Bug 201325

Summary:	krunner does not search "exec" field of .desktop files, inconsistency with kickoff
Product:	[Plasma] krunner	Reporter:	Martin Rehn <martinrehn>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	mail
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Martin Rehn 2009-07-24 10:07:44 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.98)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Suppose that I have a .desktop file containing:

Exec=/usr/NX/bin/nxclient
Name=NX Client for Linux

I then get no results in krunner typing "nxclient". On the other hand, this entry is returned if I instead type "NX Client". In kickoff both searches work. Same thing for typing e.g. "ooffice" which works in kickoff but not in krunner.

The reason is that krunner does not search the "Exec=" field in the .desktop files. I report this as a bug rather than a wish because of the inconsistency. And I think that kickoff is in the right here: I find it easier to remember an executable name than to guess what the  translators may have chosen for a menu entry in a particular release of my distro.

Comment 1 Elias Probst 2009-09-02 00:05:44 UTC

SVN commit 1016090 by aseigo:

match against the Exec= line; let's see how that goes.
BUG:165005


 M  +1 -1      servicerunner.cpp  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1016090

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 165005 ***