Please ignore what gnome-software is currently using. The title and description of this bug is about adding a new field because none of the current fields are sufficient. Please don't get hung up on the semantics on the fields; call them "naming", "describing", "metadata" - whatever.
I don't think having multiple apps with the same name is an issue. This is already possible with .debs, this is possible with clicks and is possible with Android apps [1] (I'm not sure about Apple apps since their store is not searchable online). In practise, this doesn't seem to be a problem because the credibility of an app is determined by the publisher and ratings. Also, app writers are already motivated to use a name that stands out from the existing "Calculator". For a real-life comparison consumers don't get confused between a Casio calculator and an HP calculator - if we have 10 calculators in the store I would expect them to all be called "Calculator" (or something similar). Our apt/deb story does not use the package name in the GUI. It uses the "Name" field from the .desktop file. The package name is an implementation detail. [1] https://play.google.com/store/search?q=calculator -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1663060 Title: Add a title field to snap metadata Status in Developer registration portal: New Status in Snappy: New Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in snapcraft package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in snapd package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in snapd-glib package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: There are currently three naming fields in the snap metadata: name: a codename for the snap (can't contain spaces) summary: a one-line description of the snap description: A multi-line description of the snap For example for the Ubuntu calculator app we have: name: ubuntu-calculator-app summary: Ubuntu Calculator app description: The calculator app for all Ubuntu devices. What is missing is the 'title' field from the store - this is more appropriate to use in a graphical system to display this. For example, this should be "Calculator" for ubuntu-calculator-app. I think the following needs to be done: 1. A title field needs to be specified in the .snap metadata. 2. snapd needs to return this field for local snaps from the metadata, and return the store field for searches. 3. The store should take the title field from the metadata when uploading and automatically set it in the store. 4. Snapcraft needs to have updated documentation / prompt the user to enter this field. 5. snapd-glib needs support for this field. 6. GNOME Software should use this field where appropriate. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/developer-portal/+bug/1663060/+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
