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Re: The apps lens and categories

 

I have always wondered why we didn't just do this from the very beginning of Unity. Great mockup and idea! God loves you!!!

In Christ,
Ryan

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On Apr 22, 2012, at 7:30 PM, Matt Richardson <m.richardson.1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +1 for this idea
> Something like below might also help to overcome the promotion of categories alphabetically:
> 
> <New Apps Lens.png>
> 
> On 22/04/12 19:50, shane lee wrote:
>> 
>> Could the apps be listed by category in the default view but list search results as flat results with no categories (as one could then use the filters if needed)?
>> 
>> On 22 April 2012 19:33, Mark Shuttleworth <mark@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> We can certainly improve the interaction design of the dash. This
>> proposal has a number of issues, however:
>> 
>>  * it promotes categories alphabetically, which is arbitrary
>>  * it would hide search results in "lower" categories even if they were
>> more relevant than results in "higher" categories
>> 
>> So, let's keep the discussion open, but focus on generating a breadth of
>> ideas rather than refining this one.
>> 
>> Nevertheless, thanks for kicking it off, Alan.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
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