The workflow is:
1) Move the mouse to the to left corner (move is enough, you don't have to
click. You even can drag and drop through activities, so learn to not
click
there.)
2) Type on the keyboard few character of the application name you want to
run, e.g. "cal" and on your screen will be filtered "Calculator" and
"LibreOffice
Calc"
3) Click on the appropriate icon.
Or alternatively:
1) Move the mouse to the to left corner (move is enough, you don't have to
click. You even can drag and drop through activities, so learn to not
click
there.)
2) Click on your pined favorite application icon.
If you go "Application" and try to find there you favorite app, then I
have to
congratulate to your patience. That was always the biggest pain of
former
DE
to remember "Oh, where is the terminal, is it in accessories,
system
management or other group?" or "Is the browser office application or
internet?". To be honest, I don't care.
Since you recommend not using the application menu, in other words, you
agree that the application menu is useless?