• regExp search filter for package names

I didn't follow the discussion and have no much time right now but why not regExp search on packages descriptions as well?

Anyway, many thanks for such a great improvement!

@dbitouze Thanks for the compliment. Yes, currently the regExp is applied to the name column only. I already thought about searching the caption (this is the ctan notation they use for the headline, the package description is more text). But this needs some more design decisions. When you apply the expr. to both columns you may need to type more until you find your package. Adding a new search field for the caption might look a bit too much for the ui, and you may need options telling how to combine the results (and/or). Or use only one option telling which column you want to search (this could include a third case for "both columns". And this is still not all I need to know.
You may have a look at the lower end of #2848 for an image.

Or use only one option telling which column you want to search (this could include a third case for "both columns".

@octaeder Would be nice, IMO.

thanks

Or use only one option telling which column you want to search (this could include a third case for "both columns".

@octaeder Would be nice, IMO.

I can create a PR for this:

the text should search title and description, no options

you can play around with the result order

even so I already explained it you give an ambiguous specification.

Yes

I will not guess what you want

alright

so it's OR

You need to update the tooltip.
Since you always search the description case insensitive, it makes no sense to enter upper case letters in the search field, because the name field searched in fact is the key, which is always in lower case. So a distinction of foundLevel 2 and 3 is useless (s. 26d0ede).

changing the checkbox doesn't give the appropriate result for the search term (inconsistent)

I'm using TeXstudio 4.8.2 (git 4.7.1-420-g6872e90d1).
I'd suggest to use smaller window's height.
When I open the Packages Help on my laptop, the window is too tall so that buttons are almost out of screen.