Last search term remains in the search box on re-opening the dash
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Unity |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
unity (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
TEST CASE
1. Open the dash by either clicking on the 'Ubuntu start' icon or by pressing the super key.
2. Search for terminal, click terminal icon to launch it. (you have to click as due to another bug hitting enter does not work)
3. Now again open the dash.
WHAT HAPPENS
The last written search term is shown in the search box and the 'searching' spinner is still spinning.
WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN
When the dash is reopened the search box should be empty.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.8.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,
Date: Fri Aug 12 20:41:49 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-06 (5 days ago)
description: | updated |
summary: |
- The Dash doesn't refresh the Search bar. + Last search term remains in the search box on re-opening the dash |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in unity: | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in unity: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
tags: | added: testcase |
I also reported this bug. Here's my bug description from the duplicate...
This week's new dash keeps the search entry state even when the Dash is closed. I think this is supposed to be a helpful new feature but at the moment it is very frustrating.
Use case
Joe is an extreme Unity power user, having been an active user since May 2010! To launch gedit, he presses the Ubuntu (meta) key on his keyboard and types "ged", then the down arrow key then enter. After playing with gedit for about 5 minutes, he tries to launch a terminal by pressing the Ubuntu key, then typing "term", then down, but wait... The Dash still has his "ged" entry but now it's "gedterm" which is very unhelpful.
Expected result
Once an app is launched (or a file or song or whatever is opened), the search entry field should clear.
After a certain amount of time, say 2 minutes, of the dash being kept unopened, the search entry field should clear anyway because the user will likely have lost interest in whatever he failed in his attempt to find. It would be quite jarring to see the search result from last week still there after a holiday vacation. I think keeping the search entry for a brief amount of time is useful (although markedly different from what other app launchers do) in case the user accidentally closes the Dash.