Bug 361533

Summary: Kickoff option "sort by name" actually means to *show* name (not to alphabetically resort the entries) - unclear
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Janet <bugzilla>
Component: Application Launcher (Kickoff) widgetAssignee: David Edmundson <kde>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: wishlist CC: kde, plasma-bugs-null
Priority: NOR Keywords: triaged
Version First Reported In: 5.5.4   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Kubuntu   
OS: Linux   
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Description Janet 2016-04-08 22:00:01 UTC
Alas Kickoff's only mode is to display the description of the applications. It shows the name of the application only on mouseover, small below the description. I'd love to see it the other way (and I am quite sure it was possible in KDE SC 4): to have the name of the application shown and the description only on mouseover. As it is now I only can identify applications by their icons... 

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Kai Uwe Broulik 2016-04-08 22:27:31 UTC
Well, there's an option in Kickoff settings for exactly that, isn't there?
Comment 2 Janet 2016-04-16 16:22:16 UTC
(In reply to Kai Uwe Broulik from comment #1)
> Well, there's an option in Kickoff settings for exactly that, isn't there?

Where? I only see two options: change tabs by hovering & sort entries by names

I don't want to sort it automatically I just want to have the name visible and the description small below on hover.

Oh you mean "sorting" means showing... ?  I'll try.

O k e y - works - the description of that option is highly confiusing. 
1. It doesn't do what it says as it does not sort but swaps name and description
2. I as user don't expect a sorting option to swap name and description

Maybe the text can be changed to make  the real function more clear... just like "use name instead of description"
Comment 3 Janet 2016-04-16 16:29:20 UTC
We better change the title to something like  "Kickoff option to sort entries by name actually means show entries by name and text therefore should be changed"?
Comment 4 Janet 2016-06-19 15:21:45 UTC
It is much more obvious in the settings of the alternative fullscreen "dash". There you have a drop down menu with 4 different options. "Sort by name" maybe would be more clear if there would be the couterpart "sort by description". Just as a single option to be ticked it is not clear.
Comment 5 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-26 22:23:58 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

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Comment 6 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-27 03:49:50 UTC
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

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