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[Bruno Nova <1061852@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is still a problem in 14.04.
It takes a long time for the applications to appear in the dash, when it should be instantaneous.

I have noticed that, after login, if I open the Alt+F2 scope (commands scope?), it seem that the applications/commands appear faster there.
After that, opening the Dash with the Super key is fast.

According to "ps aux", the command that is executed when the Alt+F2 scope is opened appears to be:
    /usr/bin/unity-scope-loader applications/applications.scope applications/scopes.scope commands.scope
If I execute this command in a terminal after login, then wait some seconds and open the Dash, the applications show a lot faster (under 2 seconds if the hard drive is not busy).

So, a workaround could be to add that command to the startup applications.
I'm using this now (I added a delay of 30 seconds), and it seems to work.
It crashed after the first reboot, though, but it didn't happen again.

As said in #8, I think the applications lens (and the other local ones?)
should be preloaded at startup (in a way that doesn't slow down the
boot/login process).

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1061852

Title:
  Unity Application Lens slow to load

Status in Unity:
  Confirmed
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  WHAT HAPPENS
  ----------------------
  Log into the system
  Launch the dash with the 'window' key
  Start typing 'chr'...

  I see my files appearing in the search results
  The application lens results appear ~10 - 15 seconds later

  WHAT IS DESIRABLE
  ---------------------------
  The application lens results appear immediately

  
  Most users would login into the system and launch a web browser
  Optimal unity experience demands that their browser or mail client shows up in the dash instantaneously

  Also this behaviour has worsened recently (after upgrade to 12.04)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: unity 5.16.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,resize,commands,place,regex,move,grid,session,snap,vpswitch,imgpng,gnomecompat,mousepoll,put,animation,compiztoolbox,expo,wall,ezoom,workarounds,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,scale,unityshell]
  Date: Fri Oct  5 01:13:34 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120328)
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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