Bug 1216371

Summary:	Kickoff Application Launcher search is unpredictable (KDE Plasma).
Product:	[openSUSE] openSUSE Tumbleweed	Reporter:	undefined <flightkick>
Component:	KDE Workspace (Plasma)	Assignee:	E-Mail List <opensuse-kde-bugs>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:	E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity:	Normal
Priority:	P5 - None
Version:	Current
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Hardware:	Other
OS:	openSUSE Tumbleweed
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Description undefined 2023-10-18 11:03:42 UTC

This bug report might be better suited for another component or even upstream. I am not that familiar with the ecosystem yet.

When searching an application to launch, I noticed that search behavior can be quite unpredictable. As an example, when trying to launch a terminal by searching for 'term' and then pressing enter. The first entry, which is selected by default switches often.

This is reproducible by typing the letters one by one.

t    -> Terminal - Super User Mode
te   -> Terminal - Super User Mode
ter  -> Info Center
term -> Konsole

But also when typing 'term' really fast. It starts out with the SU mode terminal selected and then jumps to Konsole in a split second. To express this in a timeline:

T -> R -> U -> E

Where:
 - T: I am typing a search query
 - R: I register that the application I'd like to launch is found and selected
 - U: The update happens and entries are re-ordered
 - E: I physically press the ENTER key

These behaviors often result in accidentally launching the wrong application.

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Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20231015
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.8
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.110.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
Kernel Version: 6.5.6-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland