## page was derived from Unity/Lenses [[Unity]] > [[HUD]] <> = Overview = The HUD is a way for you to express your intent and have the application respond appropriately. We think of it as “beyond interface”, it’s the “intenterface”. This concept of “intent-driven interface” has been a primary theme of our work in the Unity shell, with dash search as a first class experience pioneered in Unity. Now we are bringing the same vision to the application, in a way which is completely compatible with existing applications and menus. The following blog posts and YouTube video show more detail about the HUD. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_WW-DHqR3c * http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/939 * http://www.olli-ries.com/welcome-to-the-hud/? {{attachment:unity-hud-example.png}} = Architecture = || /!\ '''Notice:''' The information on this page is likely to change soon as we switch our development focus to the !UnityNext project. For more information about !UnityNext, please read [[UnityNextSpec|the spec]].|| {{attachment:HUDArchitecture.png}} = Testing the HUD = Prerequisites: Make sure you are running the latest version of precise, and all your packages are up to date. == Installing == As of Unity 5.2, HUD is integrated into Unity and does not need to be installed separately. Command line tools are available through the package ''indicator-appmenu-tools''. It offers a number of additional tools: * /usr/bin/hud-cli * /usr/bin/hud-dump-application * /usr/bin/hud-gtk * /usr/bin/hud-list-applications * /usr/bin/hud-verify-app-info == Testing == Invoke the HUD using the 'alt' key. The HUD interface should pop up and allow you to select menu actions. == Filing Bugs == For anything related to the user interface, ie directly unity related, file a bug against unity: '''http://bugs.launchpad.net/unity''' When filing, tag the bug with 'HUD'. For any issues with matching or other issues core to the tool itself, file them against the appmenu indicator. '''http://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-appmenu'''