The only packages that work on he desktop are those that have .desktop files that appear in a hard-coded list in the unity-scope-click package. Unfortunatey, many of those hard-coded .desktop file names don't even match the .desktop file names associated with the packages of the same name.
** Also affects: unity-scope-click (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1300925 Title: Unity 8 Desktop Preview session does not show (most) installed apps To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-scope-click/+bug/1300925/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs