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Search in multiple sources of desktop file

Open avently opened this issue 2 years ago • 0 comments

Let's see on example: /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop In this Nautilus desktop file we have:

Name[ru] = Файлы
Name = Files

Keywords[ru]=папка;менеджер;обзор;диск;файловая система;nautilus;
Keywords=folder;manager;explore;disk;filesystem;nautilus;

Exec=nautilus --new-window %U

In ru locale I can search only via Файлы keyword. I can't search Files, Nautilus, Диск. It makes harder to find anything because:

  • I have to know how the app name is translated to my language
  • I should switch from one language to another just because I have to use specific locale for writing the app name.
  • I can't search using keywords which is so helpfull when the app name is not yet remembered (some new or unused software)

So in my opinion would be great to use this data for search:

  • name without localization
  • name[user_locale]
  • keywords
  • keywords[user_locale]
  • Exec . Maybe without exec or at least with the first word in exec since it can be something like nautilus --new-window %U. Important part here is nautilus, not --new-window.

avently avatar Aug 14 '22 09:08 avently