This is already specified in the official Software center specification (the requested subcategories differ a bit) [1], but implementing it is blocked on bug #57418.
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#Subcategories_for_.2BIBw-Sound_.26_Video.2BIB0- --- Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1012530 Title: "Sound and Video" category in Ubuntu Software Center (USC) should have subcategories Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The category "Sound & Video" is one of the richest categories in the software centre / center, but it is not divided in subcategories, and thus lists in the same page: - video playback software - video editing software - audio playback software - audio editing software (manipulation, conversion) - audio production software (synthesis, effects...) - multimedia playback software - burning and image creation software - audio taggers - screencast software - codecs - subtitle software - accessories - DJ and VJ tools - Text To Speech (TTS) software etc. This makes it difficult to find the software one is looking for. There must be a way to create a few sub-categories to make app search easier in USC. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1012530/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp