Ubuntu Software Center doesn't list GoldenDict when searching for 'dictionary'

[Raymond Hill]

Binary package hint: software-center

When a search query is entered, the software center assumes that it is the first few characters of any word in the software name, instead of being part of it. Synaptic search works correctly.

For example, when I search for 'dict' in Ubuntu Software Centre, the application GoldenDict is not reported in the filtered results as 'dict' in not the first few characters of the application name.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 6 16:10:42 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: software-center 1.0.2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.52-generic
SourcePackage: software-center
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686

[Nigel Babu (nigelbabu)]

Thanks for your bug report. I believe this happens because the software center assumes that what you type is the first few letters of any word of the software name. I am going to change the description to match the exact feature request.

[Raymond Hill (rhill)]

Babiloo was reported even though it doesn't have 'dict*' matching any word of its name. It does have 'dictionaries' in its summary description, but then AbiWord is also reported with no word matching 'dict*' anywhere in the name or the summary description.

Now, Babiloo and AdiWord have both the word 'dictionary' in their long description, but so do GoldenDict.

If I maybe of any help, let me know.

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

I can not reproduce this with the lucid version of software-center. Searching for "dict" makes it appear there (relatively low in the list though).

[Nigel Babu (nigelbabu)]

Thanks you the report again.

Can you please download the updates and check if you can reproduce the bug. I just re-checked after the Michael's comment and GoldDict entry seemed to be there.

Thanks in advance.

[Nigel Babu (nigelbabu)]

Seems to be fixed after latest updates.