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Bug 710276 - Toggle overview/applications view when no windows present
Toggle overview/applications view when no windows present
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 642286
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-10-16 14:56 UTC by Michael Wood
Modified: 2015-03-19 00:55 UTC
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Description Michael Wood 2013-10-16 14:56:02 UTC 
The first thing everyone does when they login is toggle the overview mode to start their applications. It would be convenient if gnome shell started in this mode.

This could just be done by having the overview mode toggle when the number of windows open is 0. It may also help in the 'getting started' use case where the new user isn't sure where to launch applications from. User testing shows that users find the total blank of the initial gnome-shell view unsettling as all other OS have some sort of application icons on the initial screen, only if you are a "brave" user do you go exploring for where to launch applications from.
Comment 1 Florian Müllner 2013-10-16 15:04:43 UTC 
See bug 642286 for a previous discussion.
Comment 2 Florian Müllner 2015-03-19 00:55:26 UTC 
Forgot to actually mark this as duplicate.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 642286 ***