Ubuntu
gnome-app-install package

Search button instead of type-ahead search

Bug #82509 reported by ChristofferS
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gnome-app-install (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-app-install

I have a Thinkpad T23, which has a Pentium III 1.13 GHz (pretty slow by today's standard).

Now, when I open gnome-app-install and want to search I type one letter which results in a search.

Then I type the next letter, which results in a search. It means that searching 'codecs' results in six searches.

Thus, a search button would IMHO be better than the type-a-head search.

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ChristofferS (ubuntu-curo) wrote :

Actually, the type-ahead search would work if it was faster.

Deskbar is really fast when I query tracker. It must be possible to speed up gnome-app-install also.

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Thanks for your bugreport.

g-a-i should do a delayed search. That is, it should not start search while you still type. Is this not the case for you?

Cheers,
 Michael

Changed in gnome-app-install:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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ChristofferS (ubuntu-curo) wrote :

As soon as I type 'c' it starts searching.

Also, when I delete a character, it immediately starts searching again.

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Mårten Woxberg (maxmc) wrote :

His computer is really slow or he types slow. If I type a 'c' and pause for (half a second or so) then it starts searching.

But if I type normal (I type real fast) I can fill the entire textfield and no searching happens.

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Thanks for this explaination.

I assume the timeout for the search is just too short then. I have a local version that move it to 1s. In this local version it is also configurable via a gconf key, so if it is not good, we can experiment with a different timeout (the timeout is the time after you stopped tying until it starts with the search).

Please reopen if the increased timeout does not make things better.

Cheers,
 Michael

Changed in gnome-app-install:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Needs Info → Fix Committed
Sebastian Heinlein (glatzor)
Changed in gnome-app-install:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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