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Search results menu appears under the Dock

Open o-alquimista opened this issue 1 week ago • 3 comments

What Happened?

Screenshot of Files showing a very long search results menu

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1d2c5d1e-367f-476c-b8c7-bc1905279a87

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Search for any filename that will bring a lot of results. Searching for "file" in my home folder worked for me.
  2. Keep pressing "More results".

Expected Behavior

Search results shouldn't be added to a never-ending dropdown menu. Eventually, it makes them inaccessible.

What if we replace the "More results" action with a link to a dedicated page where all search results can safely be displayed? Maybe only when the list is long enough.

OS Version

8.x (Circe)

OS Architecture

amd64 (on most hardwares)

Session Type

Secure Session (Wayland, This is the default)

Software Version

Latest release (I have run all updates)

  • elementary Files 7.2.0
  • Gala 8.4.0

Log Output

Hardware Info

No response

o-alquimista avatar Dec 12 '25 22:12 o-alquimista

Maybe related to #2676 and the related Gala issue. This has been fixed in Gala but it looks like that fix did not get into v8.4.0

jeremypw avatar Dec 13 '25 19:12 jeremypw

That bug is about the secondary-click menu, which must be fixed because I can no longer reproduce it.

Screenshot of Files with a secondary click on an archive resulting in a large context menu that is rendered over the dock.

The search results menu still renders below the dock.

o-alquimista avatar Dec 13 '25 19:12 o-alquimista

Ah, OK. Not sure it can be fixed in Files though, I'll look into it.

jeremypw avatar Dec 13 '25 21:12 jeremypw