Add combobox containing recent filters to above filter memo. rfe #637: Reintroduce filter history drop down.

source/main.dfm

@@ -1195,6 +1195,13 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
             Anchors = [akTop, akRight]
             Caption = 'Create table wide filter:'
           end
+          object lblRecentFilters: TLabel
+            Left = 1
+            Top = 3
+            Width = 68
+            Height = 13
+            Caption = 'Recent filters:'
+          end
           object btnFilterApply: TButton
             Left = 339
             Top = 41
@@ -1215,9 +1222,9 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
           end
           object SynMemoFilter: TSynMemo
             Left = 0
-            Top = 0
+            Top = 21
-            Width = 335
+            Width = 336
-            Height = 63
+            Height = 42
             SingleLineMode = False
             Anchors = [akLeft, akTop, akRight, akBottom]
             Font.Charset = DEFAULT_CHARSET
@@ -1274,6 +1281,17 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
             OnEnter = editFilterSearchEnter
             OnExit = editFilterSearchExit
           end
+          object comboRecentFilters: TTntComboBox
+            Left = 75
+            Top = 0
+            Width = 261
+            Height = 21
+            Style = csDropDownList
+            Anchors = [akLeft, akTop, akRight]
+            ItemHeight = 13
+            TabOrder = 4
+            OnSelect = LoadRecentFilter
+          end
         end
         object DataGrid: TVirtualStringTree
           Left = 0
@@ -6483,7 +6501,6 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
   end
   object popupFilter: TPopupMenu
     Images = PngImageListMain
-    OnPopup = popupFilterPopup
     Left = 72
     Top = 128
     object menuFilterCopy: TMenuItem

source/main.pas

@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ type
     N13: TMenuItem;
     ProgressBarStatus: TProgressBar;
     menuRecentFilters: TMenuItem;
+    comboRecentFilters: TTntComboBox;
+    lblRecentFilters: TLabel;
     procedure refreshMonitorConfig;
     procedure loadWindowConfig;
     procedure saveWindowConfig;
@@ -723,7 +725,7 @@ type
     procedure actCopyOrCutExecute(Sender: TObject);
     procedure actPasteExecute(Sender: TObject);
     procedure actSelectAllExecute(Sender: TObject);
-    procedure popupFilterPopup(Sender: TObject);
+    procedure EnumerateRecentFilters;
     procedure LoadRecentFilter(Sender: TObject);
   private
     FDelimiter: String;
@@ -3140,7 +3142,6 @@ var
   OldNumbers, Filters: TStringList;
   val: String;
 begin
-  viewdata(Sender);
   // Recreate recent filters list
   Filters := TStringList.Create;
   OldNumbers := TStringList.Create;
@@ -3164,6 +3165,7 @@ begin
   end;
   FreeAndNil(OldNumbers);
   FreeAndNil(Filters);
+  viewdata(Sender);
 end;
 
 
@@ -3690,6 +3692,7 @@ begin
     FreeAndNil(sl_query);
     AutoCalcColWidths(DataGrid, PrevTableColWidths);
     viewingdata := false;
+    EnumerateRecentFilters;
     Screen.Cursor := crDefault;
   end;
   DataGridDB := ActiveDatabase;
@@ -8863,7 +8866,7 @@ begin
 end;
 
 
-procedure TMainForm.popupFilterPopup(Sender: TObject);
+procedure TMainForm.EnumerateRecentFilters;
 var
   flt: TStringList;
   i: Integer;
@@ -8871,10 +8874,11 @@ var
   rx: TRegExpr;
   capt: String;
 begin
-  // Reset menu items
+  // Reset menu and combobox
   menuRecentFilters.Enabled := False;
   for i := menuRecentFilters.Count - 1 downto 0 do
     menuRecentFilters.Delete(i);
+  comboRecentFilters.Items.Clear;
   // Enumerate recent filters from registry
   if MainReg.OpenKey(GetRegKeyTable+'\'+REGNAME_FILTERS, False) then begin
     flt := TStringList.Create;
@@ -8890,24 +8894,39 @@ begin
       item.Tag := MakeInt(flt[i]);
       item.OnClick := LoadRecentFilter;
       menuRecentFilters.Add(item);
+      capt := Utf8Decode(capt);
+      comboRecentFilters.Items.Add(sstr(capt, 100));
     end;
     FreeAndNil(rx);
     FreeAndNil(flt);
     menuRecentFilters.Enabled := menuRecentFilters.Count > 0;
   end;
+  comboRecentFilters.Visible := comboRecentFilters.Items.Count > 0;
+  lblRecentFilters.Visible := comboRecentFilters.Visible;
+  SynMemoFilter.Height := pnlFilter.Height - 3;
+  SynMemoFilter.Top := comboRecentFilters.Top;
+  if comboRecentFilters.Visible then begin
+    SynMemoFilter.Height := SynMemoFilter.Height - comboRecentFilters.Height;
+    SynMemoFilter.Top := SynMemoFilter.Top + comboRecentFilters.Height;
+    comboRecentFilters.ItemIndex := 0;
+  end;
 end;
 
 
 procedure TMainForm.LoadRecentFilter(Sender: TObject);
 var
-  key: String;
+  key: Integer;
 begin
+  // Event handler for both dynamic popup menu items and filter combobox
+  if Sender is TMenuItem then
+    key := (Sender as TMenuItem).Tag
+  else
+    key := (Sender as TTNTComboBox).ItemIndex+1;
   if MainReg.OpenKey(GetRegKeyTable+'\'+REGNAME_FILTERS, False) then begin
-    key := IntToStr((Sender as TMenuItem).Tag);
     SynMemoFilter.UndoList.AddGroupBreak;
     SynMemoFilter.BeginUpdate;
     SynMemoFilter.SelectAll;
-    SynMemoFilter.SelText := Utf8Decode( MainReg.ReadString(key) );
+    SynMemoFilter.SelText := Utf8Decode( MainReg.ReadString(IntToStr(key)) );
     SynMemoFilter.EndUpdate;
   end;
 end;