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Re: Applications Dash should display all apps (or be configurable)

 

On 03/01/2012 07:26 PM, Omar B. wrote:
yes, i saw this problem specially with fullscreen dash, you want to view more.

the only reason i toggle fullscreen dash is to view more rows by default, but it stays on 2 or 3 rows (see attached image; let me know if its not viewable).

i disabled apps available for download, but the setting is not remembered either, after i log out or reboot.

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From: nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:57:48 -0500
Subject: [Unity-design] Applications Dash should display all apps (or be configurable)

Is there a good reason to require the user to have to click "See more results" when opening the Applications Dash? Especially when users use dconf to disable the display of "recent" and/or "available" apps, why not display all apps by default?

I was taking a look at the Windows 8 Consumer Preview to see how they handle application display and they have a similar setup where user taps a shortcut and the "Applications Lens" shows up. Except Windows 8 displays all apps by default with functional scrolling via PageUp & PageDown.

It is great that adding PageUp & PageDown functionality to the Dash has been green-lit by Mark. But what is gained from limiting display of installed applications when a user goes to the Applications Lens (especially when the "available apps" section is hidden)?

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@Omer Akram, Yeah I wondered that too..I keep choosing display only local sources but then I see Apps for Download later when I log out or reboot. Should I submit a bug report about this? I am sure this is not a design but rather a bug.

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