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[Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I prefer searching what am looking for in the dash, is just so much faster than opening system preferences.
But I also believe there are better ways to list "all" in the apps lens so users can find things easier:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/941550



Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 18:52:48 -0700
From: bwyazel@xxxxxxxxx
To: unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Unity-design] Application Clutter in Unity Applications Lens

I am resending this email to the mailing list so that it can be recognized properly. Sorry for the confusion with sending it individually.

Hello Everyone,



In the Unity applications lens, there are dozens of applications listed

that are also listed in system settings menu. Considering the system-

settings window can be reached by clicking on the upper-right-hand-

corner drop down menu, as well as from the "system settings" application

launcher in the Application lens, is it really necessary to have all of

those same programs listed in the application lens? There are over 20

duplicate and un-needed applications cluttering and getting in the way

of the applications that people 'want' to get to.



Also, in the application lens there are logout, lock screen, restart,

and shut down buttons present. Why is this? Those options are not even

applications....having them in the applications menu makes it seem as if

"shut down" is a program that can be run, rather than an integrated part

of the operating system. Basically, these 4 options have no place in the

application lens, as they are not even applications, as well as already

being listed in the system drop down menu (in the upper right hand

corner).



If the end goal is to make unity more user friendly and more organized,

I just listed 27 items that can be removed from the application menu

with, from what I can tell, no adverse consequences.



On a freshly installed system there are over 90 applications listed, and

I have heard from many people that this is an annoyance and a "turn off"



It is my personal opinion that having unnecessary duplication and

redundancy is of no use, and just causes more confusion overall. If we

want people to access "System Settings" to change their global settings,

then we should add all of those same items mingling in the applications

lens. It makes the "System Settings" menu not a vital part of the

distribution, but just a convenience window.



What do you guys think?

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