I think there was a plasma desktop version that changed how the search works. Ever since this happened, the results that really matter are not being displayed first, which makes the navigation slower and counterintuitive.
It would be great to if there is a way to keep files but move it to the bottom
It is horrible that they always put files and folder first knowing that people search for app and settings.
6.5 they added fuzzy search and other changes to krunner( https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.0/ ) and as someone else said you can change the order of results in the settings
...but the search doesn't respect that order that you set. It's a bug that has been pushed around for a while, and IMO it stema from the desire to make krunner be the same as the windows search (which ia crap)
first thing I do after a fresh plasma install is open plasma search and turn off everything except apps and settings (and remap krunner to open on single meta press). appreciate there may be use cases that need comprehensive file system search, but so far I haven't needed it ever.
Uhm afaik you can reorder the search provider in Krunner?
Which results "matter"? This isn't a helpful post. You aren't describing what existed before, what you expect, what qualifies as good, and what qualifies as bad. You just say "it's bad".
If I walked into you house and said "your fridge is worse", I imagine you would be puzzled too.
Well the picture looks descriptive right? Searching for Bluetooth shouldn't show first some random folder, it should prioritize the settings section. I reckon in general when there's an app with the name being searched it should show before random folders as a general rule.
It unfortunately isn't. It looks exactly as I would expect.
You prioritise it another way, which is fine. Just don't make the assumption everybody thinks like you do.
It looks like you're looking to customise order of search results. That's a feature you can suggest. I find files first very useful as it what I search for more often than settings, so I would have a different customisation.
So....you think....the start menu by default...should be used for searching folders? Am I getting this right?
You hit Alt+F2 (or whatever). That's not the start menu.
And why not? The feature is right there.
If @onlinepersona@programming.dev wants to use it like that, that is their prerogative.
Please check I wrote 'by default'. By default, a new user is going to want to find its existing settings when typing 'settings', not a random configuration folder named 'settings'. I'm all in for KDE configuration and adjusting it to do whatever you want it to. Hell that's the main advantage of KDE. But by default, and for a new user just landing here, the 'start' menu should be to 'start' apps.
I, for one, am not sure what your complaint is about. At least in the launch menu, whatever I type, the search serves up apps first, ready to be run then and there, which makes sense in that context, doesn't it?
...and now we could start working on why OP isn't getting these results. But the first post on this thread was arguing that was not an incorrect behavior and OPs comment was confusing. And i was clarifying there definitely was an issue in his screenshot.
@onlinepersona @iturnedintoanewt It would be most effective if you'd take your own advice - If *I* am searching through the start menu, *I* will be looking for applications first, files second and random directories absolutely last.
I'm not the one complaining, Mr "SKG is trash". I have a preference, but have no need for changes nor am I saying something's wrong.
@onlinepersona "Just don’t make the assumption everybody thinks like you do." <-- just by saying that, you have made the exact same assumption and are requesting (nay, demanding) that status quo is kept. 🤷♂️
In addition to ordering/favoriting the search plugins like others have mentioned, it would also help to blacklist folders like that from the search indexer when you notice them. That'll reduce background processing in addition to cleaning up search results.
What I dont understand is why is it the same folder displayed 3 times ? Is it because it has at least 3 files ?
Different path. Look at the number in the path, it changes.
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