Bug 511044 - Search results do not make up their mind after the user stops typing
Summary: Search results do not make up their mind after the user stops typing
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.5
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-10-24 20:14 UTC by Daniel Cleaver
Modified: 2025-10-25 17:55 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.5.0
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demonstration (476.90 KB, video/mp4)
2025-10-24 20:14 UTC, Daniel Cleaver 		Details
meme (196.55 KB, image/gif)
2025-10-24 20:24 UTC, Daniel Cleaver 		Details
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Description Daniel Cleaver 2025-10-24 20:14:56 UTC 
Created attachment 186103 [details]
demonstration

SUMMARY
The start menu search results do not "make up their mind" after the user stops typing. This leads to the user unintentionally launching the wrong app.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Hit the windows key and type "about".
2. "About this system" comes up as the first result, as expected.
3. Hit enter to launch it.
4. In the time it takes you to press enter, a different app (Welcome Center) suddenly steals the top spot and you accidentally launch it instead.

OBSERVED RESULT
The search results keep changing after the user stops typing, sometimes egregiously up to multiple seconds after.

EXPECTED RESULT
The search results make up their mind and do not change after the user stops typing.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 42
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.9.2
Kernel Version: 6.17.4-200.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 20 × Intel® Core™ i5-14600K
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.1 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Graphics Processor 2: Intel® Graphics
Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product Name: MS-7D43
System Version: 1.0
Comment 1 Daniel Cleaver 2025-10-24 20:24:07 UTC 
Created attachment 186104 [details]
meme

As an illustration, this behavior resembles the common meme about UI elements changing position in frustrating ways
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-10-25 17:55:38 UTC 
This should be fixed in Plasma 6.5.