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Search within PT Settings #8060

Open bonzibudd opened 3 years ago

bonzibudd commented 3 years ago

Description of the new feature

It would be nice to have a search box to search for options within PT Settings. This isn't immediately necessary, but will be more useful as new tools and options are added.

For example, I have trouble focusing on the long list of options in FancyZones settings, it usually takes 8-16 seconds for me to find a specific option. If I was able to search for a keyword, it would be much easier to locate the specific setting.

This should function similar to Windows Settings search, but it would be nice if you could toggle the settings directly from the opened search, unlike Windows Settings where you have to click the specific option before changing the setting (Not a big deal if there are technical limitations to doing this).

Alternatively, a Ctrl+F solution would be acceptable, but I think a dedicated search box would be better overall.

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ghost commented 3 years ago

We could add the search in the title bar like in a lot of MSFT products like Teams

Azure Portal (I know it's a website but it still looks similar)

Azure portal's title bar in quotes

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word's title bar

With the current title bar, It will not look good. We will have to wait for #1547

htcfreek commented 3 years ago

I think we should add the search as first element in the nav bar. Like in W10 settings app.

ghost commented 3 years ago

I think we should add the search as first element in the nav bar. Like in W10 settings app.

I think @htcfreek's idea is better because PowerToys settings uses NavigationView

bonzibudd commented 3 years ago

Yes, I also agree that the NavBar would probably be the best option. It would probably be good since it's not tied to the Title bar, especially now, as it still uses the older style.

bonzibudd commented 3 years ago

Is there any chance we may see this sometime in the future? I do like how the options have been re-organized, but I would still like some solution with a full search form eventually.

Aaron-Junker commented 3 years ago

I'm sorry it's currently not planed to be integrated. But if you want you could try doing it yourself!

GlutenFreeVapes commented 7 months ago

Hello admin, we need this feature in 2024. The issue still persists, with the added features/modules in PT, this issue has become more prevalent!

Thanks admin