Bug 501309 - Need to scroll for the relevant search result: Better strategy for search result's view needed
Summary: Need to scroll for the relevant search result: Better strategy for search res...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Application Menu (Kicker) widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.3.2
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: usability
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-03-10 17:56 UTC by postix
Modified: 2025-03-10 18:50 UTC (History)
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Screenshot of Kicker: by default the widget is smaller (red line) (1.11 MB, image/png)
2025-03-10 17:56 UTC, postix
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Description postix 2025-03-10 17:56:40 UTC
Created attachment 179269 [details]
Screenshot of Kicker: by default the widget is smaller (red line)

If you search for something in Kicker you are presented results for different subsections, e. g. "files" and "applications".

If I search for "gtk4-demo", I get 10 results for random flatpak runtimes in the "files" subsection and at the very bottom the desired "application" gtk4-demo.

There are several possible solutions to improve the situation:

1) Always use a bigger Kicker widget, so that all results fit into the view - not so convenient
2) The results per subsection become limited to e.g. 5 instead of 10, with the possibility to expand.
   (Don't know if it's already limited?)
3) Push search result items, which are more often opened/used to the top, give them more weight: both within subsections and for subsections themselves
4) Order the list by application first as those are likely less in number than files
5) ... more ideas?
Comment 1 postix 2025-03-10 18:50:44 UTC
I see, you can add categories to a favorite list and change their order there.