Search playlists in the add-to-playlist picker #924

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1. spotatui commented on Oct 23, 2026

   

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   Label: enhancement
   Likely area: tui/ handlers and draw functions for the add-to-playlist picker dialog

   Summary

   The reporter wants a way to search playlists by name in the add-to-playlist picker (opened with w on a track or W for the playing track). Today the picker can only be browsed one row and one folder at a time, so finding a destination among many playlists or nested folders is slow. The changelog does not show this as added yet.

   Key points

   • The picker opens with w on a track and W for the playing track. Today it can only be browsed row by row, one folder at a time.
   • Proposal: / (the search key, as in the Help and Settings filters) opens a search line that narrows the list to matching editable playlists from every folder.
   • While typing, keys go only into the query, so q, j/k and global shortcuts do not fire.
   • Enter keeps the query and a second Enter adds the track. Esc clears the query without closing the picker.
   • Current workaround: j/k, H/M/L, and opening folders one by one.

   Where to look

   • src/tui/handlers/dialog.rs: handle_add_to_playlist_picker handles the picker's keys: up/down, H/M/L, Enter into folders or to add, and q to close. A search mode would go here.
   • src/core/app/playlists.rs: playlist_picker_items builds the picker rows (folders and editable playlists) for the current folder. A filtered list across all folders would come from here.
   • src/tui/ui/popups.rs: Draws the AddTrackToPlaylistPicker dialog and its rows. A search line would need to be shown here.

   Possible duplicates: none found

   _{Compared against 44 open and 100 recently closed issues.}
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   on Oct 23, 2026