No standard Find (not Filter) functionality (accessible via Cmd-F)
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- Python
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Description
Find and Filter of table content (and of query results) are two distinct functionalities. Usually, Cmd-F maps to the former. Cmd-Option-F maps to the latter in Postico 1 and in Postico 2 Cmd-F maps to Filter. However the actual Filter functionality on tables seems absent in both versions – it's greyed out. (See also #400.)
@jakob's comment in #204 (and #279) makes me believe there's a reason why there is no standard Find functionality, but I can't think of anything. What's the reason? I often want to find entries in big tables and view them in context. This is something that Filter does not provide since it filters out the surrounding non-matching rows.
Providing proper Filter functionality would also take care of #647.
Mapping Cmd-F to Filter in Postico 2 seems to give up on the intention expressed in @jakob's comment in #204, which seems like a shame.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked context in #204, #279, #400, and #647, then compare the current Cmd-F and Filter behavior described for Postico 1 and 2. Done would require a decided approach that restores a distinct standard Find experience while addressing the related filtering concerns.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100