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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-50420

findText improvements

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    • Suggestion
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • P2: Important
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    • WebEngine
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    Description

      I've been thinking about some improvements for QWebEnginePage::findText to make it more powerful than QtWebKit's equivalent.

      Features I'd like to see:

      • A way to get the positions of all matches, to present the user with a list of matches, and the index of the currently selected match.
      • An equivalent to QWebPage::FindWrapsAroundDocument and maybe the other QWebPage::FindFlags (though I don't need the others myself)
      • The ability to search for a regex on the page instead of a fixed text
      • A flag to start (or continue) the search at the position the page is scrolled to, rather than the top or the next match.

      I have no idea how feasible those would be, which is why I decided to open a single bug for them for now, to discuss what makes sense and what doesn't.

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          depends on

          Task - A task that needs to be done. QTBUG-74588 Replace QWebEngineCallback with std::function

          • P2: Important - Urgent, should be fixed, but will not stop the release.
          • Closed
          relates to

          Epic - Created by Jira Software - do not edit or delete. Issue type for a big user story that needs to be broken down. QTBUG-63235 Qt WebEngine Changes in Qt 6

          • P1: Critical - Urgent and Important, will STOP the release if matched with set FixVersion field. This includes regressions from the last version that are not edge cases; Data loss; Build issues; All but the most unlikely crashes/lockups/hanging; Serious usability issues and embarrassing bugs & Bugs critical to a deliverable. This is the highest possible priority for requirements.
          • Closed

          Suggestion - Public suggestions QTBUG-80858 Consider controller like approach for findText() workflow

          • P3: Somewhat important - Should be fixed, but doesn't affect the release in any way.
          • Reported

          Suggestion - Public suggestions QTBUG-80857 Expose text query in QWebEngineFindTextResult

          • P4: Low - Would be nice to fix, but it's not very important.
          • Reported

          Suggestion - Public suggestions QTBUG-69736 Add FindFlag to only search at start of words

          • P3: Somewhat important - Should be fixed, but doesn't affect the release in any way.
          • Closed
          For Gerrit Dashboard: QTBUG-50420
          # Subject Branch Project Status CR V
          267670,7 Refactor findText handling dev qt/qtwebengine Status: MERGED +2 0
          267764,8 Introduce findTextFinished signal dev qt/qtwebengine Status: MERGED +2 0

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              qt_webengine_team Qt WebEngine Team
              the compiler Florian Bruhin
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