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Listing sequences that use a given key
I repeatedly have the use case that I'd like to know which existing sequences use a specific key (for example which sequences use the key "a"), in order to check which existing sequences a potential new custom sequence would collide with. I'm not sure if the search filter function in the Sequences dialog also searches in the keys, but even if it does, it's not practical for the above purpose, because there are too many false positives (i.e. matches in the replacement or the description). So it would be helpful if there was a feature to specifically filter for keys.
That could be a UI option, or a special search syntax like "key:a". What would also help, at least in some cases, is an option to sort the list by key sequence instead of by replacement.
Came here to say the same.
Please let us filter by sequence.
Thanks.
Does this look good? (planned for 0.9.9)
That looks quite nice! Does it also work for specifying (sub)sequences, e.g. "key:ab"? There may be cases where "key:a key:b" would result in a lot of matches, but you're really only interested in those containing the specific subsequence "ab".
Yes. Looks useful. Thanks.
@nmatt suggestion would be welcome too, if possible.