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Market search box complaint

drumtrucker

Well-Known Member
Nov 11, 2009
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in my big-truck
using Droid
the market search box will bring up previous search list and it drives me nuts that I can't click on one and EDIT it before it just launches.

I would prefer it would put it in the box and wait for me to hit search button, giving me a chance to correct or expand on or otherwise edit the chosen previous search text.

I really wish it would act like google on the computer where the results page has your search text in a box on the page allowing you to tweak it EASILY. It is hard enough to type on this thing and ANYTHING that would eliminate retyping would be GREAT.

MODS: I don't see a topic for android suggestions for general improvement (as opposed to app suggestions), so I put this in here.
 
You can do the same thing on the Droid by just opening your keyboard and using the D-pad to move the highlight down the list and then typing to edit.

Is there a way without opening the (stupid) keyboard???

In my mind the soft kb sould behave same way, touch a list item and it appears in entry box BUT DOES NOT lauch! Then could edit, which was my original gripe.

Good info from fireshaper tho!
 
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Is there a way without opening the (stupid) keyboard???

In my mind the soft kb sould behave same way, touch a list item and it appears in entry box BUT DOES NOT lauch! Then could edit, which was my original gripe.

Good info from fireshaper tho!

Unfortunately, without the d-pad, no. As soon as you choose a previously searched term it performs a search for it again.
 
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