[Bug 61762] New: part explorer does not work as expected (usability problem)

[tnagy]

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           Summary: part explorer does not work as expected (usability
                    problem)
           Product: kdevelop
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: RedHat RPMs
        OS/Version: other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdevelop-devel at kdevelop.org
        ReportedBy: tnagy at eleve.emn.fr


Version:           gideon cvs snapshot 20030727 (using KDE KDE 3.1.1a)
Installed from:    RedHat RPMs
Compiler:          gcc 3.2 -O5 -march=cray
OS:          I Don't Know

The part explorer is supposed to help to list the available services, but it is only helpful for those who already know what they are looking for. For example, I have tried to list the services that provide a shell component, to embed a konsole in my application.

I have tried "*", "terminal", "console", "konsole", "k*" but nothing appeared. In addition the error window ("No service found matching the criteria!") frustrated so much that I even gave up trying !! Later I have found that "text/html" could actually list something, but I have not found the terminal component yet.

I strongly suggest to change the behaviour of this dialog. The search should accept at least wildcards ("*", "*text*") and common regular expressions.

Otherwise, remove this feature since it only bloats the "Tools" menu and it is not really useful for the users.