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[Andrea Azzarone <azzaronea@xxxxxxxxx>]

As part of the big bug review for 16.04 LTS I have tested this on 15.10
and the bug is still there.  I think this is a feature request rather
than a bug.

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

** Changed in: ayatana-design
       Status: New => Opinion

** Changed in: unity-2d
       Status: Incomplete => Opinion

** Changed in: unity-lens-applications
       Status: Incomplete => Opinion

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Opinion

** Changed in: unity
       Status: Incomplete => Opinion

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762291

Title:
  Unity Applications Place should support nested menus and ideally be
  editable

Status in Ayatana Design:
  Opinion
Status in Unity:
  Opinion
Status in unity-2d:
  Opinion
Status in unity-lens-applications:
  Opinion
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  One of the things that made the old Gnome main menu convenient/efficient was that applications could be organised into categories and subcategories that could be quickly browsed with the mouse, and easily edited using the menu editor.  I think it would be ideal if similar functionality existed for the applications lens.
  Specifically, what would work best for me would be an option to set up the applications lens as follows:
   - Group 1: Favourites/frequently used (as it is now)
   - Group 2: Application categories (Accessories, Games, Office, etc.)
  (I find the current sections drop-down less efficient than the old-style menu, where the mouse movement was (almost) linear - the mouse has to be moved across the screen to click on the drop-down, then a section is selected, and then the mouse is moved back to the icons in the lens.)

  After choosing a category, the setup could be the same as one sees now
  after choosing a section, although I'd like to see room for sub-
  categories as well.  For example, in the Gnome main menu, I had the
  Games category divided into subcategories including Arcade, Cards,
  Puzzles, etc.  Then, if I knew I wanted to play an arcade game, (but
  hadn't decided which one) I could click on the Applications Lens, then
  Games, then Arcade, and be able to browse only those games instead of
  all (32, in my case) games.

  The Software Centre already supports subcategories such as these, so
  the 'Apps available for download' could be more specifically targeted
  as well.  It might also be cool if a subcategory could be pinned to
  the launcher as a specialized applications lens.  For example, if I
  was addicted to puzzle games, I could have a 'Puzzles' lens on the
  launcher.

  Finally, in a perfect world, I would be able to use a program such as
  alacarte to edit which applications appear in the Applications lens,
  and how they are organized.  For example, if I also have KDE
  installed, I may wish to hide all the KDE apps while using Unity (as
  far as I can tell, I can't do this at the moment) and I probably don't
  want subcategories for a section like Office where I only have 5 or 6
  programs installed.

  I confess to making these suggestions as an end-user and not a coder,
  so I don't know how realistic they are, but in my case at least I
  think it would make the applications lens a lot more intuitive and
  efficient.

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