Bug 473373

Summary:	Make the "Name" default field for the title shown, NOT the "Description".
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Peter <ptconnolly>
Component:	Application Launcher (Kickoff) widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	mikel5764, nate, noahadvs
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/5d194f7440e1072c52e3539563d494b2cc65e620	Version Fixed/Implemented In:	6.0
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Screen grab of current and expected behaviour COrrected Kickoff vs. Desktop application menu comparison

Description Peter 2023-08-14 15:19:12 UTC

Created attachment 160954 [details]
Screen grab of current and expected behaviour

SUMMARY
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An applications' "Description" is always used as the default name shown in Kickoff. This is very annoying since almost always these are long and unnecessary. Worse, sometime the same description is used for two or more apps. Use the Name by default, (it is the "Name" after all!!!) or at the very least add the option to chose which field should be chosen as the default. 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install a new application with a Description. 
2. Open Kickoff
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
See attachment

EXPECTED RESULT
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-08-15 01:00:22 UTC

Your screenshot actually doesn't show Kickoff, but rather a semi-secret applications-only menu that you can configure to appear when right or middle clicking the desktop. Can you confirm that this is what you're asking for the change to be made in, and not Kickoff itself?

Comment 2 Peter 2023-08-15 02:12:49 UTC

Created attachment 160966 [details]
COrrected Kickoff vs. Desktop application menu comparison

Note the change in the "name" used to identify Kolourpaint between Kickoff (Name) and the right click menu (Description)

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2023-08-15 21:39:42 UTC

It appears that there is already an option to do this. In the configuration window where you set up a mouse click action to show "Application Launcher", click the "Configure" button next to it. That will open a window that lets you check a checkbox for "Show applications by name".

Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2023-08-15 21:45:23 UTC

A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/3185

Comment 5 Nate Graham 2023-08-16 13:27:02 UTC

Git commit 5d194f7440e1072c52e3539563d494b2cc65e620 by Nate Graham.
Committed on 16/08/2023 at 15:06.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'.

AppLauncher: show app names by default

No not *that* Application launcher, the other one...

By now we pretty much show app names by default everywhere, rather than
their GenericName or Description values. This hidden off-by-default
click-on-the-desktop app launcher menu is one of the last places where
you'll see those. So let's make it consistent with the world around it.

M  +1    -1    containmentactions/applauncher/launch.cpp
M  +1    -1    containmentactions/applauncher/launch.h

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/5d194f7440e1072c52e3539563d494b2cc65e620