kiwix/kiwix-desktop

Search is broken on empty tab page

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#499 opened on Jul 24, 2020

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Description

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Load Wikipedia ZIM file.
  2. Press the New tab button.
  3. Try to search anything. No search suggestions will be shown.

System configuration:

  • Kiwix version: 2.0.4.
  • OS: Fedora 32.

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Research direction
Investigate why search suggestions are not shown on the new tab page. Check the search initialization and event handling for the new tab.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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70