I propose a different solution to category selection. http://i.imgur.com/SdLMT.jpg
The mockup at the URL above covers a bunch of different tweaks, but the one I want to focus on is this. If you're accessing your programs via mouse, it's difficult to look up a specific category of applications. It takes 3 clicks to get to a list of all applications. It takes four to five clicks to get a list of all applications in a specific category. In contrast, the old Gnome 2 behavior allowed you to click the Applications menu and then mouse-over the rest of the way to the program you want. KDE 4's menu even allows you to mouse-over most of the way to the application you're looking for, and offers the keyword search on top of it. My suggestion: once you navigate your way into the Applications lens, have a vertical list of all application categories on the left side, with an arrow indicating which category you're currently looking at. Allow clicking or delayed mouse-over to switch categories. Get rid of the drop-down in the search box. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/746792 Title: dash categories dropdown menu needs to be improved -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
