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feature(data editor): search and quickly locate table fields #2748
Description
Chat2DB Edition
Chat2DB Community
User Problem
After opening a data table, it is difficult to find a specific field when the table has many columns. There is currently no field-name search or quick navigation in the table view. The DDL sidebar also does not provide a scoped Ctrl+F / Cmd+F search, so users must scroll through the DDL manually.
Concrete Use Case
- Open a table with dozens or hundreds of columns.
- Search for a field such as
customer_idin the table's field/column list. - Quickly jump to or focus the matching column.
- Open the table DDL sidebar and press
Ctrl+F(Windows/Linux) orCmd+F(macOS) to find the same field, with the match highlighted and the view scrolled to it.
Product Area
Data editor
Proposed Outcome
- Add a field-name search box to the opened data table's field/column list.
- Filter or fuzzy-match column names as the user types, and provide quick navigation to the selected match.
- Support
Ctrl+F/Cmd+Fin the DDL sidebar with scoped search, match highlighting, and next/previous match navigation. - Keep the shortcut scoped to the DDL sidebar and preserve existing global shortcuts and table editing behavior.
Alternatives Considered
The current workaround is manually scrolling through the column list or DDL text, or running a separate DESCRIBE/metadata query. These approaches are slow for wide tables and make it harder to compare the data view with the DDL.
Contribution
I can provide product feedback.
Submission Checklist
- I searched existing issues and Discussions for duplicates.
- I selected the affected Chat2DB edition.
Activity
github-actions commentedon Aug 24, 2026
Thanks for the detailed feature request. I understand the need to locate columns quickly in wide tables and to search/highlight matches within the DDL sidebar while keeping Ctrl+F/Cmd+F scoped to that sidebar.
The requested next step is to review the proposed field-name filtering/navigation and scoped DDL search behavior for the Data editor, including preserving existing global shortcuts and table editing behavior.
openai0229 commentedon Sep 9, 2026
Part of this request is already available in Chat2DB Community 5.3.5, released on September 2, 2026:
The following parts still need work:
Keeping this issue open for those remaining interactions. The completed column-search portion has already shipped; the full request is not simply waiting for a release.