https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42898
Bug ID: 42898 Summary: Listbox keyboard input Product: Wine Version: unspecified Hardware: x86-64 OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: -unknown Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: janwinehq@gmail.com Distribution: ---
A listbox widget in Wine does not react the same way to keyboard input as in Windows.
In Windows, you can type the first characters of a word and the cursor will jump to the first item matching *all* the characters you typed. This allows you to drill down quickly to the item you want.
In Wine, when you start typing it only considers the *last* character you typed when looking for a match. On listboxes where you have lots of items starting with the same character, this can make it problematic to drill down to the correct item.
This may be better explained with a simple example. Suppose you have a listbox with the following items, sorted alphabetically:
* AMBER * BLUE * BROWN * GREEN * ORANGE * RED * YELLOW
Windows behavior: * if you type "B", it will drill down to "BLUE" * if you type "BR", it will drill down to "BROWN" * if you type "BRO", it will drill down to "BROWN"
Wine behavior: * if you type "B", it will drill down to "BLUE" * if you type "BR", it will drill down to "RED" * if you type "BRO", it will drill down to "ORANGE"