Search Box in Macros Library Panel is Case-Sensitive

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When using the search box in the macros "Library" panel, it often does not return any results despite containing a macro of that name.

The issue is due to the search box being case-sensitive.  However, I can't think of a scenario where this would be beneficial to the user, therefore it's likely that this is something that has just been overlooked.  IMO the search box should not be case-sensitive by default, as it will trip users up.

Looking at other search boxes in Affinity Photo, the search box in the "Assets" panel for example is not case-sensitive and therefore works in a more user-friendly way.  In addition, the search box in the "Swatches" panel is also not case-sensitive.  Therefore, I would imagine it's not actually intended behaviour in the "Library" panel search box either.

As a side note, I also don't see it as beneficial to have it as the default behaviour in the layer "States" panel either (Layer name is…) – although that search box is a bit different to the others as it also gives the option to use RegEx as well.

 

 

[Chris B]

7 hours ago, - S - said:

When using the search box in the macros "Library" panel, it often does not return any results despite containing a macro of that name.

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Thanks for checking the other areas too. I've done a quick sweep and found no other search boxes to be case-sensitive.