https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468502
Bug ID: 468502
Summary: When opening kickoff, always keep first item selected
in search until cursor is actually moved
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.27.4
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Keywords: usability
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: Application Launcher (Kickoff)
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: pos...@posteo.eu
CC: mikel5...@gmail.com, noaha...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: 1.0
SUMMARY
Currently, when you open kickoff by hitting the Meta key and start typing to
search some application and the cursor is somewhere in the middle of the
kickoff window and not moving, the following happens:
With the first entered letter, the search is started and the very first item is
selected.
With the second letter and onward, the selection jumps to the position where
cursor is located.
This is somewhat unfriendly to keyboard users: Hit meta, type and press enter
-- as in most cases the first item in the list is the desired one.
With the current workflow the above doesn't work well and I find myself often
to open wrong applications or files.
The placed cursor is in general at some random position so that you get some
kind of nondeterministic result every time you search.
I would expect the selection to differ from the first item only once the cursor
is actually moved. I hope this makes sense. :)
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