Bug 446797 - In search results, when text doesn't fit in the window: implement a way to read the full string (e.g. in a tooltip) on demand.
Summary: In search results, when text doesn't fit in the window: implement a way to re...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: krunner
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 5.23.4
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Alexander Lohnau
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Reported: 2021-12-10 17:37 UTC by Eridani Rodríguez
Modified: 2023-02-15 05:58 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Screenshot showing similar looking borwser bookmarks as search results. (84.02 KB, image/png)
2021-12-10 17:37 UTC, Eridani Rodríguez
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Screenshot showing results for time search. (68.02 KB, image/png)
2021-12-10 17:39 UTC, Eridani Rodríguez
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Description Eridani Rodríguez 2021-12-10 17:37:23 UTC
Created attachment 144437 [details]
Screenshot showing similar looking borwser bookmarks as search results.

Currently, if a search result text is a too long sentence that doesn't fit in the window it is cut by the middle with tree dots “…” which is expected, but there is no way to read the full text if the necessity arises. 

The full text is necessary to distinguish a useful result from the rest when there are multiple similar items in the list, and whose sole differentiating factor is not at the start or the end of the string.


Showing a tooltip with the full text on mouse over or displaying it in a sort of *marquee* fashion with the text scrolling on mouse over would be two possible solutions.
Comment 1 Eridani Rodríguez 2021-12-10 17:39:18 UTC
Created attachment 144438 [details]
Screenshot showing results for time search.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-12-14 18:28:04 UTC
Can also confirm. We're supposed to have a tooltip here but it doesn't seem to be working.
Comment 3 Alexander Lohnau 2021-12-14 18:36:45 UTC
The tooltip is for the subtext, not the normal text.

We also need to keep the performance in mind, because we don not want to create two tooltips for every result, even if there is no elided text.
Comment 4 Eridani Rodríguez 2023-02-14 18:07:53 UTC
I think this is no longer a problem!

Can anyone confirm and close the report?
Thanks!
Comment 5 Alexander Lohnau 2023-02-15 05:58:39 UTC
Yep, this has been fixed meanwhile