JabRef / Feature Requests / #656 speed up insert citation by auto-selecting with search

JabRef is a graphical application for managing bibliographical data

#656 speed up insert citation by auto-selecting with search

It would be good if the number of steps required to select and insert a citation into a text editor could be reduced.
This is my current procedure:
1. Ctrl+F for filter search
2. type in an identifying set of key words (e.g., first author year) Enter.
3. Ctrl+Shift+E to set focus on entry table
4. Down to highlight first reference
5. Ctrl+L to send the key to the text editor

If the search results were automatically highlighted, I could press
1. Ctrl+F for filter or float search
2. type in an identifying set of key words (e.g., first author year); press Enter.
3. Ctrl+L to send citation to the text editor

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Oliver Kopp - 2012-12-09

assigned_to: Oliver Kopp

milestone: --> Next full release

status: open --> pending

Last edit: Oliver Kopp 2012-12-09
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Oliver Kopp - 2012-12-09

In the mater branch, I added the functionality that the first entry is selected after a search is done. I assume, this solves your issue. Hope, there will be no undesired side effects.

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fdar - 2015-07-22

Labels: Interface Improvements (example) --> search, Interface Improvements (example)
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fdar - 2015-07-22

Labels: search, Interface Improvements (example) --> filter, search, Interface Improvements (example)
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fdar - 2015-07-22

Labels: filter, search, Interface Improvements (example) --> filter, interface, search, Interface Improvements (example)
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fdar - 2015-07-23

Labels: filter, interface, search, Interface Improvements (example) --> filter, interface, search, tocategorize, Interface Improvements (example)
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fdar - 2015-07-30

labels: filter, interface, search, tocategorize, Interface Improvements (example) --> Interface Improvements (example), GUI, EntryBrowsing, ToBeClosed?
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