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Message #136318
[Bug 1213834] Re: Dash query "2+2" should yield "4" by default
Marking this as opinion, but adding it to our master list for
consideration in the 16.04 cycle. This seems like a good idea.
** Changed in: unity
Status: Confirmed => Opinion
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Opinion
** Tags added: rls-w-incoming
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Title:
Dash query "2+2" should yield "4" by default
Status in Unity:
Opinion
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
Opinion
Bug description:
On up-to-date saucy as of this writing:
- Open the dash
- Type "2+2"
- Look at the search results
Expected outcome:
- The calculator scope should return 4, which should be te first result so that pressing enter copies the result onto the clipboard
Actual outcome:
- The calculator scope does not return anything, it is disabled in "Filter" by default
More elaborate queries like sqrt(2) also return a bunch of results
from all over the web but the calculator scope does not return
anything unless it's explicitly activated in "Filter" -- which must be
done for every query since the filter parameters get reset for each
new search.
In my opinion, if the calculator scope manages to produces a result
from a query (i.e., it manages to make sense of the input as a
mathematical expression), that should be the first result in the dash.
This may be applicable to other (local) scopes if their ability to
produce results is a strong indication that the input is intended for
that scope.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: unity 7.1.0+13.10.20130816.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-2.5-generic 3.11.0-rc5
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Mon Aug 19 09:13:19 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-03 (16 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130802)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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