linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon
Key shortcut 'Search' does nothing
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Description
[_("Search"), MEDIA_KEYS_SCHEMA, "search", "launchers"], in cs_keyboard.py at 191 doesn't seem to be needed as the key does nothing, yet is not deletable being built-in.
More of a rabbit hole than a feature. I was trying to find the launch binary name in dconf.
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Research direction
Start at the cs_keyboard.py entry around line 191 and trace how the built-in Search shortcut is registered and exposed through dconf. Confirm why the key has no effect and whether the launchers entry is still required; done means the obsolete or nonfunctional shortcut behavior is resolved without breaking related built-in shortcuts.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100