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Search items in drop down LIKE "%xyz%"

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Reinom
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Hi, In website's drop down lists (HTML select elements), I know you can "go to first item starting with xyz" by typing xyz.

But is there a way to go to first item that contains xyz?

For instance, if I have a long drop down list (HTML select) with the name of the countries, I can hightlight "France" by typing "Fra". Can I highlight it by typing something like "ance"? If not, I guess I should open a bugzilla ticket.

My actual usecase is that the select values are not starting with the country names, but starting with special characters " » France", and the number of spaces before the quotes may vary.

Hi, In website's drop down lists (HTML select elements), I know you can "go to first item starting with xyz" by typing xyz. But is there a way to go to first item that contains xyz? For instance, if I have a long drop down list (HTML select) with the name of the countries, I can hightlight "France" by typing "Fra". Can I highlight it by typing something like "ance"? If not, I guess I should open a bugzilla ticket. My actual usecase is that the select values are not starting with the country names, but starting with special characters " » France", and the number of spaces before the quotes may vary.

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You have to enter about:config in the URL bar and set dom.forms.selectSearch = true. It adds ability to filter long drop down lists.

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TyDraniu
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You have to enter about:config in the URL bar and set dom.forms.selectSearch = true. It adds ability to filter long drop down lists.

Reinom
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Wow, this is very neat! Thanks!

Why isn't this option activated by default (maybe with another preference to show it only for select with more than N options)?

(Maybe I should ask that on bugzilla then, please tell me if so)