From 5a9cebf420695cd3effe62c6c56000b4b8207a57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Handley <eric.a.handley@protonmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:45:25 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: show empty state for unused recent emojis

---
 Modules/Panels/Launcher/Launcher.qml | 14 ++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Modules/Panels/Launcher/Launcher.qml b/Modules/Panels/Launcher/Launcher.qml
index 0bf7e3c7..bccd3822 100644
--- a/Modules/Panels/Launcher/Launcher.qml
+++ b/Modules/Panels/Launcher/Launcher.qml
@@ -1068,10 +1068,16 @@ SmartPanel {
         NText {
           Layout.fillWidth: true
           text: {
-            if (results.length === 0)
-              return searchText ? "No results" : "";
-            const prefix = activePlugin?.name ? `${activePlugin.name}: ` : "";
-            return prefix + `${results.length} result${results.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
+            if (results.length === 0) {
+              if (searchText) {
+                return "No results";
+              } else if (activePlugin === emojiPlugin && emojiPlugin.isBrowsingMode && emojiPlugin.selectedCategory === "recent") {
+                return "No recently used emoji";
+              }
+              return "";
+            }
+            var prefix = activePlugin && activePlugin.name ? activePlugin.name + ": " : "";
+            return prefix + results.length + " result" + (results.length !== 1 ? 's' : '');
           }
           pointSize: Style.fontSizeXS
           color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant