https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=445322
Bug ID: 445322
Summary: Command Line Plugin has poor UX and quality.
Product: krunner
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: alexander.loh...@gmx.de
Reporter: ktchi...@gmail.com
CC: plasma-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
The command line plugin is enabled by default (atleast on my install), but is
not very useful and takes priority over other legitimate searches. For example,
if I was searching for `pamac`, which is my package manager, to open the GUI
for it, the command line source will take priority and then run `pamac`, which
does absolutely nothing except print `--help`.
Infact, most command line utilities, when called with no args, seem to just
print help to stdout and do nothing. This means in most scenarios the Command
Line plugin actually just does nothing when running a command. This is pretty
poor UX, but the more pressing issue is that it takes priority over other
legitimate searches!
I'm not sure whether this should be considered a fundamental flaw in the
plugin, maybe some people are getting some legitimate use out of it. However, I
think it should atleast be considered to be disabled by default, as it has
unintuitive behaviour and negatively interacts with other parts of the
application.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Search for something that also happens to be a binary on your system.
2. If your search exactly matches that binary, it will take priority over the
other thing you're searching for.
3. Hitting enter will instead will run that binary. Typically binaries ran with
no arguments print help info to stdout, so this does nothing, and means you
don't open what you wanted to!
OBSERVED RESULT
N/A
EXPECTED RESULT
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SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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