As part of the big bug review for 16.04 LTS I have tested this on 15.10
and the bug is still there. I think this is a feature request rather
than a bug.
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
** Changed in: ayatana-design
Status: New => Opinion
** Changed in: unity-2d
Status: Incomplete => Opinion
** Changed in: unity-lens-applications
Status: Incomplete => Opinion
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Opinion
** Changed in: unity
Status: Incomplete => Opinion
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762291
Title:
Unity Applications Place should support nested menus and ideally be
editable
Status in Ayatana Design:
Opinion
Status in Unity:
Opinion
Status in unity-2d:
Opinion
Status in unity-lens-applications:
Opinion
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
Opinion
Bug description:
One of the things that made the old Gnome main menu convenient/efficient was
that applications could be organised into categories and subcategories that
could be quickly browsed with the mouse, and easily edited using the menu
editor. I think it would be ideal if similar functionality existed for the
applications lens.
Specifically, what would work best for me would be an option to set up the
applications lens as follows:
- Group 1: Favourites/frequently used (as it is now)
- Group 2: Application categories (Accessories, Games, Office, etc.)
(I find the current sections drop-down less efficient than the old-style
menu, where the mouse movement was (almost) linear - the mouse has to be moved
across the screen to click on the drop-down, then a section is selected, and
then the mouse is moved back to the icons in the lens.)
After choosing a category, the setup could be the same as one sees now
after choosing a section, although I'd like to see room for sub-
categories as well. For example, in the Gnome main menu, I had the
Games category divided into subcategories including Arcade, Cards,
Puzzles, etc. Then, if I knew I wanted to play an arcade game, (but
hadn't decided which one) I could click on the Applications Lens, then
Games, then Arcade, and be able to browse only those games instead of
all (32, in my case) games.
The Software Centre already supports subcategories such as these, so
the 'Apps available for download' could be more specifically targeted
as well. It might also be cool if a subcategory could be pinned to
the launcher as a specialized applications lens. For example, if I
was addicted to puzzle games, I could have a 'Puzzles' lens on the
launcher.
Finally, in a perfect world, I would be able to use a program such as
alacarte to edit which applications appear in the Applications lens,
and how they are organized. For example, if I also have KDE
installed, I may wish to hide all the KDE apps while using Unity (as
far as I can tell, I can't do this at the moment) and I probably don't
want subcategories for a section like Office where I only have 5 or 6
programs installed.
I confess to making these suggestions as an end-user and not a coder,
so I don't know how realistic they are, but in my case at least I
think it would make the applications lens a lot more intuitive and
efficient.
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