Add an option to load presets as they are being selected in the OSARA presets dialog

[Molitvan]

Currently, it can be very tedious to browse presets in the presets dialog with the search function since you need to press enter to actually load them. This closes the window, and if you want to go to the next preset from the results you need to open the dialog again, type your search query again and find the last preset you loaded, then repeat the process for every other preset.

My usecase for the presets being loaded as they're being selected is to have some kind of alternative to the preset categorization features that many inaccessible plugins with a lot of presets have, as the category is usually part of the preset's name.

[jcsteh]

The main reason this dialog was added was precisely to avoid activating presets when you select them; see #173. If you want presets to activate when you select them, REAPER's preset combo box already does this. Is there a reason you don't want to use that instead? Note that you can type in that combo box to jump to presets starting with the letter you typed.

[Molitvan]

The main reason this dialog was added was precisely to avoid activating presets when you select them; see #173. If you want presets to activate when you select them, REAPER's preset combo box already does this. Is there a reason you don't want to use that instead? Note that you can type in that combo box to jump to presets starting with the letter you typed.

When you type in the combobox, it only jumps to the first letter you typed. For example, if I type "lead", it would jump to l, then e, then, a and in the end I'd end up with d. If this worked like in Windows Explorer for example, where you can jump to a phrase by simply typing it in quickly, it would also solve my problem.

I suggest adding a setting to enable presets auto-activating in the dialog. That way we can have both behaviors.

[ScottChesworth]

I hadn't considered that with our current UX, the search filter is really only useful for one shot at choosing a preset each time you type. A significant oversight IMO. Can OSARA's list box remain open until the user closes it, clearing the search filter on close? Think that would address the use case without needing to add a new setting.

[jcsteh]

I don't follow this at all. It's only useful for choosing a single preset because the preset isn't applied until you press OK. It already does remain open until you press OK. Can you explain with a scenario what is happening now and what you'd like to happen instead, and how that can be done without a setting?