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[Mohammed Amine IL Idrissi <ilidrissiamine@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe we could see if there's a .desktop file, and if there is, then ask if
the user wants to open the program, or highlighting the program à la XP.
There is also this proposed idea for SoftwareCenter:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#“Where
Is It?” button

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Ward Muylaert <ward.muylaert@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I believe the offering to open a program after install -used- to be a
> feature. A possible (?) issue with that, that I see, would be when
> installing libraries or the likes. For those it certainly wouldn't make
> sense to offer to open. In other words, how are you going to determine
> whether what you just installed is meant to be run at all?
>
> As for your first idea, I remember XP having that feature too and often
> being wrong/keeping it highlighted well after install. Was rather annoying!
> Something to keep in mind :o
>
> Ward Muylaert
> Ward.Muylaert@xxxxxxxxx
>
> 3de Bachelor Wiskunde - Minor Computer Wetenschappen
> Vrije Universiteit Brussel
>
>
> On 20 August 2010 22:14, Shane Fagan <shanepatrickfagan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I had an idea after I installed something and that was I just installed
>> this program but where did it go?
>> Then I looked for the program and found it in the menu so I was thinking
>> we can make it easier by highlighting the menu entry of the recently
>> installed programs.
>>
>> Also I thought it would be an ok idea to offer to open the program after
>> its installed.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> --fagan
>>
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