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[Zisu Andrei <matzipan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ubuntu Software Center will probably suffer from that syndrome "because
it's open". Unless they start to make a distinction between packages and
command-line applications (which are quite good anyway and won't need any
restriction) and actual desktop/phone/tablet apps (which need strict
management).

Zisu Andrei


On 25 June 2013 15:35, Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I agree completely with this statement. Even if they do think about
> usability, they just don't care unless someone draws a line in the sand and
> says "you have to make it at least this good."
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Zisu Andrei <matzipan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I would hope it becomes obvious when those kind of things are being
>>> implemented.
>>
>>
>> You might be surprised how many people don't think about usability and
>> make crap applications. That's why Apple is so strict with their AppStore.
>>
>>
>>
>> Zisu Andrei
>>
>>
>> On 25 June 2013 15:29, Sam Bull <sam.hacking@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 2013-06-25 at 15:22 +0100, Zisu Andrei wrote:
>>> > You might wanna get that into the design guidelines. Or at least
>>> > outline some "Back button guidelines"
>>>
>>> I would hope it becomes obvious when those kind of things are being
>>> implemented. I'm sure Android works like that, except they have a
>>> hard-wired back button, so they must make the back button quit out.
>>> Without a hard-wired button, we have the freedom to replace it with
>>> confirm and cancel buttons to avoid any confusion.
>>>
>>> I don't think any cross-app tasks like this have been attempted yet, so
>>> we'll wait and see.
>>>
>>> >         there is no such thing as the
>>> >         latter (as I understand it).
>>> >
>>> > Someone said the right-edge swipe works that way.
>>>
>>> The right-edge swipe is the equivalent of Alt-Tab, that's not a back
>>> button in my mind, but if that's what you mean, then yes.
>>>
>>
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>     Josh
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