Need a global search tool

[smalers]

This would be useful but is lower priority than other issues.

For complicated maps it can be difficult to find a feature of interest. Therefore, there is a need for a global search tool, similar to web browser URL/search text field. Here are some ideas:

• Add a Search (magnifying glass icon?) to the tool area on the left of the legend.
• The search tool would show a simple text field where a user could enter a string. Later wildcards or other features could be added but by default it will match a substring.
• The tool would search all layer attributes on a map to find features.
• A list of found items would be shown and user could select "show on map" or similar.
• This would work with the select/highlight feature tool.
• Maybe auto-zoom to the selected feature(s).

[smalers]

Maybe also need configuration properties at layer level to indicate which attributes should be involved in the search. The tool might be slow if it needs to search every map layer's attributes, and I'm not sure how numbers would work. For example, search could be limited to:

1. Only certain types (strings)
2. Only certain attributes (name, description, etc.)
3. Also, what to do about layers that show up in multiple maps?

[smalers]

See the search tool on the NovaStar Operator as an example. This works relatively well. My main comments are the symbol size should be in pixel, not map units, and maybe auto-zoom should return to the zoom level before the search. The InfoMapper could add a surrounding outline to selected symbols or color the symbols. This needs to be worked out.