Comment 3 for bug 784557

I'm a little annoyed at this response since I was told to submit it as a bug
IN brainstorm! I mentioned this is the bug report...

" Note: This was originally posted as a brainstorm idea, but I was told
 to file it as a bug, http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/27840/.
 Thankyou."

As Brendan mentions, LO Writer comes up in a software centre search for
"word", the behaviour should be the same in the dash/application lens, so
this is a bug (!).

On 18 May 2011 20:26, Fabio Marconi <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to make Ubuntu better. Since what you
> submitted is not really a bug, or a problem, but rather an idea to
> improve Ubuntu, you are invited to post your idea in Ubuntu Brainstorm
> at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ where it can be discussed, voted by the
> community and reviewed by developers. Thanks for taking the time to
> share your opinion!
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu
> Status: New => Invalid
>
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> Title:
> Searching for some proprietary software yields no results in software
> centre / application lens
>
> Status in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> In Ubuntu 11.04: If an new user wants to write a text document, they
> may not know which application to use (assuming they know very
> little). One option they may try is to type "Word" (the only term they
> know) into the dash, however this returns nothing. If they try the
> applications lens many non-supported applications are displayed (but
> not LibreOffice Writer -- which, unbeknown to him, is pre-installed).
>
> Similarly for terms like Excel, Powerpoint (especially a problem as LO
> Draw is not installed by default), Paint,...
> Currently, in the application lens "Photoshop" DOES return GIMP.
>
> If an appropriate term is searched for open source alternatives should be
> displayed in dash/contact lens/software centre software.
> So that, if a user types in "Word" he is immediately and clearly displayed
> alternative applications (notably LibreOffice Writer -- which he has
> installed).
>
> Note: This was originally posted as a brainstorm idea, but I was told
> to file it as a bug, http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/27840/.
> Thankyou.
>
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