the code). I
> have 68 apps installed on my phone and have resorted now to always
> using SEARCH to find anything-- I think the usability could be
> improved dramatically by simply making 'My Apps' alphabetical by the
> string that is displayed to the user (I guess this is taken from the
> .desktop file).
>
> 'Available' currently suffers from the same problem, but there SEARCH
> seems an appropriate interface and it is my understanding that
> categories will be introduced to help here. I suggest that
> alphabetical by the string that is displayed to the user be
> implemented there too (whether it is a long list or within categories)
> unless there is some text letting you know why the order is what it is
> ('Most popular apps based on your search', etc).
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