[Lazarus] Project Inspect & Code Explorer

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Mon, 5 May 2008 22:52:04 +0200
"Graeme Geldenhuys" <graemeg.lists at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2008/5/5 Mattias Gaertner <nc-gaertnma at netcologne.de>:
> >  > Code Explorer:
> >  > Great Window here, but I don't get the filtering mechanism.  If I
> >  > type say "btnMain" it highlights everything whereas I would
> >  > think it would filter out everything that doesn't match that
> >  > string entered.
> >
> >  It's not a filter, it's a search.
> >  Feel free to add an option and implement filtering.
> 
> Some constructive criticism if you don't mind. 

I don't mind. I implemented big parts of it, but I hardly use it.


> Clearly that form is badly designed then! I expected the exact same
> things as what Lee described. I would bet good money that others
> thought the same thing. I typed something in and it highlighted lots
> of items I had no clue why. 

Because of a bug. Fixed.


> After all, the edit box it titled '(Filter)', but as you
> explained it doesn't filter, instead it searches??? 

Apparently someone planned to implement a filter, but didn't find the
time.


> A filter acting like a filter would have been a better design.



Mattias