The Software Center does not remember the "Sort by" setting, when searching through the Center.
To Replicate this issue:
1. Open Software Center
2. Search for an application eg "paint"
3. Note it is set to sort "by Relevance" by default.. change to sort "by Top Rated"
4. Go to more information for an app.. look at a screenshot etc
5. press the back button
6. Note it has now been reset back to "by Relevance" breaking the flow of applications you were browsing.
This does not occur when browsing catagories and it seems to remember the setting fine.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: software-center 5.1.13.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: af9307c19616fbaba8ec60ff67c8c56e
CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
Date: Wed Mar 28 19:58:11 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
This bug was fixed in the package software-center - 5.1.14.2
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software-center (5.1.14.2) precise; urgency=low
[ Michael Vogt ]
* lp:~mvo/software-center/config-tweak:
- cleanup concerning always having a 'general' section in the cfg file
* lp:~mvo/software-center/pygi-properties-fixes:
- properly initialize the properties in CellRendererAppView as required
for pygi, fixes crash on network events (LP: #965937)
* lp:~mvo/software-center/lp977889:
- fix the disappearing list view sort combobox (LP: #977889)
[ Gary Lasker ]
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/recommends-more-button-lp971567:
- correctly render 'more' button in recommendations panel (LP: #971567)
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/show-technical-items-lp955030:
- make 'show n technical items' appear clickable again (LP: #955030)
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-crash-lp969737:
- fix an intermittent crash that can occur when saving the vertical
position of the installed pane treeview on a cache refresh
(LP: #969737)
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-crash-lp970157:
- Small fix for a crash that can happen during the installed view
treeview initialization (LP: #970157)
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/fix-crash-lp968988:
- Fix crash bug LP: #968988 by making sure that there is always
a tree_view.
* lp:~gary-lasker/software-center/remember-sort-preference-lp966878:
- Fix for bug LP: #966878 to not reset the user's sorting preference
if they have set one
[ Nekhelesh Ramananthan ]
* lp:~nik90/software-center/add_keywords_new:
- added keywords to the desktop file for better search criteria
(LP: #977175)
[ Sebastian Heinlein ]
* lp:~glatzor/software-center/fix-977020:
- fix software-center error dialogs for errors other than
ERROR_
(LP: #977020)
- Allow to repair an incomplete installation (partially fixes
LP: #659438)
[ Kiwinote ]
* lp:~kiwinote/software-center/lp951557:
- don't duplicate text on paste (LP: #951557)
-- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:21:21 +0200