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[Omer Akram <om26er@xxxxxxxxxx>]

There is already one reported a few days ago
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/939285

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Nekhelesh <krnekhelesh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
>
> ________________________________
> 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.
>
> thoughts?
>
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