Keep search menu open

[Robert Heller]

At Sun, 7 Feb 2010 20:22:04 -0600 Graham Lane <grahamlane at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> I don't expect to not have to type...
> When I have one program open in one part of the desktop, (not maximized) It
> would be nice to move the mouse directly to the already open GC search menu
> that still sits in the Value drop down option, where I can just change the
> previous search.
> Call it a request if the option of Persistent Search is not available

What you want is something called a 'tearoff' menu.

> 
> On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 6:40 PM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
> 
> >
> > On Feb 7, 2010, at 4:28 PM, Graham Lane wrote:
> >
> > > Not that it isn't a little faster, but that's only if I am typing at the
> > time. Usually, I am mousing into GC from the other program. The ctrl F is
> > clumsy for me in the way too.
> > > I could hot key a Function key following an all keyboard command cycle to
> > get it back open, I suppose.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 6:16 PM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Feb 7, 2010, at 3:42 PM, trythis wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I use gnucash as a database for expenses as much as anything else. I
> > have
> > > > hundreds of searches that I have to do. It is sometimes possible to do
> > more
> > > > than one search at a time but mostly I need to pull up one value search
> > at a
> > > > time and go to another program and do something with what I learned.
> > Then
> > > > come back to gc and do the same thing. A search button on the menu bar
> > would
> > > > help. Making a default type of search would also help.
> > > > Leaving the search menu up unless I close it would be AWESOME!
> > > >
> > > > Is there a workaround, or simple way to make this happen? I tried to
> > some
> > > > settings in preferences, but no joy. Ideas?
> > >
> > > How about using Ctrl-F (Cmd-F on a Mac)?
> > >
> >
> > Huh? The next thing you do after switching to GC is type the search term.
> > Save even more time by using ctrl-tab (Linux) or alt-tab (MSWin) to switch
> > back to GC, then ctrl-F to search. You're going to have to type at some
> > point to enter your search parameters.
> >
> > Regards,
> > John Ralls
> >
> >
> >
> >
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