diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt
index 06d6da09..ed553b98 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(dl dlopen "" DLOPEN_IN_LIBDL)
 IF(DLOPEN_IN_LIBDL)
 	LIST(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS dl)
 ENDIF(DLOPEN_IN_LIBDL)
+CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(pthread pthread_sigmask "" PTHREAD_IN_LIBPTHREAD)
+IF(PTHREAD_IN_LIBPTHREAD)
+	LIST(APPEND EXTRA_LIBS pthread)
+ENDIF(PTHREAD_IN_LIBPTHREAD)
 
 kde4_add_plugin(kio_recoll ${kio_recoll_SRCS})
 
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/dirif.cpp b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/dirif.cpp
index ffb10e5f..0678f53e 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/dirif.cpp
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/dirif.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: dirif.cpp,v 1.1 2008-11-26 15:03:41 dockes Exp $ (C) 2008 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: dirif.cpp,v 1.2 2008-11-27 17:48:43 dockes Exp $ (C) 2008 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -66,33 +66,88 @@ const UDSEntry resultToUDSEntry(Rcl::Doc doc)
     	entry.insert( KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_CREATION_TIME, info.st_ctime);
     }
     
-    //    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_URL, doc.url.c_str());
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_TARGET_URL, doc.url.c_str());
     //    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_URL, "recoll://search/query/1");
     return entry;
 }
 
 
-// Don't know that we really need this. It's used by beagle to return
-// info on the virtual entries used to execute commands, and on the
-// saved searches (appearing as directories)
 void RecollProtocol::stat(const KUrl & url)
 {
     kDebug() << url << endl ;
 
     QString path = url.path();
     KIO::UDSEntry entry;
-    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, url.path());
-    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_URL, url.url());
+    if (!path.compare("/"))
+	entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, "/welcome");
+    else
+	entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, url.path());
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_TARGET_URL, url.url());
     entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFREG);
     statEntry(entry);
     finished();
 }
 
+// From kio_beagle
+void RecollProtocol::createRootEntry(KIO::UDSEntry& entry)
+{
+    // home directory
+    entry.clear();
+    entry.insert( KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, ".");
+    entry.insert( KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFDIR);
+    entry.insert( KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS, 0700);
+    entry.insert( KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MIME_TYPE, "inode/directory");
+}
+
+void RecollProtocol::createGoHomeEntry(KIO::UDSEntry& entry)
+{
+    // status file
+    entry.clear();
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME, "Recoll home (click me)");
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_FILE_TYPE, S_IFREG);
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_TARGET_URL, "recoll:///welcome");
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ACCESS, 0500);
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MIME_TYPE, "text/html");
+    entry.insert(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_ICON_NAME, "recoll");
+}
+
+
 void RecollProtocol::listDir(const KUrl& url)
 {
     kDebug() << url << endl;
+
+    // It seems that when the request is from konqueror
+    // autocompletion it comes with a / at the end, which offers
+    // an opportunity to not perform it.
+    if (url.path() != "/" && url.path().endsWith("/")) {
+	kDebug() << "Endswith/" << endl;
+	error(-1, "");
+	return;
+    }
+
     if (!m_initok || !maybeOpenDb(m_reason)) {
-	error(KIO::ERR_SLAVE_DEFINED, "Init error");
+	string reason = "RecollProtocol::listDir: Init error:" + m_reason;
+	error(KIO::ERR_SLAVE_DEFINED, reason.c_str());
+	return;
+    }
+    if (url.path().isEmpty() || url.path() == "/") {
+	kDebug() << "list /" << endl;
+
+	UDSEntryList entries;
+	KIO::UDSEntry entry;
+
+	// entry for '/'
+	createRootEntry(entry);
+	//	listEntry(entry, false);
+	entries.append(entry);
+
+	// entry for 'Information'
+	createGoHomeEntry(entry);
+	//	listEntry(entry, false);
+	entries.append(entry);
+
+	listEntries(entries);
+	finished();
 	return;
     }
 
