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[Mitchell Reese <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks, have just published a scope and associated webapp for OMG 
Ubuntu, and found a less-than-optimal experience. A scope and bundled 
webapp is not 'scope centric' in the store. Basically, when installing a 
scope with an app as 1 click package, it defaults to being listed as an 
app in the store. This is problematic for a gui that's scope centric. 
What this means is:

1. When someone opens the scope after installing it, the webapp is
   opened instead.
2. Searching the store lets me find the scope under the app section,
   not under the scopes.

This would be fine if the app was the main part of the user story, but 
it's not. I've specifically disabled all navigation bars in the webapp 
for a full-screen experience, and I expect people will use the scope to 
navigate between articles. Using url-dispatcher, any article that's 
opened up in the scope defaults to the webapp.

I think this needs a rethink. For my usage, having it listed under a 
scope makes much more sense. Perhaps for other use cases this is 
reversed. If possible, people should be able to choose where their app 
is listed, if it has the potential for both. Otherwise, if scopes are 
what Ubuntu is offering to set this OS apart from the other phones on 
the market, then scopes should be upfront and centre, and take 
precedence over apps.

Cheers,

Mitchell