Carbs70
December 13th, 2012, 08:41 AM
Been using Ubuntu for 3-4 years now... and enjoy the stability and flexibility offered when compared to MS.
But... after working with 12.04 for several months now, I've got one huge gripe with the HUD concept..... I'm forever looking for "that app I used a few months back...what was it called?"... HUD really stifles me in that sense, because if I can't remember the name of the App then I've got a hard time to locate it?! Or am I missing something here?
For example... there was an app I used once to create some AVIs from assorted clips and graphics and stuff... liked it, but damned if I can remember what it's called.
- Go to Hud.... not in recent apps
- Afew fruitless attempts at searching for the name.... hmm.. nope, no luck
- *sigh* open the list of 497 installed apps, and slowly siphon through them until a name or icon sparks my memory
In this case, it still didn't help. In fact, I found the app by going into the Software Centre and opening the Installed Tab to help me find via an "old-style" menu system!
Surely, a major shortfall with the HUD search is that it's only intuitive if you're very familiar with all your software... but a pain to find something by category!
Or am I alone on this one??
But... after working with 12.04 for several months now, I've got one huge gripe with the HUD concept..... I'm forever looking for "that app I used a few months back...what was it called?"... HUD really stifles me in that sense, because if I can't remember the name of the App then I've got a hard time to locate it?! Or am I missing something here?
For example... there was an app I used once to create some AVIs from assorted clips and graphics and stuff... liked it, but damned if I can remember what it's called.
- Go to Hud.... not in recent apps
- Afew fruitless attempts at searching for the name.... hmm.. nope, no luck
- *sigh* open the list of 497 installed apps, and slowly siphon through them until a name or icon sparks my memory
In this case, it still didn't help. In fact, I found the app by going into the Software Centre and opening the Installed Tab to help me find via an "old-style" menu system!
Surely, a major shortfall with the HUD search is that it's only intuitive if you're very familiar with all your software... but a pain to find something by category!
Or am I alone on this one??