Bug 499541 - No results found when searching for "zen browser"; only "zen_browser" works
Summary: No results found when searching for "zen browser"; only "zen_browser" works
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Discover
Classification: Applications
Component: discover (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.2.5
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-02-05 11:16 UTC by Andrea Ippolito
Modified: 2025-11-14 13:18 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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0 a.d. is visible to discover (133.82 KB, image/png)
2025-02-05 11:16 UTC, Andrea Ippolito
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no results for "0 A.D." although it's an exact match (same happens with lower case) (97.95 KB, image/png)
2025-02-05 11:17 UTC, Andrea Ippolito
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Description Andrea Ippolito 2025-02-05 11:16:00 UTC
Created attachment 177985 [details]
0 a.d. is visible to discover

Discover doesn't show any results for a search for "0 A.D." or "0 a.d." (I'd argue that it should be able to find a result even if the user types "0 ad", but let's keep it simple for now.

It's a RTS game and it definitely exists both in zypper (my pkg manager) and in flathub.

Proof, if I manually browse to Discover's Games section, then Strategy, it's sitting there in plain sight (screenshot).

So why isn't it returned by a search?

Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250130
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.10.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1
Kernel Version: 6.13.0-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
Memory: 30.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon 780M
Manufacturer: Framework
Product Name: Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen 7040Series)
System Version: A7
Comment 1 Andrea Ippolito 2025-02-05 11:17:07 UTC
Created attachment 177986 [details]
no results for "0 A.D." although it's an exact match (same happens with lower case)
Comment 2 Justin Zobel 2025-02-05 11:21:29 UTC
Can confirm on:
Operating System: KDE Linux 202502050256
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.13.1-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 x Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz
Memory: 7.5 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Intel(R) UHD Graphics
Comment 3 Andrea Ippolito 2025-02-05 11:24:58 UTC
Thanks for the confirmation on a newer release (can't find 6.3.80 in the Version dropdown, someone more familiar with the KDE releasing process can pick the corresponding version, I'm sure).

For the sake of completeness, the nerd in me tried to escape the dots, but even "0 A\.D\." didn't yield any results - not that it would've been a valid answer since it's terrible UX :D, but it's just a troubleshooting step I tried, so more of an FYI :)
Comment 4 Justin Zobel 2025-02-05 11:41:24 UTC
6.3.80 is the latest code "git master", it's not a "normal" released version of the software. For those of us that like to live on the bleeding edge.
Comment 5 Andrea Ippolito 2025-02-14 15:30:34 UTC
Updating with another instance where the search failed me: I was looking for the Zen browser: https://flathub.org/apps/app.zen_browser.zen

I typed "zen browser", 0 results from Discover, although it's an almost exact match for the flatpak package id: app.zen_browser.zen

Type only "zen", result found.
Comment 6 Harald Sitter 2025-03-09 18:46:31 UTC
0 a.d. may be a bug in appstream https://github.com/ximion/appstream/issues/702

zen needs more research
Comment 7 Nate Graham 2025-09-29 20:25:46 UTC
I can find it in Discover if I search for "zen_browser", but not "zen browser".

`appstreamcli search` finds it with the latter, though:

appstreamcli search "zen browser"
Identifier: app.zen_browser.zen [desktop-application]
Name: Zen
Summary: Stay focused, browse faster
Bundle: flatpak:app/app.zen_browser.zen/x86_64/stable
Homepage: https://zen-browser.app
Icon: app.zen_browser.zen.png
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