[feature request] Prefer exact matches in dash search

[Shahar Or]

When I type terminal I get "Byobu Terminal, Terminal, etc.".

I want "Terminal" that's why I typed "terminal".

So I think that search should prefer exact matches (case insensitive, of course).

So that when I want "Terminal" I type "terminal" and press enter.

Otherwise I need to type "term..." and either select "Terminal" with the keyboard or mouse (touch is now a big thing as well).

Thanks,
Shahar

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: unity 7.0.0daily13.04.18~13.04-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.10-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Mon May 13 15:41:14 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-12 (943 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-05-07 (5 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Shahar Or (mightyiam)]

Thanks for tending to this.

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On Sep 18, 2013 5:56 PM, "Alberto Salvia Novella" <email address hidden>
wrote:

> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Triaged
>
> ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Paper Cuts Ninja (papercuts-ninja)
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[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

You're welcome ☔

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

@ Nick Tait:

What is your opinion around design in this bug?

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

@ Marco Trevisan

- Nick Tait has been inactive for a long time, and now he has a karma of 0.

- Bugs shall only be assigned to oneself and only just when starting working in them, so any bug being unattended right now is free to be taken by anyone.

[Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)]

@Alberto

I've not manually doing this change, I've just fired a script that is making sure that all the upstream bugs have also a downstream reference. So, many of them might need some work. But at least we've a 1:1 relationship.