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Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 11 Jan 2017 17:30
by Jerry
Didn't see any existing keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box without changing focus. Can one be added?

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box?

Posted: 11 Jan 2017 19:33
by highend
{ESC}?

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box?

Posted: 11 Jan 2017 19:40
by Jerry
highend wrote:{ESC}?
It doesn't work for me if I have focus in the list itself and not in the live filter box.

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 11 Jan 2017 19:54
by highend
You didn't mention that you are in e.g. in a pane and want to clear the lfb "externally" :)

I'll move this to the wishes section...

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 11 Jan 2017 20:04
by Jerry
highend wrote:You didn't mention that you are in e.g. in a pane and want to clear the lfb "externally" :)
I'll move this to the wishes section...
Yes, sorry. I later updated the post and subject to indicate the focus issue. I think this feature is really needed. I'm very often in a filtered list via the live filter box and it's quite cumbersome to have to go back to the box just to clear it, when I no longer want the live filter on.

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 11 Jan 2017 20:19
by highend
Instead of clearing you could just use it's normal shortcut (alt + f3) to hide the box while in the list pane (which clears it automatically)
and reinvoke it again when you want it visible and have focus?

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 11 Jan 2017 20:26
by Jerry
highend wrote:Instead of clearing you could just use it's normal shortcut (alt + f3) to hide the box while in the list pane (which clears it automatically) and reinvoke it again when you want it visible and have focus?
Ok, that's a reasonable workaround for now. Thanks. Still would like to see a dedicated shortcut for this.

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 07 Feb 2017 21:35
by Jerry
What about Shift-ESC for clearing the Live Filter Box (while focus is in the list), but still keeping it visible?

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 09 Feb 2017 16:02
by admin
What about a new command "Toggle Live Filter" in menu View | Tab?

If filter is ON:
- clear the Live Filter Box
- keep it visible
- keep focus where it is

If filter is OFF:
- activate the last filter
- show the Live Filter Box if it's not shown
- keep focus where it is

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 09 Feb 2017 16:10
by TheQwerty
Can't you achieve this already with a Run Script UDC assigned a shortcut and this script:

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filter '', 8;

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 09 Feb 2017 16:11
by Jerry
admin wrote:What about a new command "Toggle Live Filter" in menu View | Tab?

If filter is ON:
- clear the Live Filter Box
- keep it visible
- keep focus where it is

If filter is OFF:
- activate the last filter
- show the Live Filter Box if it's not shown
- keep focus where it is
That definitely works for me. On a related note, have you considered adding a history dropdown list to the Live Box filter?

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 09 Feb 2017 16:18
by admin
TheQwerty wrote:Can't you achieve this already with a Run Script UDC assigned a shortcut and this script:

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filter '', 8;
Yep, one could script it.

But I think a "Toggle Live Filter" (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F3) command would be a natural and useful addition.

Re: Is there a keyboard shortcut to clear the Live Filter box, w/o changing focus?

Posted: 09 Feb 2017 16:19
by admin
Jerry wrote:On a related note, have you considered adding a history dropdown list to the Live Box filter?
Yes, I have and declined it. I want to keep this simple. KISS.