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[Thomas Strehl <thomas.strehl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 03/12/2015 11:52 PM, Mitchell Reese wrote:
> 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.

The way we handle scopes in this respect but also the prominence in the
shell is something we're currently re-evaluating so your feedback is
very helpful. However, for time being, everything in you see in launcher
or in app scope is really just apps. The equivalent for scopes is
"Manage" dash view that you get by bottom up swipe in dash.


Thomas


> 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
> 
>