In article <9fd418f6-1f08-b24e-3aff-5bfce9381...@codethink.co.uk>, Michael Drake <michael.dr...@codethink.co.uk> wrote: > On 22/09/17 02:20, Harriet Bazley wrote: > > Other thoughts: from a practical point of view, I think it would be > > preferable if any active search were deleted when the window is closed. > > Otherwise it gets a bit disconcerting when you go to reopen your > > history/hotlist and there are only two or three entries visible, due to a > > search you carried out earlier and have long since finished with - > > particularly as the icon in question doesn't have the input focus when the > > window reopens,
> I agree, it would be better to cancel the search when the window > is closed. Unfortunately the core doesn't know when the front > end closes the window at the moment, so it's not straightforward > to change that just yet. > and clearing the old search string is a pain! > Once the search field has focus, either ESC or CTRL+U should clear it. Would a "clear" button make sense? Maybe a click on the search icon? -- Richard Torrens. http://www.Torrens.org for genealogy, natural history, wild food, walks, cats and more!
