Add a search box to container GUI screens.

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Add a search box to container GUI screens.

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TL;DR
Add a search box to the container/chest inventory GUI.

What ?
The ability to search inside, chests/cargo wagons to assist in finding items.
Why ?
The inventory and just about every other inventory/Gui has a search function except the one for chests, this will help with searching for items.

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Re: Add a search box to container GUI screens.

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merged with existing subject, which is not completely implemented

Mods:
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Quicksearch

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/BeastFinder
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Re: Add a search box to container GUI screens.

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ssilk wrote:
Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:47 am
merged with existing subject, which is not completely implemented
@Ssilk, the suggestion you merged was specifically targeted to containers, while the thread you merged it into was directed to the player's inventory, if I'm not mistaken.
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Search functionality to the GUI of chests.

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TL;DR
The chest and other storage containers should be searchable.

What ?
The inventory of the player has a search functionality as shown in the image 3 with a minor discrepancy.
(Logistics trash slots as of 1.1.53)
I feel that this feature should also apply to chests and other similar entities (cargo wagons, cars, tanks, spiderton),
This will not affect how the GUI would look for these significantly as demonstrated in a mock-up in the top image
Why ?
I believe this should be a core feature of the game as nearly every other GUI in the game has a search box
This would help with readability within storage containers especially with modded games, I have looked for a modded solution with the vanilla search functionality.

Mods I have looked at and have found not having this:
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/BeastFinder
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Quicksearch
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/QuickItemSearch
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/RecipeBook
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/RecExplo
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/RecipeBook
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The chest GUI in its current from
The chest GUI in its current from
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The Infinity chest GUI in its current from displacing a search field for the filter.
The Infinity chest GUI in its current from displacing a search field for the filter.
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The player inventory GUI showing a working inventory search, searching the main inventory, logistics requests and crafting menu.
The player inventory GUI showing a working inventory search, searching the main inventory, logistics requests and crafting menu.
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Re: Search functionality to the GUI of chests.

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I fully agree, make this in game pls.

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Re: Add a search box to container GUI screens.

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indeed. :oops: Resplitted from viewtopic.php?f=6&t=35339

Also merged another topic into this one
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