Just a suggestion re the DesktopSearchControl.
In most text controls (list boxes, text fields, whatever…) its frequently useful to have two modes to search:
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a simple text search that finds and selects the next match, which is implied by the magnifying glass icon; or
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filter the rows or text, removing the rows that don’t match (like the filter function in MS Excel), or reducing long text chunks to the context containing the match.
Could I suggest Xojo augment the existing control to add a filter mode, an event “filter” as well as the “search”, and switch icon according to its mode; clicking the icon switches its mode - no pulldown menu is needed.
I use my own control that switches icons accordingly between simple search (magnifying glass) and filter (a funnel icon) and I find it quite useful. Its also clear Xojo is struggling with this functionality in the standard dialog that opens when Xojo launches; the list of files has a very ugly way of presenting “find” or “filter” options.
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