AutoSuggestBox: show SuggestionsList on focus
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe
Currently, re-focusing/clicking on the AutoSuggestBox while the TextBox has text does not bring up the SuggestionsList. The only way to bring the SuggestionsList back is to add or remove text.
Windows apps with WinUI-styled controls like Settings do bring up the suggestions list on focus if there's text in the AutoSuggestBox TextBox.
Describe the solution you'd like
The AutoSuggestBox should show the suggestions list on focus/click if there's a search query and it's not focused on already.
Describe alternatives you've considered
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the AutoSuggestBox focus handling and the logic that displays its SuggestionsList when the TextBox contains text. Reproduce the refocusing or clicking behavior, then verify that a non-empty search query shows the SuggestionsList on focus without requiring text changes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100