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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

zsolt, the reason I specified that the software item screen should not
have a search field is that it wouldn't be obvious what the scope was.
For example, let's say there was a maths game called "Arithmetica" in
the "Games" > "Board Games" subcategory. If the Arithmetica screen had a
search field, what should it search? Just the text of that screen? Or
the "Board Games" subcategory? Or the "Games" category? Or all software?

It would get even more confusing if the program was in two categories,
as some are. For example, if Arithmetica was in the "Science &
Engineering" > "Mathematics" subcategory as well, then what the search
field did in the Arithmetica screen could be different depending on how
you'd got there, which would be pretty weird.

I'd be happy for the software item screen to have a search field if
there was a way to make it obvious what the field did. But I just don't
see a way to do that.

(BTW Robert, thanks as always for the triage, but we avoid the "Opinion"
status for Ubuntu Software Center. It tends to be more confusing than
useful.)

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: Opinion => Won't Fix

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/844302

Title:
  the searchbar shouldn't vanish after clicking on the "more info"
  button in software center (gtk3)

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  this way you're making users click too much. after installing a
  package we many times want to install another one, so it should be
  possible to search immediately after installation.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 4.1.21
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.280
  Date: Wed Sep  7 23:06:04 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center-gtk3
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110903)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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