UI Request: Search/Replace Arrow Keys

JimmXinu · 07-05-2025, 12:22 PM

UI request for Edit book and Viewer:

In Viewer, the ToC search combo box, when focused, lets me use up/down arrow keys to scroll prior searches.

in Edit, the text search and replace combo boxes (and search in Viewer) do not--I have to click the dropdown button.

Any chance of getting that added?

Viewer ToC search uses calibre.gui2.search_box.SearchBox2, which appears to explicitly code for up/down arrow keys.

I'm using Calibre 8.5 on Win10.

kovidgoyal · 07-05-2025, 11:55 PM

The up and down arrow keys work fine in those boxes, but they only work after the completion popup is triggerred, that is after you type at least one character, you can type and then delete that character to use the arrow keys on the complete list.

I suppose one could have the up/down arrow keys popup the completion list even without anything typed, but that maybe somewhat painful to do because of the way the completion popup works (its a custom non-Qt one for various reasons). Need to look at it in more detail sometime.

kovidgoyal · 07-06-2025, 12:05 AM

This should allow the up/down keys to open the completion popup
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...8be9880885d0a8

JimmXinu · 07-06-2025, 10:22 AM

Thank you!

07-05-2025, 12:22 PM	#1
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,968 Karma: 4604635 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	UI Request: Search/Replace Arrow Keys UI request for Edit book and Viewer: In Viewer, the ToC search combo box, when focused, lets me use up/down arrow keys to scroll prior searches. in Edit, the text search and replace combo boxes (and search in Viewer) do not--I have to click the dropdown button. Any chance of getting that added? Viewer ToC search uses calibre.gui2.search_box.SearchBox2, which appears to explicitly code for up/down arrow keys. I'm using Calibre 8.5 on Win10.

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07-05-2025, 11:55 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,339 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The up and down arrow keys work fine in those boxes, but they only work after the completion popup is triggerred, that is after you type at least one character, you can type and then delete that character to use the arrow keys on the complete list. I suppose one could have the up/down arrow keys popup the completion list even without anything typed, but that maybe somewhat painful to do because of the way the completion popup works (its a custom non-Qt one for various reasons). Need to look at it in more detail sometime.

07-06-2025, 12:05 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,339 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	This should allow the up/down keys to open the completion popup https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...8be9880885d0a8

07-06-2025, 10:22 AM	#4
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,968 Karma: 4604635 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	Thank you!

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