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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 10:49:14
Message-Id: 2095463.Sp2fveJdAU@peak
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers. by Dale
1 On Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:30:10 GMT Dale wrote:
2 > Peter Humphrey wrote:
3 > > On Saturday, 28 December 2019 05:57:16 GMT Dale wrote:
4 > >> Peter Humphrey wrote:
5 > >>> On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 20:42:07 GMT Dale wrote:
6 > >>>> I think I'm just going to have to whittle down the number for a while.
7 > >>>> Maybe later on a fix will come along. Maybe.
8 > >>>
9 > >>> What happens if you switch off file indexing in the control panel, or
10 > >>> just
11 > >>> its subsidiary option Also Index file content? Workspace > Search >
12 > >>> Enable File Search.
13 > >>
14 > >> I looked around in the System Settings window and can't find that
15 > >> setting. Am I looking in the right place? I sort of think this is a
16 > >> separate thing tho. It may be using the same tool but won't be
17 > >> controlled by system settings. Anything is possible tho. I'll
18 > >> certainly test the option if I can find it. ;-)
19 > >
20 > > I may have misled you by calling it the Control Panel. It's actually
21 > > System
22 > > Settings > Workspace > Search > Enable File Search.
23 > >
24 > > I wouldn't expect your wallpaper operations to be affected by this, but
25 > > then what do I know about it? ;)
26 >
27 > I must have it disabled by a USE flag or something because there is no
28 > mention of search in the list. I recall disabling some stuff when I was
29 > switching to KDE4. On the rare occasion I need to find something, there
30 > is locate, find and friends. Plus, Dolphin and other file managers have
31 > their own search tools anyway.
32
33 On this box the search is enabled by default. (Among the first things I do on
34 creating a new user is to switch it off.) That being so, I asume it's also
35 switched on on your system.
36
37 --
38 Regards,
39 Peter.