Re: [Ayatana-dev] Apps searching and X-GNOME-Keywords

[Tim Penhey <tim.penhey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 07/12/11 09:40, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Seems we have a steady flow of bugs coming in from people that can't
> find their apps despite typing sensible strings into the search box. Fx.
> "internet" does not find Firefox and "music" does not find Banshee.
>
> Example bugs:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-lens-applications/+bug/833610
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/810412
> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609702
>
> There are all sorts of fancy and "correct" ways we can solve this, but
> an efficient and pragmatic way, that is still very useful involves
> simply making sure that we have a truckload of good X-GNOME-Keywords
> fields in all .desktop files.
>
> As it stands this metadata is *very* scarce. Fortunately it's very easy
> to fix - but just big scope wise. How about we go on a promo tour to
> help breed some movement across the apps community?

This sounds like an awesome idea.  Does the ubuntu community team have a 
unity person again?  I know they were hiring.  That person would be 
ideal to drive this.

Tim