162952 - mode to redirect lxr to the first url found

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Webtools Graveyard :: MXR, defect)

Description

[Alec Flett]

some debugging tools only give a filename, and lxr makes it easy to find that
file.. but it would be really useful to automatically forward to the first (or
maybe the only) match in the search.

for instance, if I type "nsXULDocument.cpp" into the search, there will be only
one match - it would be neat to add a "redirect mode" such as 
http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/find?string=nsXULDocument.cpp&redirect=onematch
or
http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/find?string=nsXULDocument.cpp&redirect=firstmatch

"onematch" would mean to redirect only if there was exactly one match.
"firstmatch" would unconditionally redirect to the first file that matches

in conjunction with bug 162951, you could use lxr to find the exact line of a
specific filename anywhere in the tree in a single search.

Comment 1

[Ben Goodger (use ben at mozilla dot org for email)]

Indeed. I have Smart Keywords configured in Firebird for various LXR searches,
e.g. "file nsXULDocument.cpp" in the URL bar does the corresponding LXR file
search. Since my mode of operation is so keyboard based, it's a frustration to
have to take my hands away to click the link (even with Find-As-You-Type it's
still a jarring loss of efficiency). I'd love to have these options because I
usually know exactly what file I want, or it's the first of the list. 

Comment 2

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

reassigning endico's bugs to default owner

Comment 3

[Chase Phillips]

Mass reassign of open bugs for [e-mail] to [e-mail].

Comment 4

[J. Paul Reed [:preed]]

Reassigning all LXR bugs assigned to [e-mail] to the default LXR owner (sorry Bear!)

We aren't actively working on these (if that's wrong, please reassign to yourself/a real person). 

Comment 5

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

mxr is gone, mass closing.
https://searchfox.org/ is a much better alternative.