> Why would you want to run Math separately? I personally wouldn't, but it might be a valid use case for some users. It feels a bit harsh to be hiding the application from them.
> You could move the .desktop and appstream metadata for LibreOffice Math > into a separate binary package installable from the GNOME Software app. If I understand correctly, the intent is that users who really want Math will go and install that package from the GNOME Software app, thinking that they are installing the actual application when in fact they are merely adding a desktop file for the already installed app? That sounds like a clumsy hack, not a real solution (and additional maintenance). > But once again, I'm not sure people care that much to want to run > LO Math separately instead of from inside LO Writer or whatever app > they want the formula in. Ideally we would gather some stats on that kind of usage before making a decision. Given the potentially low impact though, I don't mind going the NoDisplay=true route and see how that goes for users. > If you want custom search results, you could write a GNOME Shell > search provider. I think it's overkill here though. Definitely overkill here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1696250 Title: Please hide Start Center and Math Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: From GNOME Shell, open the Applications Overview and click the Show Applications button to see the list of apps. Currently, LibreOffice takes up a whole row on my computer (6 icons) which seems excessive with GNOME Shell's current design. I suggest that we do like Fedora and hide the LibreOffice Start Center and LibreOffice Math. Instead of opening a Start Center, it makes more sense for a user to just open the app they want directly. I don't think users want to create a mathematical formula just to create one, but to insert into a document so it makes more sense to start Math from within the other app. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1696250/+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
