While the filters now kind of work, they are 1) very poorly graphically integrated in Unity Dashes; 2) barely usable, as the selection of one filter item makes it unreadable.
3) Some critics in an Ars Technica review (http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/unity-environment-in-good-shape-on-track-for-ubuntu-1104.ars): "... there are some aspects of the Unity environment that still feel unpolished and poorly thought out. The interface for browsing available applications sticks out as a particularly weak part of the user experience. The mechanism for switching between application categories is irksome and visually tacky...."
While the filters now kind of work, they are 1) very poorly graphically integrated in Unity Dashes; 2) barely usable, as the selection of one filter item makes it unreadable.
On these issues, see:
1) Screenshot attached.
2) Answer provided by Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen on this issue on a duplicated bug report: https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ unity/+ bug/738107/ comments/ 4
3) Some critics in an Ars Technica review (http:// arstechnica. com/open- source/ news/2011/ 04/unity- environment- in-good- shape-on- track-for- ubuntu- 1104.ars): "... there are some aspects of the Unity environment that still feel unpolished and poorly thought out. The interface for browsing available applications sticks out as a particularly weak part of the user experience. The mechanism for switching between application categories is irksome and visually tacky...."