Note that it's already triggered with "calc:" , "result:" , "calculator:" and "calculate:".
$ grep Keywords /usr/share/unity/scopes/info/calculator.scope Keywords=calculator;result;calculate;calc; All queries starting with "<keyword>:" will directly query the scope you want. In my opinion, this bug is somewhat invalid, since there already is a "calculation detector" in the Dash querying process, but other results tend to hide its effect (you often need to scroll to see the calculator result) and you also need to have online search enabled even if the calculator scope is locally installed. ======== For reference, here is some background on the calculator scope / dash relationship and how it works right now. Let's assume a fresh Ubuntu > 14.04 install. A) with an Internet connexion: - A "2+2" query is typed in the Dash. - The Dash sends the query to dash.ubuntu.com (with some metadata: version, language, list of local scopes) - The Scopes Server sees the query starts with a digit, adds the calculator scope to a list of local scopes to activate - It also runs its own ~relevant scopes with the query, returns results to the Dash - and selects some other ~relevant scopes from the list of local scopes and returns a list of scopes to activate to the Dash - The Dash activates scopes from this list (including the calculator scope) - The calculator scope returns "4", you probably need to scroll to find it B) If you remove the Internet connexion or decide to disable online queries: - A "2+2" query is typed in the Dash - The Dash runs a set of always enabled scopes and waits for the user to enable/disable scopes in the "FIlter results" list. - You manually activate the calculator scope - The calculator scope returns "4" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1213834 Title: Dash query "2+2" should yield "4" by default Status in Unity: Triaged Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: On up-to-date saucy as of this writing: - Open the dash - Type "2+2" - Look at the search results Expected outcome: - The calculator scope should return 4, which should be te first result so that pressing enter copies the result onto the clipboard Actual outcome: - The calculator scope does not return anything, it is disabled in "Filter" by default More elaborate queries like sqrt(2) also return a bunch of results from all over the web but the calculator scope does not return anything unless it's explicitly activated in "Filter" -- which must be done for every query since the filter parameters get reset for each new search. In my opinion, if the calculator scope manages to produces a result from a query (i.e., it manages to make sense of the input as a mathematical expression), that should be the first result in the dash. This may be applicable to other (local) scopes if their ability to produce results is a strong indication that the input is intended for that scope. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: unity 7.1.0+13.10.20130816.3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-2.5-generic 3.11.0-rc5 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-2-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Mon Aug 19 09:13:19 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-03 (16 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130802) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1213834/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
