** Also affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
Searching for some proprietary software yields no results in software
centre / application lens
Status in Ayatana Design:
New
Status in Unity:
Incomplete
Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
In Ubuntu 11.04: If an new user wants to write a text document, they
may not know which application to use (assuming they know very
little). One option they may try is to type "Word" (the only term they
know) into the dash, however this returns nothing. If they try the
applications lens many non-supported applications are displayed (but
not LibreOffice Writer -- which, unbeknown to him, is pre-installed).
Similarly for terms like Excel, Powerpoint (especially a problem as LO Draw
is not installed by default), Paint,...
Currently, in the application lens "Photoshop" DOES return GIMP.
If an appropriate term is searched for open source alternatives should be
displayed in dash/contact lens/software centre software.
So that, if a user types in "Word" he is immediately and clearly displayed
alternative applications (notably LibreOffice Writer -- which he has installed).
Note: This was originally posted as a brainstorm idea, but I was told
to file it as a bug, http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/27840/.
Thankyou.
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