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I have but one humble wish: when I want to start the calculator app I open the Dash and type "calc". However for some reason LibreOffice Calc has higher priorit
by haspok 9y ago
I have but one humble wish: when I want to start the calculator app I open the Dash and type "calc". However for some reason LibreOffice Calc has higher priority than the Calculator app, so I always have to select it specifically (instead of just pressing Enter) - even though I might have never used the LibreOffice Calc on this computer. Can you make the LibreOffice Calc app lower priority in the Dash please. Thank you.
- pksadiq 9y agoIn case you don't know: You can simply type the expressions in gnome-shell search to get results. eg.: if you type "3+5" (without quotes), the result 8 will be shown. You can also have complex expressions like "3kg in lb", "sin (90)" etc. Once the result is shown, you can simply press the Enter key to open the result in gnome-calculator.
- vetinari 9y agoNow that Gnome Shell replaced unity, you can use the search box itself as a simple calculator. No need to run an extra app.
- jerknextdoor 9y agoI am so glad that I am not the only person that has this frustration. I wish I could remove other apps or give them lower priority in the dash, but this is absolutely the worst.
- mod 9y agoThis plagued me for a couple of years! Yes! Either make it higher or learn which ones we actually click.
- Rusky 9y agoGnome Shell seems to remember the last opened one. That doesn't really help when you actually do use Calc occasionally, though.
- vegbrasil 9y agoI have the same issue. I do use Calc but the Calculator is waaaaaaay more used.
- dannysu 9y agoI think in GNOME it learns which one you use more frequently and have that first instead.
- mattl 9y agoYou'd think so, but no.
- fpgaminer 9y agoIt does, but it has a short memory. If you select Office by accident, it'll then start showing that first again for awhile.
- mattl 9y agoIt wasn't doing it before, but I have a new System76 machine with a fresh GNOME install, so let's see if it works here.
- dannysu 9y agoWhen I type 'calc' I get the calculator as the first entry in GNOME. Even after I move over and opened LibreOffice Calc, subsequent searches still gave me the calculator as the first entry. I'm not exactly sure how it works, but I don't seem to have the same issue that's being mentioned.
- 43224gg252 9y agoIt does for me.
- AsyncAwait 9y agoIt does, it can just be overridden easily.
- TheHippo 9y agoAdd calc to your favourites (programs on the left bar). Now it comes before Libre Office Calc when you enter "calc".
- dd9990 9y agoAppears to be fixed in Gnome under Arch for me. It picks Calculator as I use it more often.
- saint_fiasco 9y agoI just type "calcu" instead. It's only one extra letter.
- frik 9y agoSame for me, rename the link to "LibreOffice Spreadsheet" please. And beautify the Gnome3 UI, add the menu bar back or fork an older Gnome which had still the more normal UI elements like system wide menu bar, etc or revert back to the older Unity shell (not the failed new Unity). Ubuntu 12 LTS was perfect, it all went downhill after that, with awkward decisions, and Gnome3 was never good by default.
- halflings 9y agoTo be fair, it definitely makes sense that "Calc" would show "Libre Office Calc" first, since it's an exact match. Why not simply type "Calcu"?
- FractalNerve 9y agoWouldn't some simple search heuristics solve this? EDIT: there surely is a library with good search algortihms to utilize for the search-box, please share =)
- baguzzzaji 9y agoIn my GNOME, Calculator app is the first option and the LibreOffice Calc come second. I use Fedora btw.