Public bug reported:
I think that the dash home layout should be reconsidered. The first
screen is shortcuts which seems a little redundant when you have the
dock to stick your commonly used applications. It also means that to
launch an application that is not in your dock you have to click on dash
home, click the applications button on the bottom, click to open the
filters if you want to use it, click the "See more results" button, find
your app and then lose it. This is far too many clicks and the layout of
the applications tab is horrible as it has the "most used" filter and
the "Available for Download" filter taking up a lot of real estate on
what is already a small window. I think the search at the top is good as
it gives quick access if you know the name of the program but I think
the install dash screen should be the applications window that only
shows the installed tab and the "available for download" and "most used"
filters should be closed (not even have one row of icons) or maybe added
to the filters section. This means that used will be able to navigate to
their programs easier. This would accommodate power users who can type
the program they want to use and novice users who can find their program
without going through a maze of buttons and filters to find it. Programs
should be no more than 2-3 clicks away but this dash makes them 5-6
clicks which is too many. The filters are a good idea but they should be
less prominent. You could also consider moving the filters for
applications to the left side of the screen so that once you have
clicked the dash home you can move to the filter and then to the
application. This seems like a more logical and faster means of getting
to your content.
** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Unity Dash home has wrong layout
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