Comment 7 for bug 676129

On 01/27/2011 12:31 PM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> On 27/01/11 12:26, Florian Boucault wrote:
>>> * dragging .desktop files to launcher for installation is required for
>> natty
>>
>> How do you visually represent in the launcher that the installation has
>> been triggered when the .desktop file is dropped on the launcher if bug
>> #676453 is very low priority (cf. comment #2)?
>
> There's no need to show anything till installation is complete. We can
> improve on that later. For Natty, we just need to detect that
> installation has happened, and (a) show a pane in USC from which the
> icon can be dragged, and (b) add it to the Recently Installed
> Applications section in the Apps Place.

At the moment the user drops the application to be installed on the
launcher, some sort of feedback probably needs to be given to the user
that the application is going to be installed. Otherwise the user will
likely be confused.

>
>
>>> * showing recently installed apps in the apps place is required for
>> natty
>>
>> I cannot find the bug report corresponding to that feature. An
>> unfinished discussion is happening in bug #670403
>
> OK, what do we need to do to finish it?
>

We need an acknowledgement from the development team that recently
installed applications are going to be displayed in the applications
place. That should be in form of a bug report with status "Confirmed"
and ideally importance set to "High" and milestone set.

> Mark
>