Bug 485316

Summary:	Merkuro Mail does not show up in menu
Product:	[Applications] Merkuro	Reporter:	Ghislain Vaillant <ghisvail>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Claudio Cambra <claudio.cambra>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	minor	CC:	carl, kdedev
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	24.02.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Ghislain Vaillant 2024-04-10 09:49:49 UTC

SUMMARY
The Merkuro Mail application is difficult to launch, since it does not appear in the menu. 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install Merkuro Mail from Discover
2. Open the menu and search for Merkuro

OBSERVED RESULT
The Merkuro calendar and contacts applications are listed in the search results, but not the mail one.

EXPECTED RESULT
The Merkuro mail application should appear in the search results alongside the calendar and contacts ones.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The corresponding desktop file for the Merkuro mail app features a `NoDisplay=true` field, which explains why it is hidden from the search results. It looks like it is a deliberate [move](https://invent.kde.org/pim/merkuro/-/commit/77c1dd6d18019498c1293304cb9eb3bfc3e4dd7d) upstream, but I could not find the rationales for it.

I fail to understand what's the point of deliberately hiding an app like this. It is properly advertised as beta quality in the description. Hiding it makes collecting valuable user's feedback more difficult. I wish the upstream commit were more explicit about this decision.

Comment 1 TraceyC 2024-11-02 00:46:04 UTC

Can confirm this behavior on Solus. It's confused our users (and myself) as well. It seems a little odd to allow users to install an application but hide it from the menu.