On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 15:48, Jo-Erlend Schinstad <joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 25. feb. 2012 13:40, Adrian Maier wrote: >> >> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 00:04, Michael Hall<mhall...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> The Dash is more like a search engine than a directory listing. Think of >>> it >>> like Google. You don't go to Google for a list of websites by category. >> >> In Windows7 (or possibly Vista) they've added search in the Start >> menu . It's very handy . But they didn't remove the possibility to >> navigate the apps folders. > > There is a possibility to browse by categories. I know that you know this. > Perhaps you should explain why Windows' way of doing it is better?
Because they've found a way to add an improvement (search applications by name) without removing the traditional folder-based navigation of "All Programs" . >>> What you want is a way to browse installed applications, not find >>> specific >>> applications. This isn't what the Dash is designed for. >> >> This doesn't change the fact that Unity is currently missing a >> "component for browsing the applications ". > > It isn't missing. It works a little bit different than what you're used to, > but it does exist. Michael Hall was saying that the Dash is designed for searching , not for browsing the applications. This explains why it's not the feature that i was looking for. But you are the one who told me that in order to get a classic-looking apps menu it's possible to load the gnome panel ! Therefore : in Unity itself there is no component designed/intended to act as a category-based browser . >> The first step would be to see that the need for such a feature is at >> least acknowledged. > Then you have to be more convincing. So far, you've claimed that it is > required, but I don't think you've explained why. To me, it sounds as if you > want to change the behavior because you're not used to it. Please enlighten me : from your point of view the feature is already there , or you want me to demonstrate why should it be introduced ? > But that's not > something good design should be based on. Of course, it will always be > possible to add something like that if you want it, but that doesn't mean it > should be default for all users. The feature needs to exist before discussing whether it should be the default or not . But anyway I am not asking any changes of the defaults. Especially now after trying the https://launchpad.net/classicmenu-indicator . It provides me what I was missing , and it's not even necessary to use the gnome panel. Hopefully this package will be available in the real repositories someday (now it's in ppa). -- Adrian -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
