Comment 2 for bug 843850

I've seen this too, I've noticed if I first click on the empty background (in the area where the icons show up after a successful search) and type in the program I want to open it's not displayed.

If I click on one of the bottom icons, then I can select the program I want to open as it will display the icon of the program I want to open, but only if I select the correct filter. On the next search (after pressing escape and alt-f2 again) my typed in program will show up without clicking on one of the icons at the bottom.