@@ -100,19 +155,20 @@ void RecollProtocol::listDir(const KUrl& url)
     URLToQuery(url, query, opt);
     kDebug() << "Query: " << query;
     if (!query.isEmpty()) {
-	doSearch(query, opt.toUtf8().at(0));
+	if (!doSearch(query, opt.toUtf8().at(0)))
+	    return;
     } else {
 	finished();
 	return;
     }
 
     vector<ResListEntry> page;
-    int pagelen = m_source->getSeqSlice(0, 20, page);
+    int pagelen = m_source->getSeqSlice(0, 100, page);
     kDebug() << "Got " << pagelen << " results.";
     UDSEntryList entries;
     for (int i = 0; i < pagelen; i++) {
 	entries.append(resultToUDSEntry(page[i].doc));
     }
     listEntries(entries);
-    //    finished();
+    finished();
 }
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/htmlif.cpp b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/htmlif.cpp
index 78fba888..f12a408e 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/htmlif.cpp
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/htmlif.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: htmlif.cpp,v 1.1 2008-11-26 15:03:41 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: htmlif.cpp,v 1.2 2008-11-27 17:48:43 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const string &RecollKioPager::parFormat()
 
 string RecollKioPager::pageTop()
 {
-    return "<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"recoll:///\">New Search</a></p>";
+    return "<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"recoll:///welcome\">New Search</a></p>";
 }
 
 string RecollKioPager::nextUrl()
@@ -148,9 +148,10 @@ void RecollProtocol::queryDetails()
 
 void RecollProtocol::htmlDoSearch(const QString& q, char opt)
 {
-    kDebug() << endl;
+    kDebug() << "htmlDoSearch" << endl;
+    if (!doSearch(q, opt))
+	return;
     mimeType("text/html");
-    doSearch(q, opt);
     m_pager.setDocSource(m_source);
     m_pager.resultPageNext();
     m_pager.displayPage();
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp
index 2e17a826..ea1dfa9f 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: kio_recoll.cpp,v 1.16 2008-11-26 15:03:41 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
+static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: kio_recoll.cpp,v 1.17 2008-11-27 17:48:43 dockes Exp $ (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes";
 #endif
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -119,10 +119,11 @@ bool RecollProtocol::maybeOpenDb(string &reason)
 void RecollProtocol::mimetype(const KUrl &url)
 {
     kDebug() << url << endl;
-    if (0) 
-	mimeType("text/html");
-    else
+#ifdef USEDIRMODEL
 	mimeType("inode/directory");
+#else
+	mimeType("text/html");
+#endif
     finished();
 }
 
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ bool RecollProtocol::URLToQuery(const KUrl &url, QString& q, QString& opt)
 	    opt = "l";
 	} 
     }
+    if (q.startsWith("/"))
+	q.remove(0,1);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -147,18 +150,21 @@ void RecollProtocol::get(const KUrl & url)
     kDebug() << url << endl;
 
     if (!m_initok || !maybeOpenDb(m_reason)) {
-	error(KIO::ERR_SLAVE_DEFINED, "Init error");
+	string reason = "RecollProtocol::get:Init error: " + m_reason;
+	error(KIO::ERR_SLAVE_DEFINED, reason.c_str());
 	return;
     }
+#ifdef USEDIRMODEL
     error(KIO::ERR_IS_DIRECTORY, QString::null);
     return;
+#endif
 
     QString host = url.host();
     QString path = url.path();
 
     kDebug() << "host:" << host << " path:" << path;
 
-    if (host.isEmpty() && !path.compare("/")) {
+    if (host.isEmpty() && (!path.compare("/")||!path.compare("/welcome"))) {
 	// recoll:/
 	welcomePage();
 	goto out;
@@ -202,7 +208,7 @@ void RecollProtocol::get(const KUrl & url)
     kDebug() << "done" << endl;
 }
 
-void RecollProtocol::doSearch(const QString& q, char opt)
+bool RecollProtocol::doSearch(const QString& q, char opt)
 {
     kDebug() << q << endl;
     string qs = (const char *)q.toUtf8();
@@ -231,33 +237,37 @@ void RecollProtocol::doSearch(const QString& q, char opt)
 	sd = wasaStringToRcl(qs, m_reason);
     }
     if (!sd) {
-	m_reason = "Internal Error: cant allocate new query";
-	outputError(m_reason.c_str());
+	kDebug() << "Could not build search data from user string";
+	m_reason = "Internal Error: cant build search";
+	error(-1, m_reason.c_str());
 	finished();
-	return;
+	return false;
     }
 
