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Idea
#5961: Include a thumbnail of apps in Add/Remove
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Written by DShepherd the 28 Mar 08 at 21:42.
Category: Look and Feel.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
Include a thumbnail of how the application looks in the Add/Remove Program in the description pane.
This visual reminder will help users to recognise the program desired quickly.
I have found that the icons for the programs, that are available in Add/Remove, are sometimes not enough to identify the application
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Warbo wrote on the 29 Mar 08 at 14:09
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I think this is a really good idea. If the Unix philosophy of each program doing one task is taken to its logical conclusion then "applications" are just GUIs around something. For example, looking at Music Player Daemon (or even Gstreamer) frontends there is no point listing codec support and things, since they're all the same. The only difference is the GUI, which can be reasonably portrayed in a screenshot.
Plus the fact that having such a wide choice of programs means that names like "Ubuntu Media Player" don't make sense, thus we have Banshee, Rhythmbox, X MultiMedia System, Beep Media Player, Amarok, JuK, etc. which can be confusing, but being able to see the application beforehand makes finding one's favourite easier since the name doesn't need to be remembered.
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rvinay88 wrote on the 29 Mar 08 at 15:42
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Ever seen the add ons selection in firefox? It has a thumbnail along with the description so u can SEE and KNOW what each software does.
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