As a GNOME user, Bazaar is definitely a big improvement over GNOME Software. Layout is more sane and distro-customizable, app pages load nearly instantly and don’t periodically make you wait for them to reload the entire view, etc. New users that don’t really know the app ecosystem well are much better-served by this as well, which makes me more likely to recommend Universal Blue to people.
There are still a couple hangups for me, though:
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Keyboard Shortcuts & Usage - Unlike GNOME Software, I can’t easily switch between tabs with Alt+Number or with Alt+Letter shortcuts, things like install buttons can’t be selected with Alt+Letter shortcuts, Alt+Arrow or M4 (as well as two-finger touchpad swipe) don’t go back to the previous view, and searching has to be done with Ctrl+F instead of automatically searching when typing (plus, escape doesn’t exit out of searching). Some of these things are “GNOME-isms”, but really what matters to me is that navigation can be keyboard-based. Especially on a laptop, it’s more ergonomic than pure mouse controls.
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GNOME Integration - The search provider works well enough, but not having a “Show Details” option in app context menus is a usability downgrade.
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Remember Tab/Page - Starting the app on the last page or tab that was viewed would be nice, being kicked back to “Curated” every time when I’ve already seen what’s on there is a little annoying.