https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=500972
Bug ID: 500972
Summary: Feature Request: Overview rank search results by
frequency
Classification: Plasma
Product: kwin
Version: 6.3.1
Platform: Arch Linux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: effects-overview
Assignee: kwin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: ins...@no.capfr.fr
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Right now when trying to use the search function / application launcher in the
Overview effect the search results are basically a pseudorandom list of
results, always the same depending on how far you progressed in typing the
search term, but never ranked by usefulness. Most of the time when I want to
launch an application quickly I enter the overview and start typing, but I will
get a long list of incredibly useless results which I then either have to
scroll through via the arrow keys or select the correct application with the
mouse.
What would be much more convenient would be if KDE kept track of which
applications I select for whichever keyword I entered and then ranked them by
most used in the future that way I wouldn't have to spell "Softwar" and still
get "Discover" as the top result until I have fully spelled out "Software" to
open the Gnome Software center. Or spell out "Disco" and still "Discover" as
the top result until I have spelled out "Discor" to be able to open "Discord".
To massage the Overview effect search into a facsimile of usefulness I have
started to aggressively delete any `.desktop` files that may interfere with my
frequently used applications, which comes with a whole host of other downsides,
of course.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enter the Overview effect
2. Start typing the name of an application you want to open
3. Observe a long list of absolutely useless results until you have fully typed
out the complete name
OBSERVED RESULT
Trying to launch an application from the Overview effect yields a pseudorandom
list of results with the actually useful/frequently used results having no
change in prioritization
EXPECTED RESULT
Trying to launch an application from the Overview effect should in my opinion
try to match the most frequently used applications by order of usage over full
name accuracy
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.13.3-273-tkg-bore
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Thanks for the good work! I have very few gripes with kde so far :)
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