Add simple trick to show all entries: allow searching for whitespace …

…(which should be part of all days).

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # 2.36 (unreleased)
 * When searching for hashtags, show remainder of line after hashtag in search results (@jendrikseipp).
 * When searching for a hashtag, scroll to hashtag and highlight it. (@jendrikseipp).
+* Add simple trick to show all entries: allow searching for whitespace (which should be part of all days) (@jendrikseipp).
 
 # 2.35 (2024-09-22)
 * Add option to auto-indent text in editor and activate it by default (#561, #562, Allen Benter, Varunjay Varma).

TODO.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ status.
 - [ ] Use separate file for storing CSS to allow users to override styles more easily.
 - [ ] Make default CSS prettier.
 - [ ] Allow searching for days that contain *multiple* words or tags.
-- [ ] Add simple way to show all entries: allow searching for whitespace (i.e., don't strip whitespace from search string).
+- [X] Add simple way to show all entries: allow searching for whitespace (i.e., don't strip whitespace from search string).
 - [ ] Copy files and pictures into data subdirectory (#163, #469).
 - [ ] Require minimum width for calendar panel to avoid hiding it by accident.
 

rednotebook/gui/search.py

@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ def search(self, search_text):
                 tags.append(part.lstrip("#").lower())
             else:
                 queries.append(part)
+        # Preserve original white space if there are no tags.
+        query = " ".join(queries) if tags else search_text
 
-        self.main_window.search_tree_view.update_data(" ".join(queries), tags)
+        self.main_window.search_tree_view.update_data(query, tags)
 
         # Without the following, showing the search results sometimes lets the
         # search entry lose focus and search phrases are added to a day's text.