Goto Torrent when the first letter(s) are typed

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Go to your torrent  list.
2. Type first letter of torrent name  (ie "U" for Ubuntu).

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
It should select the torrent, in previous versions this worked.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
2.1.1

Please provide any additional information below.
Using Windows 7 46 bit

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mdcobra...@gmail.com on 21 Sep 2010 at 4:19

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Issue 432 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by j...@cp-lab.com on 24 Oct 2011 at 11:43

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To be clear -- what I would like to see, is one of two behaviors (both 
toggle-able would be great).

Behavior you get in Win-Explorer when the file display window has focus -- when 
you start to type, it takes you to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, letter...( so IF list is 
displayed in alphabetical order, then it will try to match 1st char to 1 char 
of torrent name), 2nd char typed (within ~2 seconds, otherwise it resets), and 
3rd char typed to 3rd char... allowing you to type the first few chars of your 
file and there you are.

Works great for alphabetical display of files.   

HOWEVER...

with a torrent gui, I usually don't have sorted alphabetically, but by some 
other field of interest, time added, being most common so I see the torrents in 
the order I added them.   Alphabetical is rare because ...
and this is the killer for torrents  benefiting from this feature...

40% of my current torrent list is in the format:
   '[' <uploading group> '] '<'_'|' '>  <Title> [more stuff...]

i.e. start with sqbracket, non title name, space or underscore separator, 
Title, then maybe brackets or parens with more 'meta' information (encoding, 
checksum)...

So a str8 out alphabetical sort .. ICK.

What would be a good interface for this, IMO, that would allow what I think we 
all want, is 'find' box *like* the one in firefox, where when start to type, if 
you are not focused into an input box already, would open up (in FF can be 
configured to search on typing or require pressing control-F first) that would 
pop up on the screen while you are typing...(separate from the search box, as 
that's 
usable as a filter that stays in plac.

Then as you typed it would work similarly to the current search bar... -- but 
it would udate the match list with each keypress, not every page refresh...

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Designed this way, I coud type in my first few letters, and they would all 
display.

it would work similarly to the search bar, but would update the list of 
matching torrents with each keypress (not every 'refresh period').

If you hit return, you'll be placed on the 1st match.  If you hit ESCAPE, 
unchanged,
IF you MOUSECLICK on to the torrent list, the popup search bar stays on 
top...(but you can move to the side) and it would be acting like the current 
search bar -- a filter.  But the difference is -- as soon as you hit return, or 
ESC, the search box closes -- a short pause (i.e. wait until the next normal 
page refresh, and it goes back to the "pre-find" display (which might be a 
filtered list if someone already typed something into the search box.

In that case, your 'find' only looks for and display matches of the items 
already on the screen as filtered by the search box.

I wrote alot of detail, because I wanted to be clear on the desired algorithm 
that I think would make everyone (ok, 97-98% of them) happy (at least in 
regards to the feature!)...

It isn't a trivial detail to implement, but completed would be slicker than 
ice!  (well maybe only as slick...but still pretty good!)...

;-)

(adding a few cents here and there...)...

Original comment by astara.a...@gmail.com on 24 Nov 2011 at 1:29

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Issue 511 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by j...@cp-lab.com on 23 Mar 2012 at 9:21

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Fixed in r683.

Original comment by j...@cp-lab.com on 23 Mar 2012 at 3:48

• Changed state: DevFixed

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Original comment by j...@cp-lab.com on 7 Apr 2012 at 2:39

• Changed state: Fixed

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4.0.1 - function still doesn't work

I am Using Windows 7 64 bit SP1

Original comment by emo...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2012 at 6:19

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The search works on the currently sorted column.

Original comment by j...@cp-lab.com on 8 Apr 2012 at 6:57

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oh, i would like to see - search works on any currently sorted column. I would 
say whatever the currently sorted column - search works only on NAME column. 
Does anybody wants to search by other column ?

Original comment by emo...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2012 at 7:09

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To my mind, there's no sense in searching in any other column. All I need is 
name. But the feature works fine is sorted by name.
Thank you!

Original comment by alex_pol...@mail.ru on 8 Apr 2012 at 9:24

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Plese hear us! Change the status ! Do we said a silly things ?:(

Original comment by emo...@gmail.com on 9 Apr 2012 at 6:22

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Quick search has been corrected in r752.

Original comment by j...@cp-lab.com on 9 Apr 2012 at 7:51

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the cursor focuses only on the first torrent, corresponding to a pressed key.

Original comment by emo...@gmail.com on 10 Apr 2012 at 12:53

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in 4.0.2 for sure. WIn 7 x64 SP1

Original comment by emo...@gmail.com on 10 Apr 2012 at 12:53

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Type the second, third, etc letter.

Original comment by j...@cp-lab.com on 10 Apr 2012 at 1:54

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i have 10 torrent starting with "A" letter
i press "A" button
only first torrent starting with A is selected
i press A once more, once more, once more, nothing happens...
i think next press must select second, third, etc torrent with every press of 
"A" key

did you get me ?)

Original comment by emo...@gmail.com on 10 Apr 2012 at 2:00

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Yes. But you can continue typing a torrent name and it will be found.

Original comment by j...@cp-lab.com on 10 Apr 2012 at 2:03

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thats not mutually exclusive feautures!!

Original comment by emo...@gmail.com on 10 Apr 2012 at 2:20

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I know. For now it is implemented as is. I may change it in future major 
release.

Original comment by j...@cp-lab.com on 10 Apr 2012 at 2:25