Can Dolphin search content in pdf files?

[gustavo1998]

I have pdf files that are searchable with Okular but the Dolphin search does not find anything when I activate "Content". Do I have to install a plugin? Thanks

[Snowhog]

May I recommend recoll

It is an extremely good search utility and is resource light. It does exactly what you are wanting to accomplish.

[claydoh]

Dolphin search does not find anything when I activate "Content". Do I have to install a plugin? Thanks

Have you waited for it to index all of your files? I use the search function to find content in PDF, doc, and odf files very regularly. You do need to wait for the indexing for content to be searchable.
You should be able to see the status for this in System Settings.

[gustavo1998]

Thanks. It was indexed already. I figured out that Dolphin cannot search for sub strings. It finds "Webspace" but not "space" in a pdf.

[Montmorency]

Sorry to hijack the thread but... two questions:
# The indexing is Plasma wide right? It'll be used by Dolphin as well as Krunner and Okular, right?
# If yes to the above question can it be used with Gwenview too?

[claydoh]

The indexing is Plasma wide right? It'll be used by Dolphin as well as Krunner and Okular, right?

Okular searches any text within an opened file, it doesn't have file search functions .
Krunner/Application launcher are using it, if their shared settings have not been changed.
Gwenview also has no file search function at all, Digikam can provide that, but it uses its own database, so you can have files anywhere (and is cross-platform)

Now, I imagine that they could somehow incorporate a search function into Plasma's file picker (used by most KDE applications) but I don't know how complicated or difficult that would be. I imagine it would be a nightmare to do without making the thing overly complicated and buggy

[Montmorency]

Thanks.