This is a bug, that was fixed here: https://git.gnome.org//browse/nautilus/commit?id=2bbc67cddc5f5bcba6a3a1cd980b54290d50cc03
Sam Thursfield <[email protected]> schrieb am Sa., 1. Apr. 2017 um 16:10 Uhr: > Hi Dimitrij, > > On 1/5/17, Dimitrij Lisov <[email protected]> wrote: > > When searching for filenames in the Gnome Shell (normally triggered by > the > > "windows" key) the results differ from the Files (Nautilus) ones. > > Let's assume, that we want to find a file called "Honorarnote.odt" > (that's > > German for an invoice). > > So entering "honorar" in Gnome Shell finds nothing, but Files instantly > > finds "Honorarnote.odt" or the like. Curiously, Gnome Shell only shows > some > > results when fully typing "Honorarnote". > > > > Is this by design or a bug? > > > > Wouldn't it be better, if the search results in Files and Gnome Shell > would > > be the same? > > There are several moving parts here, and I think the differences are > not really by design. > > The way Shell works is by aggregating results from different search > providers. The API is documented here: > https://developer.gnome.org/SearchProvider/ Different apps can each > provide search results using that API. It's not directly connected > with Tracker, although a single search provider may get its results > from Tracker. > > Nautilus searches in 2 ways as well, either just through filenames or > using Tracker to find files in the contents. I'm not sure about the > details which is used when, the nautilus-list would be a good place to > ask. And then Nautilus functions as shell-search provider, so perhaps > the different results you're seeing are a factor of how Nautilus > provides search results to the Shell? > > Sam >
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