Ticket #1105 (closed defect: worksforme)
The MIT Software menu is maybe broken?
Reported by: | jdreed | Owned by: | |
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Priority: | normal | Milestone: | Precise Release |
Component: | -- | Keywords: | |
Cc: | Fixed in version: | ||
Upstream bug: |
Change History
comment:1 Changed 13 years ago by jdreed
- Priority changed from blocker to normal
- Summary changed from The MIT Software menu is horribly broken to The MIT Software menu is maybe broken?
comment:2 Changed 12 years ago by jdreed
Even if it's not broken, it needs updating for Unity. We may wish to look at how dh_ubuntu_defaults and friends add new Unity launchers.
comment:3 Changed 12 years ago by jdreed
Geoff also says to look at https://launchpad.net/hello-unity
comment:4 Changed 12 years ago by jdreed
- Status changed from new to closed
- Resolution set to worksforme
I looked at hello-unity. It does tell us very nicely how to add quicklists to the launcher, but only while the app is running. I don't think we need a Python app to maintain the software menu. Upstream has decided that you should just hit the Windows key and start typing, e.g. "MATLAB" which totally works. This is foreign and scary to us, but is exactly how undergrads are used to launching MATLAB on their Windows 7 machine.
We should, however, prioritize #581.
Actually, this apparently isn't quite true. [citation needed]