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Add package filter by description

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Add package filter by description
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:53:16 +0200

Severity: wishlist

>> BTW, what I still miss in package filtering is a key to match
>> package descriptions (in addition to package names).  For example,
>> Ubuntu package manager allows filtering by these fields:
>> "Name", "Description and Name".
>
> Good idea, that would be useful (and straightforward to add).  Could you
> please open a new bug report for that?

Opened a new bug report here.

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>, 44699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#44699: Add package filter by description
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:15:20 -0800

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tags 44699 + patch
thanks

Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:

> Severity: wishlist
>
>>> BTW, what I still miss in package filtering is a key to match
>>> package descriptions (in addition to package names).  For example,
>>> Ubuntu package manager allows filtering by these fields:
>>> "Name", "Description and Name".
>>
>> Good idea, that would be useful (and straightforward to add).  Could you
>> please open a new bug report for that?
>
> Opened a new bug report here.

Thanks.  How does the attached patch look?

[0001-Add-command-to-filter-package-menu-by-name-or-descri.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

Message #13 received at 44699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 44699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#44699: Add package filter by description
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:30:35 +0200

>>>> BTW, what I still miss in package filtering is a key to match
>>>> package descriptions (in addition to package names).  For example,
>>>> Ubuntu package manager allows filtering by these fields:
>>>> "Name", "Description and Name".
>>>
>>> Good idea, that would be useful (and straightforward to add).  Could you
>>> please open a new bug report for that?
>>
>> Opened a new bug report here.
>
> Thanks.  How does the attached patch look?

I was not sure what is better: to create a command that matches only
descriptions *OR* a command that matches names and descriptions.
But you created two commands that is much better - problem solved! :-)

I tested your patch and both commands work fine, thanks.

Message #16 received at 44699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 44699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#44699: Add package filter by description
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 03:27:20 -0800

tags 44699 fixed
close 44699 28.1
thanks

Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:

> I was not sure what is better: to create a command that matches only
> descriptions *OR* a command that matches names and descriptions.
> But you created two commands that is much better - problem solved! :-)

Yup.  :-)

I was a bit unsure about the keybinding at first, but I think this
should work.  We have time to tweak it before Emacs 28.1 is released if
we want to.

> I tested your patch and both commands work fine, thanks.

Thanks for testing, and for the feature idea.  Pushed to master as
commit 1ac5fd2624.

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