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[Jo-Erlend Schinstad <joerlend.schinstad@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 23. feb. 2012 22:14, Adrian Maier wrote:
> I mean : hiding the "apps available for download"
> > Yes, that's what I mean as well. Look at Sources at the bottom of the
> > filters in the applications lens. Choose "Local" and you'll only show the
> > installed applications, and not the ones from Ubuntu Software Center. Again;
> > instead of complaining that something is not possible, please use AskUbuntu
> > and ask _if_ it is possible.
> Hm , that's a well hidden option .   What I tried to do was to
> right-click on "apps available for download"  and hoping to see
> "properties" or  "hide" .

I agree. I think the filters should be visible by default and that the 
header for it should be fixed to make it easier to understand how to 
hide them.


> No, you didn't have to do that. You could've asked on AskUbuntu, and I
> would've told you. Actually, I already provided a really extensive answer to
> that question, but you never looked for it. It provides detailed
> instructions on how to add an LxPanel, Xfce4-panel or Gnome Panel to your
> Unity desktop: http://askubuntu.com/a/77236/19779

> Well , when i look for support i normally google or ask on the forum.
>   The askubuntu site is not a place that i was aware of.

Google is good at many things, but support is not one of them. You might 
stumble across solutions to problems that were difficult in 2006, which 
would require all kinds of hacks. Those problems might now require a 
click or two. A good example is sharing a wireless connection. It was 
extremely complicated a couple of releases ago, and is equally simple 
now. In 2006, I spent about a week figuring out how to share a mobile 
broadband connection from my phone with the rest of my home network. in 
Precise I can do the same thing in less than twenty seconds. Google will 
tell you which documents are available. It won't tell you which document 
is best for you.

Use AskUbuntu. It will.

> > But this list is about design, not support.
> I don't think that I have been totally off-topic .
>
> There are some improvement ideas floating around that could probably
> result into a better navigation for applications .  If all of those 5
> feature summarized by Omar  had been implemented  , probably I
> wouldn't have bothered to complain at all .

Yes, but there is no objective "better". It has to fit with the basic 
vision of Unity. And it wasn't my intention to make you feel as if you'd 
been offtopic. I simply explained why I didn't immediately point you in 
the right direction when your goal was to get directory-based menu of 
applications.

> > > I've just tried it and it indeed works :  now i have "Applications"
> > > and "Places"  in the top left corner of the screen .   This is perfect
> > > :  I would probably set to autohide the bottom bar ,  because all that
> > > i wished was to have the old apps menu "somewhere"  on the screen .

By the way; though Gnome Panel is somewhat offtopic for this 
mailinglist, it is still quite important to Ubuntu. If you enjoy that 
desktop, you should use it as much as possible and report bugs. It's in 
desperate need of contributors, specially considering that this is an LTS.

The fact that most users prefer Unity means it will attract most of the 
professional time. It does not mean it's more important than Gnome 
Panel. It just means the community has to replace the efforts Canonical 
has put into it in the past. It doesn't automatically happen, but it's 
certainly possible and people are working on it.

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Jo-Erlend Schinstad