Feature = button option to clear filter box

[mragtronx8]

can this option be added
Feature = ESCAPE button or any other button option to clear filter box

[mjbrookes]

try
click into filter box
press F2


I have seen this recommended in the forum.

good luck

[mragtronx8]

thx, i know about the F2.
Am suggesting to use a keyboard button to clear filter box; same as the ESC button option in xyplorer

[nikos]

if F2 clears the filter box why do you need another key for the job?
ESC jumps back to the folder pane

[mjbrookes]

Hi Nikos

I think
Esc to clear filter box
and
TAB to switch to next pane

seems more 'intuitive'

but

[mragtronx8]

Hi Nikos

I think
Esc to clear filter box
and
TAB to switch to next pane

seems more 'intuitive'

but

i agree. reconsider this as an option Nikos.
Esc to clear filter box, and remain in pane to continue or do another search.

[johngalt]

I have to agree, ESC to clear search contents is more intuitive.

[nikos]

feedback of this sort is best during beta testing or early after a release. This feature and keyboard associations are well, what 10 years old?
Well-established to risk annoying existing users

[mjbrookes]

fair point.

But if you ignore more 'recent' feedback you may miss the opportunity to make genuine iprovements.

Idea: could you make it so that
1. if people press F2 in the filter box
2. then up pops a message ... "Shortcut key change.... From version 5.2.x.xx, F2 no longer clears the filter box, instead press ESC....( also you can use TAB to exit the filter box and return to main pane)" and add "to stop this message in future tick this checkbox".
3. after a couple of versions you could retire the F2-message appearing at all





Example: Filter box improvement Idea:
I would still like to be able to click into the filter box and then a dropdown of the last 10 searches appears, it would significantly ease my work if I did not have to release the mouse and type repeated search terms.

[johngalt]

feedback of this sort is best during beta testing or early after a release. This feature and keyboard associations are well, what 10 years old?
Well-established to risk annoying existing users

So make it an option - allow the user to pick whether they want to keep F2 or use ESC to clear the search box, which can be changed using the advanced options method only, so it is not accidentally done.

I mean, it's not like we're asking you to recode the entire codebase in a new programming language. And if these fine folks had not mentioned the issue in the first place, I would not have thought to support the idea because I am used to doing it counter-intuitively for so long. But If you don't want to change it, I'm already used to doing it counter-intuitively, so not a big deal. I think ESC is a better, more accepted method for clearing the contents of a text field. If you don't, fair enough.