[kmenuedit] [Bug 339907] New: classic style kde4 start menu lacks most frequently used applications

[Istvan Gabor]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=339907

            Bug ID: 339907
           Summary: classic style kde4 start menu lacks most frequently
                    used applications
           Product: kmenuedit
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: suseuser04 at freemail.hu

KDE4 start menu (when is set to classic style) does not show "most frequently
used applictions", and it cannot be set to show "most frequently used
applications". Please note that "most frequently used applications" is
different from both "most recently used applications" and "favorites".  

Differences from "favorites":

1. "Favorites" is a static list of application the user sets directly.  "Most
frequently used applictions" is a dynamic list, where the system analyzes which
application how many times was launched from the start menu and shows on the
list those ones were launched most times. If the user starts to use a new
application more frequently than another one on the list, the new application
might replace older entries if launched more times. The user also can specify
how many entries should be listed in "most frequently used applications".

2. "Most frequently used applictions" is not a menu entry with subitems, all
applications belonging to it are at the first menu level. Favorites is itself a
menu item with subitems. That is launching an application from "most frequently
used applictions" is as simple as clicking start menu item, moving the pointer
over the selected application's name and click it. Starting  an application
from Favorites is more complex as one has to navigate into the submenu and it
is much easier to loose focus. Launching applications from "most frequently
used applictions" is therefore more effective, less error prone, and more
straightforward.

Differences from "most recently used applications":

"Most recently used applications" does not care about the use frequency, it
replaces the items in the list  every time another application is started.
Applications used only occasionally may replace those are used regularly; this
a big drawback.

There should be a setting for "most frequently used applications" in KDE3 start
menu (at least in classis style).

Reproducible: Always

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