[ge-talk] Installer - App Categories

[Waldemar Kornewald]

Mikael Jansson wrote:
>> [...]
>> ---Codecs
>> ---Device Drivers
>> ---Maintenance, Tuneup, Cleanup
>> Utilities
>>
> I personally think this is way too much. What's the difference between 
> "Antispyware"/"Antivirus" and "Maintenance, Tuneup, Cleanup"? And how 
> come "Codec" has its own folder? Shouldn't that be in the system 
> preferences, if need to be exposed at all? Also, why two Development 
> categories?
> 
> I opt for /not/ doing fine-grained categories.

Agreed. I will repeat my last suggestion:

Every app may be in one the following three categories:
* Applications
* Games
* Preferences
Apps that don't specify a category are not shown in the Deskbar.
To make all installed software still accessible from an intuitive place 
(for uninstall and inspection of installed software) the "Applications" 
menu in Deskbar gets an entry "Show All Applications" (placed at the top 
and separated from the other entries). This entry opens the "Software 
Manager" which should look like an application launcher, but also allow 
for inspecting all installed bundles and packages.

If you want categories then create a folder on the desktop containing 
subfolders with bundles or links to your applications. Right-click the 
desktop and browse that folder to get a categorized view of your 
applications. I'm not so sure about allowing categories within Deskbar 
because on multi-user systems you cannot suit everyone and for 
administrators it's easier to live with a uniform scheme on all computers.

Bye,
Waldemar