##(see the SpecSpec for an explanation) * '''Launchpad Entry''': UbuntuSpec:foundations-lucid-software-center-subcategories * '''Created''': MichaelVogt * '''Packages affected''': software-center == Summary == The software-center should have sub-categories to make big categories like games more manageable. == Release Note == Software-center supports more fine grained categorization now. == Rationale == Some categories like games are rather big and usually the user has a specific game type in mind. == User stories == Joe is looking for a card game. He looks into software-center, navigates to games and is happy that he finds card games here. == Design == The subcategories will be a part of the xml file for the applications.menu (if we decide to use the same applications.menu file as the gnome panel at some point it will become a extra file). They will simply be encoded as elements with a matching element. We need to ensure that we export the "Name" section in the .directory file to the po file so that it is translatable. The parser in software-center needs to be extended to support the sub-categories and the UI code in software-center needs to be able to deal with this new level as well. Some categories will have sub-categories, some will not. The UI team will provide details on the look and feel (wireframes) and the categories/sub-categories. == Implementation == See work items in the spec. == Test/Demo Plan == Go to "Games" section and watch the various sub-sections. ---- CategorySpec