microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Add Desktop Shortcut Search in the CmdPal
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Product-Command Palette
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
I hope we can search for the desktop shortcut in the cmdpal.That help us search some applications not in the environment variables faster.
Scenario when this would be used?
Searching with cmdpal
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the CmdPal search entry point and tracing how it discovers applications. Determine where desktop shortcuts are stored and how they should be included without environment variables. Done means applications represented by desktop shortcuts can be found through CmdPal search; add or update coverage for the new source if the project provides relevant tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100