Bug 509574 - Use normal text search in clipboard popup by default, not regex (it could be an option)
Summary: Use normal text search in clipboard popup by default, not regex (it could be ...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Clipboard widget & pop-up (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.5
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-09-17 00:43 UTC by Justin Zobel
Modified: 2025-09-17 15:11 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Justin Zobel 2025-09-17 00:43:00 UTC 
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SUMMARY
Searching for ( in clipboard history doesn't show up things with ( in it, it is using regex to search, I believe.

Regular users don't use regex, they want to search in plain text.

I can see how regex would be helpful for searching for advanced users and this could be kept as an option for the Clipboard, but the default should be plain text.