Search when invoked should get prefilled from the currently selected text

[hrvojegolcic]

Description

Unlike the global search (Ctrl+Shift+F) the local search (Ctrl+F) when invoked gets prefilled from the currently selected text as a search query.

I don't know if the behavior is intentional but in my opinion the global search should also get prefilled from the currently selected text.

• Can you reproduce the issue?

Steps to reproduce

1. Select some text within the current document
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+F to invoke the global search
3. The global search sidebar appears

Expected behavior:

The search query input field should receive the focus.
The search query input field should be prefilled from the currently selected text, similarly how the local search is implemented.

Actual behavior:

The search query input field is not focused nor prefilled.

Versions

• Mark Text: 0.15.x and 0.16.x
• Operating system: Win 8.1

[MaanasArora]

Can I work on this issue?

[Jocs]

@MaanasArora Yes, you are always welcomed to make PRs.

[Ricardo-HE]

@MaanasArora Did you manage to solve the issue? If not I would like to work on it as well :)

[Henry78]

As of v16 (see #1311) the search box is prefilled with currently highlighted text in global search. But the box is still not focussed. And I'm not able to unfocus/return on hitting 'Esc'

[Henry78]

I added the more specific issue #2294 for the unimplemented parts of this issue. So I think this issue may be closed.