GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 685738
dash: Open 'Show Apps' with Super+A
Last modified: 2012-10-24 07:48:22 UTC
This is a workaround for power users for the "Show Apps" button placement being too inconvenient to press at the bottom of the dash favorites list. Unity also uses Super+A to show the Apps lens.
Created attachment 226058 [details] [review] dash: Open 'Show Apps' with Super+A
If added this should probably also go into the gnome-user-docs (e.g. open new bug report).
Makes sense to me. Should add this to https://live.gnome.org/GnomeOS/Design/Whiteboards/KeyboardShortcuts too
Review of attachment 226058 [details] [review]: I don't know what a "power user" is (I'd expect this kind of users to use search rather then the application grid) ... but I don't see a reason why we shouldn't add it. Patch looks good.
Ok, this is marked "accepted-commit_now" but shouldn't this require a Freeze Exception if we want it for 3.6.1? "Power user" is a vaguely defined concept of a guy that's been using Linux for a while so he isn't really a newbie but he's likely not a GNOME developer either. Since it's an unclear term, maybe I shouldn't use it. As useful as immediate search is, there are also reasons why you'd want to see the full list of installed apps.
We are not in hard code freeze anymore; this doesn't fall under string or ui freeze. So, if Florian wants it in 3.6.1, it can go in
Review of attachment 226058 [details] [review]: (In reply to comment #6) > We are not in hard code freeze anymore; this doesn't fall under string or ui > freeze. Mmmh, sure? I've had complaints from translators before about adding new strings on stable branches. > So, if Florian wants it in 3.6.1, it can go in I'm fine with the change, but we should probably add it to the Shortcuts section in System Settings as well (e.g. add a KeyListEntry in data/50-gnome-shell-system.xml).
Seems like a good shortcut to have. cc'ing Jimmac - he's been keeping track of our system shortcuts.
(In reply to comment #7) > Review of attachment 226058 [details] [review]: > > (In reply to comment #6) > > We are not in hard code freeze anymore; this doesn't fall under string or ui > > freeze. > > Mmmh, sure? I've had complaints from translators before about adding new > strings on stable branches. > Oh right, there _is_ a new string in the settings. So, we'll ask for a string freeze break, then
(In reply to comment #8) > Seems like a good shortcut to have. cc'ing Jimmac - he's been keeping track of > our system shortcuts. Sounds good. Added to https://live.gnome.org/GnomeOS/Design/Whiteboards/KeyboardShortcuts
Created attachment 226260 [details] [review] dash: Open 'Show Apps' with Super+A Updated patch to add the binding to the Shortcuts panel. This doesn't really need another review, so I'll just request a string freeze break ...
Attachment 226260 [details] pushed as dd3484b - dash: Open 'Show Apps' with Super+A I only managed to get 1/2 from i18n, so not in 3.6.1 unfortunately.
Nice. Do we get this in GNOME 3.6.2 :)?
Only if we get the string freeze break approved.