Toolbar drop-down list (ComboBoxAction) with search over submenus
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Hi there,
I implemented a drop-down list in the editor header, following the Toolbar drop-down list guideline. It includes the list of available “databases” and “tables”. See the screenshot below.
The problem is that when I try to search for “catalog”, the search doesn't include the submenus with “tables”. See the screenshot below.
Is there a way to include the submenus in the search results too? My implementation is based on ComboBoxAction and nested DefaultActionGroups.
I appreciate any help you can provide.
Regards,
Maksim
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Seems not possible https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-251957/Speed-search-in-nested-menus-of-the-main-IDE-menu. Also this could have some adverse affects in complex structures IMHO ("unexpected" matches from irrelevant submenus).
Thanks, Yann Cebron! I'm now experimenting with ExpandableComboAction and TreePopup to achieve what I need. I see that this is how similar dropdowns are implemented today, e.g. the git branch selector.
I'd suggest improving the UI Guidelines by mentioning other implementation options apart from ComboBoxAtion.