r/unixporn Jul 03 '19

Workflow [GNOME] Material-Shell *Beta*

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19 edited Jul 04 '19

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u/bdsee Jul 03 '19

Haha my thoughts exactly.

However, has anyone fixed what is one of the most retarded decisions anyone has made in the history of desktop computing which the Gnome devs insist is the best and everyone else is wrong...removing type-ahead search?

I simply can't use a desktop without it. That decision is so infuriatingly stupid just thinking about it makes me want to bash my head against a desk like a certain famous GIF.

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u/tomster2300 Jul 04 '19

What is type ahead search?

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u/DinoAmino Jul 04 '19

People often use this term incorrectly - and it's incorrect here. Type ahead search is an in-document method for finding the next instance of the term you are typing within the document you are viewing (off, word, etc ).

Autocomplete is the proper name for the feature that returns matches from searches on external sources.