Powertoys: [PT Run] Search Improvement

[JustCarousell]

Summary of the new feature/enhancement

So currently the search function as we open it and search for files everything seems to be doing right but the issue I have is this and I'm not sure if it's a bug or something that can be improved on. So what exactly is this issue is that every time I open the search and search a file/program let say and then till this point is good but then when I open up the search again whatever that I type previously is still around which makes me have to delete them and retype in what is the new file/program that I'm looking for and aside from that the text cursor is not active which makes me have to go an extra step to get my mouse to click on the search to have the cursor active and then delete the text previously keyed and then type in the new text to look for the file/program and I feel like this is something small that can be improved and help in the long run in things.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

What I proposed is this.

• when we open up the search again after the initial what can be done is whatever that was previously keyed can stay put but make it highlighted and have the text cursor active so that with a click of delete we can straight away type in something new to move on to the next thing.
  or
• simply make the text cursor active instead of what is currently available which the text cursor is not active and many steps have to be taken to just retype something in the search to look for something new.

[niels9001]

4995 will enable the option to automatically clear the search box everytime you open Run. Would that solve your issue?

[iAsk111]

4995 will enable the option to automatically clear the search box everytime you open Run. Would that solve your issue?

Hi there, I am having somewhat similiar issue, when I use search it's not clearing the recent thing/search you have type before so I think your solution is better to automatically clear the search box after a search has been made or after the search has been closed. Not just everytime you open run command but make it a global setting.

Thanks

[JustCarousell]

4995 will enable the option to automatically clear the search box everytime you open Run. Would that solve your issue?

yea I think that would be great as long as it makes the search so much easier to manage then I'm good and I believe everyone else would feel the same way as I do. Anyway the whole purpose of this function is to make searching at stuff as quick as possible so I think this implementation will be a plus to the service!

[niels9001]

4995 will enable the option to automatically clear the search box everytime you open Run. Would that solve your issue?

yea I think that would be great as long as it makes the search so much easier to manage then I'm good and I believe everyone else would feel the same way as I do. Anyway the whole purpose of this function is to make searching at stuff as quick as possible so I think this implementation will be a plus to the service!

Great! The setting will be available in the next update. Can this issue be closed for now :)?

[JustCarousell]

4995 will enable the option to automatically clear the search box everytime you open Run. Would that solve your issue?

yea I think that would be great as long as it makes the search so much easier to manage then I'm good and I believe everyone else would feel the same way as I do. Anyway the whole purpose of this function is to make searching at stuff as quick as possible so I think this implementation will be a plus to the service!

Great! The setting will be available in the next update. Can this issue be closed for now :)?

Alright can't wait for the next update and sure you can close the issue now and thank you!

[saahmedm]

Closing as duplicate! #4995