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Bug 139517 - Add support for wild card (*) in Run/Debug Rake Task dialog
Summary: Add support for wild card (*) in Run/Debug Rake Task dialog
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: ruby
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Rake (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Martin Krauskopf
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Reported: 2008-07-10 06:10 UTC by richo
Modified: 2008-07-11 14:43 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description richo 2008-07-10 06:10:50 UTC
When typing in rake tasks in the "Run/Debug Rake Task" Dialog it would be great to be able to "skip ahead" when there
are a lot of options with the same "middle" section, but different final names.

So if I start typing "db:m" in the dialog now I get

db:migrate
db:migrate:redo
db:migrate:reset

It would be nice to be able to type "db:m*r" and get

db:migrate:redo
db:migrate:reset

basically allows you to skip ahead.
Comment 1 Martin Krauskopf 2008-07-10 08:30:57 UTC
Does it really worth it? I mean this is surely implementable valid RFE, not hard to do, but from the user point of view,
is not easier to type just 'db:m', then few 'down-arrow' keys and 'enter'. This seems to me quicker then typing unless
there is *exact* match of the wanted target. Moreover lastly selected target is 'remembered'.
Comment 2 Martin Krauskopf 2008-07-10 08:32:08 UTC
PS: you might use <Up>, <Down>, <PageUp>, <PageDown> when you are in the Filter field.
Comment 3 Erno Mononen 2008-07-10 09:14:35 UTC
I think it depends on how many tasks there are that start with the same characters -- if you've got a lot of such tasks 
then I think wild card support would help. It is the same as in the Go To Type dialog, you can use arrows and pgup 
pgdown there too, but still from time to time it is more convenient to be able to use wild cards.
Comment 4 richo 2008-07-11 03:35:16 UTC
I find navigation to be contextual switch in my mind to the task at hand. Typing blah*blah<enter> is less disruptive to
my thought process than Typing blah:blah <locate in list with eyes><arrow down><arrow down><arrow down><enter>

I'll revisit the idea in a month and see if I'm still "frustrated" about not having a wild card.
Comment 5 Martin Krauskopf 2008-07-11 12:28:59 UTC
> I'll revisit the idea in a month and see if I'm still "frustrated" about not having a wild card.

Up to you. But if you want you might start to use wildcards immediately ;)

Implemented: 0e538e337303
Comment 6 richo 2008-07-11 14:43:40 UTC
Thankyou :-)