[Feedback Needed][PT Run] Applications in the PATH env variable for

[alekhyareddy28]

Summary of the new feature/enhancement

Related to issue #4200 - Find applications inside the path environment. There are multiple ways in which we can go about it. Following are the two different approaches and some example screenshots -

Approach 1

• Show all the run command applications based on the same matching algorithm as used for the rest of the programs.
  eg1: cmd
  

eg2: mmc

Approach 2

• Show the run command application only when there is a complete match to avoid clutter.
  eg1: cmd
  

eg2: mmc

[htcfreek]

Why do we classify the results as "Run Command Application"?

I think we should take car not showing "cmd" and "Command Prompt" or "mmc" and "Management Console". The we should show it as "Command Prompt" and "Management Console".

Not shure if it's better to only show on exact match.

@alekhyareddy28
Can you please test, if you can open gpedit.msc as "Run command application". It's issue #3434. Thank you.

[htcfreek]

Not shure if it's better to only show on exact match.

I had first misunderstanding the question.

My opinion:
We should have an exact sub match behaviour. So when I search for mmc the strings mm & mmc & mmc.exe should match for it. But mmc should not bring results like MediaMgrCtl.exe for example.

[auchri]

But mmc should not bring results like MediaMgrCtl.exe for example.

Well, imho this would be a very useful feature which is also implemented in e.g. IntelliJ to find classes or variables.

For example if you want to find the ThisIsMyLongName.exe instead of typing the whole name you can just type TIMLN

[crutkas]

we're opt'ing for how we're currently executing the code path which mimics start menu