Comment 3 for bug 879146

Revision history for this message
Seif Lotfy (seif) wrote : Re: [Bug 879146] Re: [Patch] Enter doesn't launch applications in gnome-shell zeitgeistsearch extension

Lets try to fix the "selection" bug in the extensions first... Are you up to
that :P

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Seif Lotfy <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thanks a lot buddy. Good job :) will patch it :)
>
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:15 AM, Mike Auty <email address hidden>wrote:
>
>> ** Patch added: "Patch to include aliasing imports.misc.Params as Params"
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879146/+attachment/2563650/+files/zeitgeistsearch.patch
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to The
>> Zeitgeist Project.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879146
>>
>> Title:
>> [Patch] Enter doesn't launch applications in gnome-shell
>> zeitgeistsearch extension
>>
>> Status in Zeitgeist Extensions:
>> New
>>
>> Bug description:
>> When using the ZeitgeistSearch gnome-shell extension, there is a
>> silent error that occurs in activateResult for the App- and Settings-
>> AsyncSearchProviders. This is due to a call to Params, which hasn't
>> been defined. I've attached a patch which solves this particular
>> problem by defining Params at the top of the file.
>>
>> I'm also working on gnome bug 662341 which is related, whereby adding
>> results asynchronously means that they are never selected first in the
>> list, so you can't simply start typing an application and press Enter
>> to start it. By default, all the asynchronous providers return an
>> empty list as initialResults, and gnome-shell doesn't update the
>> selection when new results are added, meaning the search buttons (such
>> as Wikipedia) are always selected by default. I don't know whether
>> that's best handled in the extension or in gnome-shell, so please let
>> me know if I should file a new bug here instead.
>>
>> If there's any other information I can provide, or tests I can run,
>> please let me know...
>>
>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/zeitgeist-extensions/+bug/879146/+subscriptions
>>
>
>