Software-center subcategories
To make software easier to find in the Ubuntu Software Center, the .desktop format should include not just a category, but a primary category and subcategory and also a secondary category and subcategory. This should be implemented in a way that does not cause problems with gnome-panel, netbook-launcher, and other software that uses categories.
Additional we need to discuss how to represent this in the UI.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Robbie Williamson
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- Matthew Paul Thomas
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Canonical Foundations Team
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for lucid
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Michael Vogt
- Completed by
- Michael Vogt
Whiteboard
Work items:
[mpt] define list of top level categories (and keep in sync with the gnome-menus panel menu): TODO
[mpt] define what top levels should have have subcategories and define them: TODO
[mpt] draw wireframe of the subcategory screen: DONE
[mvo] define xml format for subcategories that can be used in applications.menu: DONE
[mvo] ensure subcategories are translatable: DONE
[mvo] extend parser that supports subcategories (lp:~mvo/software-center/sub-categories): DONE
[mvo] extend category query builder (and search query builder) to support subcategories: DONE
[mvo] extend software-center to support "Top-level" -> "applist", "Top-level" -> "Subcategory" -> "applist", "toplevel" -> "subcat/applist split view" presentation: DONE
[mvo] write UI code/html widget that matches wireframe: DONE
