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[Nekhelesh <krnekhelesh@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 03/01/2012 07:55 PM, Omer Akram wrote:
> 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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@Omer Akram & @Nick Rundy, Please state that it affect you as well and 
then it will receive more attention from the developers since it does 
not need any design input.