{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/solus-project/budgie-desktop/issues/252","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/solus-project/budgie-desktop/issues/252/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/solus-project/budgie-desktop/issues/252/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/solus-project/budgie-desktop/issues/252/events","html_url":"https://github.com/solus-project/budgie-desktop/issues/252","id":124013866,"number":252,"title":"Request: budgie menu - show items as icons, text beside icon and list","user":{"login":"fastrizwaan","id":1161682,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1161682?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan","html_url":"https://github.com/fastrizwaan","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":9,"created_at":"2015-12-28T03:50:45Z","updated_at":"2016-01-01T18:40:26Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Hi,\r\nThere's xfce4appfinder, which has configurable interface to search apps, but it is not a menu. It would be great if we could have such configurability like icons, text beside icons and list in budgie-menu,\r\n\r\nList view\r\n![1-list](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1161682/12013762/d1889006-ad43-11e5-8f1d-014c400cf9e8.jpg)\r\n\r\nsmall list view\r\n![menu-vsmall-smaller](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1161682/12013777/2dc78610-ad44-11e5-8ecc-4777ef05937e.jpg)\r\n\r\n\r\nText beside Icons\r\n![2-icon-with-text](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1161682/12013767/06e12736-ad44-11e5-9bb7-c6704b7dd8c9.jpg)\r\n\r\n\r\nIcons Only\r\n![3-icons](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1161682/12013771/0dd96986-ad44-11e5-9330-b76465b4b66d.jpg)\r\n\r\nPlease consider, thanks.\r\n\r\n<bountysource-plugin>\r\n---\r\nWant to back this issue? **[Post a bounty on it!](https://www.bountysource.com/issues/29429326-request-budgie-menu-show-items-as-icons-text-beside-icon-and-list?utm_campaign=plugin&utm_content=tracker%2F593746&utm_medium=issues&utm_source=github)** We accept bounties via [Bountysource](https://www.bountysource.com/?utm_campaign=plugin&utm_content=tracker%2F593746&utm_medium=issues&utm_source=github).\r\n</bountysource-plugin>"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/solus-project/budgie-desktop/issues/comments/168330827","html_url":"https://github.com/solus-project/budgie-desktop/issues/252#issuecomment-168330827","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/solus-project/budgie-desktop/issues/252","id":168330827,"user":{"login":"fastrizwaan","id":1161682,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1161682?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan","html_url":"https://github.com/fastrizwaan","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/fastrizwaan/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-01-01T18:40:26Z","updated_at":"2016-01-01T18:40:26Z","body":"the point is not of the 'x' button, but overall menu appearance. \r\n\r\nCategory based menus had their utility when there was no search feature.\r\n\r\nNow, most OSes and Desktops are dropping menu based approach just like application menus. \r\n\r\ne.g., gnome-shell, Android, ios, windows 8, unity desktop have discarded menu based launchers.\r\n\r\nelementary os has hybrid, category based + icons.\r\n![slingshot-application-launcher](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1161682/12071766/f2357bdc-b0e2-11e5-9b51-341b1deafb65.png)\r\n\r\n\r\nThere are applications which either do not fit or fit many categories, that's why it's been discarded. I'd request we go for search + icon based menu, and we may have categories on/off button on the title as in the mockups.\r\n\r\nWith the current menu, budgie-desktop, the menu doesn't look any better than gnome2, xfce menu, lxqt, or kde menu, they all look way too similar. Having run dialog like menu will make Solus stand above all other desktops, it will give it a unique style and appearance, which will be a distinguishing factor, just like Raven gives solus a unique personality.\r\n\r\nhave a look at these desktops' menus:\r\n\r\nkde:\r\n![alternativemenus](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1161682/12071794/cb9ea87a-b0e4-11e5-8d05-3f0d0ece822c.png)\r\n\r\nlxqt:\r\n![trusty-snapshot-1-running-oracle-vm-virtualbox_005](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1161682/12071796/d58356ec-b0e4-11e5-9de2-8991e3d2c45e.png)\r\n\r\nxfce:\r\n![xfce-desktop-100598245-large](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1161682/12071797/dbbeb20e-b0e4-11e5-928e-4e96e7328b3b.png)\r\n\r\nlxde:\r\n![lxde-desktop-100598241-large](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1161682/12071798/e866fbf6-b0e4-11e5-8765-22512aa6a673.png)\r\n\r\ncinnamon: (budgie menu resembles a lot to this)\r\n![cinnamon-desktop-100598240-large](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1161682/12071799/f7107b78-b0e4-11e5-8b33-6f6224a7c3b9.png)\r\n\r\nWe can see that all those desktops have cluttered menus, which doesn't add to their desktop's beauty. Elementary os's slingshot looks better, though.\r\n\r\nThanks."}}