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Bug 617214 - run dialog should include same matching code as activities bar
run dialog should include same matching code as activities bar
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.29.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-04-29 21:00 UTC by Bill Nottingham
Modified: 2012-10-29 15:18 UTC
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Description Bill Nottingham 2010-04-29 21:00:57 UTC 
The alt-f2 run dialog should do the same completion as the 'find' in the activities bar.
Comment 1 drago01 2010-04-29 22:04:11 UTC 
From http://live.gnome.org/SummerOfCode2010/Ideas

"Improve GNOME Shell run dialog (Mentor: GNOME Shell team, TBD)

The current GNOME Shell run dialog is basically just text entry field. This project would consist of working with the GNOME designers to come up with a more extensive design and implementing this. This would likely involve making the run dialog closer connected to the search entry in the overview "dash", to allow accessing other types of search results than applications, but might also involve power user features more along the lines of GNOME Do or Quicksilver. "

Not sure if someone is working on it though.
Comment 2 Allan Day 2012-10-29 15:18:12 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> From http://live.gnome.org/SummerOfCode2010/Ideas
> 
> "Improve GNOME Shell run dialog (Mentor: GNOME Shell team, TBD)
> 
> The current GNOME Shell run dialog is basically just text entry field. This
> project would consist of working with the GNOME designers to come up with a
> more extensive design and implementing this. This would likely involve making
> the run dialog closer connected to the search entry in the overview "dash", to
> allow accessing other types of search results than applications, but might also
> involve power user features more along the lines of GNOME Do or Quicksilver. "
> 
> Not sure if someone is working on it though.

I don't think that that makes sense for the run dialog. The dialog is intended for technical users wanting to run commands only; the Activities Overview search box is the only user-facing search tool.