     RefCntr<Rcl::SearchData> sdata(sd);
     sdata->setStemlang("english");
-    kDebug() << "Building query";
+    kDebug() << "Executing query";
     RefCntr<Rcl::Query>query(new Rcl::Query(m_rcldb));
     if (!query->setQuery(sdata)) {
-	m_reason = "Internal Error: setQuery failed";
-	outputError(m_reason.c_str());
+	m_reason = "Internal Error: query execute failed";
+	error(-1, m_reason.c_str());
 	finished();
-	return;
+	kDebug() << "setQuery failed, returning";
+	return false;
     }
+
     kDebug() << "Building docsequence";
     DocSequenceDb *src = 
 	new DocSequenceDb(RefCntr<Rcl::Query>(query), "Query results", sdata);
     if (src == 0) {
 	kDebug() << "Cant' build result sequence";
-	error(-1, QString::null);
+	error(-1, "Can't build result sequence");
 	finished();
-	return;
+	return false;
     }
     kDebug() << "Setting source";
     m_source = RefCntr<DocSequence>(src);
+    return true;
 }
 
 // Note: KDE_EXPORT is actually needed on Unix when building with
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.h b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.h
index f6f06889..803f44df 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.h
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef _RECOLL_H
-/* @(#$Id: kio_recoll.h,v 1.7 2008-11-26 15:03:41 dockes Exp $  (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes */
+/* @(#$Id: kio_recoll.h,v 1.8 2008-11-27 17:48:43 dockes Exp $  (C) 2005 J.F.Dockes */
 #define _RECOLL_H
 /*
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -64,17 +64,19 @@ class RecollProtocol : public KIO::SlaveBase {
     virtual void get(const KUrl & url );
     virtual void stat(const KUrl & url);
     virtual void listDir(const KUrl& url);
-    
+
     static RclConfig  *o_rclconfig;
 
  private:
     bool maybeOpenDb(string &reason);
     void outputError(const QString& errmsg);
-    void doSearch(const QString& q, char opt = 'l');
+    bool doSearch(const QString& q, char opt = 'l');
     void welcomePage();
     void queryDetails();
     void htmlDoSearch(const QString& q, char opt);
     bool URLToQuery(const KUrl &url, QString& q, QString& opt);
+    void createRootEntry(KIO::UDSEntry& entry);
+    void createGoHomeEntry(KIO::UDSEntry& entry);
 
     bool        m_initok;
     Rcl::Db    *m_rcldb;
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/notes.txt b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/notes.txt
index 48d7dc56..762993fb 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/notes.txt
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/notes.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,19 @@ Au lieu de /usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/apps/
   recoll avec --target=/usr pour que les fichiers de config soient au bon
   endroit
 
+
+Sur kubuntu 8.10 (a jour au 2008-27-11), cmake genere une dependance sur 
+/build/buildd/kde4libs-4.1.2/obj-i486-linux-gnu/lib/libkdecore.so dans 
+CMakeFiles/kio_recoll.dir/build.make 
+Pas trouve le moyen de corriger, il faut editer la ligne et remplacer
+par /usr/lib/..
+
+
+Debug areas: /usr/share/kde4/config/kdebug.areas
+kdebugdialog [--fullmode] pour configurer
+./.kde/share/config/kdebugrc
+Output to ~/.xession-errors par defaut controle ?
+
+
+Probleme quand l'url se termine par un / et qu'on edite le mot,
+konqueror lance une recherche a chaque lettre.
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recoll.protocol b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recoll.protocol
index 27f941d4..1907f620 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recoll.protocol
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/recoll.protocol
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ input=none
 output=filesystem
 listing=Name,Type, URL
 reading=true
-defaultMimeType=inode/directory
+#defaultMimeType=inode/directory
+defaultMimeType=text/html
 Icon=help_index
 Class=:local
 URIMode=rawuri