Quick Launch opens selected result instead of clicked result

[killermelon1458]

Description

Quick Launch can open the currently selected result instead of the result I click or tap.

Reproduction:

1. Open Quick Launch.
2. Type a query that returns multiple results. I used pik.
3. Click or tap a result that is not the first result.

Expected:

The clicked result opens.

Actual:

The currently selected result opens instead.

I reproduced this with:

• Android touchscreen
• touchscreen laptop
• laptop mouse/trackpad

This is not only a touch issue. Mouse/trackpad selection can fail the same way.

A small custom.js workaround fixes the problem by updating the selected result on pointerdown before Homepage handles the click:

document.addEventListener(
  "pointerdown",
  (event) => {
    const item = event.target.closest("button[data-index]");
    if (!item) return;

    item.dispatchEvent(
      new MouseEvent("mouseover", {
        bubbles: true,
        cancelable: true,
        view: window,
      }),
    );
  },
  true,
);

With this workaround enabled, every tested service result and the DuckDuckGo result opens correctly.

It looks like the click handler opens the current selected index instead of using the index of the clicked button.

Discussion #3864 appears to describe similar behavior, but it is closed and locked.

homepage version

v2.2.0

Installation method

Docker

Configuration

quicklaunch:
  searchDescriptions: true
  hideInternetSearch: false
  showSearchSuggestions: false
  hideVisitURL: false
  provider: duckduckgo
  mobileButtonPosition: bottom-right

Container Logs

No response

Browser Logs

No response

Troubleshooting

Reproduced on Homepage v2.2.0, revision 22f1317.

Tested with custom.js completely disabled:

• local config/custom.js size: 0 bytes
• /api/config/custom.js returned 0 bytes

The issue occurs with:

• Android touchscreen
• touchscreen laptop
• laptop mouse/trackpad

I also used a temporary diagnostic custom.js that only displayed the button index which received the event. It did not change selection behavior.

Example:

1. Open Quick Launch.
2. Type "pik".
3. Results include two PiKVM services and DuckDuckGo Search.
4. Tap DuckDuckGo Search.

The diagnostic displayed:
CLICK | index=2 | DuckDuckGo Search

Homepage still opened a PiKVM result.

This confirms the correct button receives the click/tap, but Homepage opens the currently selected result instead.

As a workaround, I dispatch mouseover to the actual button on pointerdown. With that workaround, every tested service and DuckDuckGo result opens correctly.

[shamoon]

1. Open Quick Launch.
2. Type a query that returns multiple results. I used pik.
3. Click or tap a result that is not the first result.

This reproduces nothing, of course:

Screen.Recording.2026-09-06.at.5.47.44.PM.mov

Perhaps there is some weirdness with android and click events, I'll see what I can find

[shamoon]

#7105 should improve this in situations like yours, feel free to test out :dev, or the change will be in our next release

[killermelon1458]

Thank you! i tested the dev build and my issue is fixed! I really appreciate the speedy response and fix!

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