Bug 461525 - Add ability to filter fonts in font selector
Summary: Add ability to filter fonts in font selector
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_fonts (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.26.2
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2022-11-06 23:03 UTC by ariasuni
Modified: 2023-01-04 15:26 UTC (History)
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Description ariasuni 2022-11-06 23:03:34 UTC 
SUMMARY
It would nice to be able to filter fonts in the font selector. Currently, it’s hard to find a font, especially since the Noto Fonts, required by Plasma, add dozens of fonts in the selector. It seems it’s the same font selector in Konsole, for which it would be nice to have that as well.

Since one the main use case I can think of for this font selector is to switch to a newly installed font, it would be much more practical to be able to type the first few letters of a font to get it.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open font KCM
2. Open the font selector

OBSERVED RESULT
See hundred of Noto fonts and inability to filter fonts

EXPECTED RESULT
Being able to filter fonts, via a filter bar.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.99.0
Qt Version: 5.15.7
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-11-07 19:45:41 UTC 
The font selector dialog comes from Qt; you'll have to report this at https://bugreports.qt.io/. Thanks!
Comment 2 ariasuni 2023-01-04 15:26:36 UTC 
I created this ticket on Qt’s side: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-109825