The Software center specification explicitly specifies[1] that the software item screen is not searchable by design, so I guess this should be set to as Opinion.
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#Software_item_screen ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Opinion -- 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/844302 Title: the searchbar shouldn't vanish after clicking on the "more info" button in software center (gtk3) Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: this way you're making users click too much. after installing a package we many times want to install another one, so it should be possible to search immediately after installation. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: software-center 4.1.21 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic i686 Architecture: i386 CasperVersion: 1.280 Date: Wed Sep 7 23:06:04 2011 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/software-center/software-center-gtk3 InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110903) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: software-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/844302/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
