Reimplement Search in New Variables Page

[RealRaven2000]

in the old settings dialog we could use the key F3 to repeat searching for a search term, now this doesn't work because the shortcut is highjacked by the built in search methods of content:

this "built in search method" is not able to se collapsed content and this fails discovering the desired information. Therefore it should be completely avoided while the variables page is shown.

We either need to come up with a different keyboard combo, or add a button for searching again. Since there is more space on screen in the new dialog the later method is probably the easiest.

[RealRaven2000]

Lots of changes, here is the latest version to try out. The hardest part is selection focus, the window.find is very unpredictable depending on which button is clicked and where the user last clicked. This one recreates the find again feature with the buttons F4 and Shift+F4 (backwards):

smartTemplate-fx-4.8pre141.zip

I also added some (next/previous) buttons and improved readability. The find previous button doesn't currently work as reliable as pushing Shift+F4. If I cannot fix it this week I might remove it altogether.

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To try the version above download zip file and drag the file into Thunderbird Add-ons Manager (do not extract contents, it won't install like that)

[RealRaven2000]

4.8 - published 03/09/2024