Unity desktop integration
We are seeing more and more people integrating on their laptop Unity and their preferred applications:
- drag and drop support
- custom quicklists
- crazy integration patches
It's proably time to get the most interesting one into the distro. Some effort were started to https:/
If you have any idea on how to integrate better your preferred application with Unity, do not hesitate to suggest there! What is possible with current launcher is described in the Unity API page: https:/
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Not started
- Approver:
- Sebastien Bacher
- Priority:
- Low
- Drafter:
- Didier Roche-Tolomelli
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Proposed for raring
- Implementation:
-
Not started
- Milestone target:
-
ubuntu-12.10-beta-1
- Started by
- Completed by
Whiteboard
Work done in precise:
[didrocks] Nautilus dynamic quicklist: DONE
[bilalakhtar] Finish Software Centre integration (http://
[njpatel] BFB quicklists (Lenses as right click on the ubuntu button) (#868452 ): DONE
Transmission quicklist: DONE
Make it easy for lenses to go into the software center: DONE
--- opened opportunity (feel free to grab them):
[?] wget
[?] apt-get
[?] rsync
[?] shotwell import
[?] scp :)
[?] bzr branch
[?] dput
[?] Software center lens? (or is it redoundant?)
pitti, 2012-03-28: Moving to Q, most WIs are still open.
didrocks, 2012-07-11: Moving to R and triaging what's already done. Unlikely to be done for Q.
Work Items
Work items:
[dobey] quicklists for U1: TODO
[jassmith] Workspace switcher: TODO
[gord] Banshee quicklists, the categories, so like music, podcasts, radio, etc. -- ('open location' to grab a stream): TODO
[johnlea] Q. What do we tell app developers, launcher integration or indicator integration. A. Always integrate with launcher, integrate with indicators where relevant: DONE
[thumper] Think about making writing Quicklist "utilities" easier: TODO
[thumper] Qt API for appindicators (extending sni-qt code to provide this): TODO
[thumper] Remove "whitelist all" since it breaks the entire indicator area, just allow people to explicitly allow apps: TODO
[scottritchie] wine apps need the extended whatever they call it in windows in .desktop files so unity can find: TODO
[jassmith] multiplexing multiple libunity subscribers: TODO
[jassmith] Better ability for apps to say which mimetypes they support for DND: TODO
[thumper] privacy issues with some lenses and scopes, being able to run off apps available for download and the music purchasing thinger: TODO
[jassmith] Be able to drag lenses onto the launcher: TODO
[thumper] Finish API documentation: TODO
[thumper] Auto load Lenses and Scopes when installed: TODO
[thumper] override poor icons from old apps and use the category icon instead: TODO
[johnlea] mockup what an icon override would look like,(an emblem on the ctegory icon perhaps?): TODO
[thumper] Documentation for all of the above, GIR files currently are badly documented (for newbies mainly): TODO
