[dolphin] [Bug 510149] New: Dolphin file search surrounds terms with double quotes for Baloo searches

[email protected] Thu, 02 Oct 2025 02:46:39 +0000
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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D510149

            Bug ID: 510149
           Summary: Dolphin file search surrounds terms with double quotes
                    for Baloo searches
    Classification: Applications
           Product: dolphin
      Version First 25.08.1
       Reported In:
          Platform: CachyOS
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: search
          Assignee: [email protected]
          Reporter: [email protected]
                CC: [email protected]
  Target Milestone: ---

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SUMMARY
When Baloo is enabled, Dolphin's file search automatically surrounds search
terms with double quotes, causing issues withe file searching.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable Baloo
2. Enable file indexing
3. Search multiple keywords in Dolphin search

https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1nv1paj/why_is_dolphins_filename_sear=
ch_not_working_as_i/?utm_source=3Dshare&utm_medium=3Dweb3x&utm_name=3Dweb3x=
css&utm_term=3D1&utm_content=3Dshare_button

OBSERVED RESULT
Search results are as if `baloosearch6` were run with keywords surrounded by
double quotes.
For example, searching `tutorial shading` in Dolphin runs `baloosearch6
"tutorial shading"`. This results in fewer results than expected, since only
files with the keywords in that exact order are returned.

EXPECTED RESULT
Expected results as if search were performed without quotes, e.g. `baloosea=
rch6
tutorial shading` in the above example.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:=20
macOS:=20
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal wind=
ow)
Linux/KDE Plasma:=20
KDE Plasma Version:=20
KDE Frameworks Version:=20
Qt Version:=20

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