On 03/17/2011 11:04 AM, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> On 17/03/11 10:42, Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote:
>> Not sure exactly how to solve this. A few suggestions for debate:
>>
>>   1) Simply don't show uninstalled apps in the Dash homescreen. Only in the 
>> apps place (super easy fix)
>
> This is sufficient to close the bug for Natty.

+1

>>   4) Split out in a different section in the Dash (requires some work
> in both the place daemon and in the Unity shell)
>
> I have a feeling this is the right end-game anyhow in this case.
> Apps-for-install is really great to see on the home screen, but they
> really are a completely different class of thing than apps installed.
> For example, I would like to see:
>
>   - matching apps installed
>   - matching local / cloud files
>   - available apps
>
> In that order... which suggests they need to be a different section, and
> that's out of scope for Natty.

On the one hand, I would suggest that having them in Dash at all is 
overkill as they already exist in Applications Place, however, I could 
also agree that the above breaks them down nicely as well.

I would be completely happy with that breakdown, though I'd also prefer 
that the last bit (available apps) be an option that can be turned off 
based on personal preference, as I already know I can click Applications 
and find things via software center that I search for, so personally, I 
don't need them elsewhere... (though I also recognize that what 'I' 
prefer is not necessarily what works for the community at large)

But in any case, this certainly seems like a good end-game for this 
particular issue.



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Title:
  Dash: installed/not installed packages are conflated under
  "Applications": incredibly confusing

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