When I go into System Settings, click "Search" and enable/disable the search filters (in this example, only "Applications" is enabled, everything else is disabled), and use Kickoff to search for a program, it brings up documents and web browser bookmarks in the search results. If I use the search bar, it brings up applications only. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Click on Application Launcher (Kickoff) 2. Begin typing to search for desired program, document, etc. 3. Actual Results: Kickoff seems to display the results for everything, regardless of what I filtered through "Search" in the System Settings control panel. Expected Results: Kickoff to display results within the filter parameters I chose in the "Search" setting in System Settings. Running Kubuntu 15.04 x64 w/ KDE Plasma 5.2.95 via ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta. Bug discovered 2015.04.24 @ 16:22.
does this still happen?
It does here. Does kickoff actually read the Search configuration?
It didn't work for me last time I checked but now it does. Strange.
I haven't seen this in a long time, feel free to re-open if the problem persists with a more recent version.
Distro : Kubuntu 15.10 64 bit Kde plasma version: 5.4.2 Qt Version: 5.4.2 Problem presists. Kickoff still shows chrome bookmarks. Also please note the difference between the kickoff and kicker. I mean kickoff as the start menu not the krunner. Please someone confirm this and reopen this bug report
Confirmed on plasma 5.4.2 kubuntu 15.10
Distro : Kubuntu 15.10 64 bit Kde plasma version: 5.4.3 Qt Version: 5.4.2 The problem is present in plasma version 5.4.3. The bookmarks are still showing even thought it is opted out in the kcm
*** Bug 366522 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I've been recently testing the daily build of Kubuntu 16.10 Yakkety w/ KDE Plasma 5.7.2. This bug is still present, here. Updated the OP details to reflect as such. KDE Frameworks 5.24.0 Qt 5.6.1
I've also changed the status from "normal" to "major", as filtered searches are, in my opinion, a big component to any application/search menu... but feel free to change as necessary. Thanks all!
Also, this applies to both the Application Launcher AND the Application Dashboard: changing the search options doesn't seem to have any effect on either.
If anyone is running 5.7.5 or the 5.8 beta, would they be willing to test to see if this bug is still present in those versions?
The "bug" will be present. Kickoff does not use the filters set in that systemsettings module. This is partly deliberate, as we want to enforce a subset of krunner's plugins as they don't all make sense here. Kicker (Application Menu) has a config option for toggling bookmarks, files and emails. (which from the sounds of it is what you want) Kickoff (Application Launcher) shares the hidden config option "runners" that can be manually set. default is shell,bookmarks,recentdocuments,locations,baloosearch but it has no UI facing option. I'll sync the config option that kicker has to kickoff's UI. Then we need to change the KCM so that it's clearer as to what it actually affects.
Appreciate the reply David. Even if the Plasma search section in the System Settings isn't deemed the best place for Kickoff's filter settings, just having them available somewhere would be fantastic. It's a huge benefit to be able to filter the search results in the application menu and the application dashboard, like Kicker is able to. What you're proposing sounds awesome. Appreciate your consideration on this matter! Let me know if there's something I can test, specifically, when the changes become available for testing.
Edit: The config option "Expand search to bookmarks, files and emails" is present in Kickoff Don't know how I forgot. I was the one who added it.
Haha, you all have a lot on your plate -- it's completely understandable. :) The config option you mentioned does help in giving the user more lee-way towards choosing what they want to show, and that's definitely closer to the desired outcome. Are you saying that when this is selected, it uses Kickoff's filter results in the Plasma Search section of the System Settings?