Thanks, Bruno. I tried your earlier proposal from July by making a startup entry like this:
sh -c "sleep 15s ;/usr/bin/unity-scope-loader applications/applications.scope applications/" That didn't seem to make any difference, but now I've been using your last workaround for about a week and it seems it cuts my Dash loading time to two-three seconds. I'm not sure why or if there's been some intermediate Unity update that hijacks the results. It seems to me that the difference since last time is that now, you're loading two more scopes: /usr/bin/unity-scope-loader applications/applications.scope applications/scopes.scope commands.scope Care to explain why you made these changes? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1061852 Title: Unity Application Lens slow to load Status in Unity: Confirmed Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: WHAT HAPPENS ---------------------- Log into the system Launch the dash with the 'window' key Start typing 'chr'... I see my files appearing in the search results The application lens results appear ~10 - 15 seconds later WHAT IS DESIRABLE --------------------------- The application lens results appear immediately Most users would login into the system and launch a web browser Optimal unity experience demands that their browser or mail client shows up in the dash instantaneously Also this behaviour has worsened recently (after upgrade to 12.04) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: unity 5.16.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,resize,commands,place,regex,move,grid,session,snap,vpswitch,imgpng,gnomecompat,mousepoll,put,animation,compiztoolbox,expo,wall,ezoom,workarounds,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,scale,unityshell] Date: Fri Oct 5 01:13:34 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120328) SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1061852/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp