Feature request "Fuzzybox" in user.strips

Hi,

I have fallen in love with fzf [1]. Using fzf to quickly select a line from 
any list is highly intuitive, offering both efficiency and discoverability. 
The stored history is also very useful.

I would dearly love to use this functionality within comboboxes in my user 
strips. This is mainly because I struggle to use the combobox without 
resorting to the mouse, especially with the default selection behavior!

I have tried to express the requested behavior below:

    OnGetFocus  - when the combobox gets focus automatically popup the full 
selection list

    OnChar/Paste- run the fzf algorithm and filter the displayed lists and 
set a selection

    OnUPArrow   - move the selection
    OnDownArrow - move the selection
    OnScroll        ditto
    OnLeftArrow - move the cursor
    OnRightArrow-   ditto
    OnHome      -   ditto
    OnEnd       -   ditto

    OnCtrlp     - Paste prev history value
    OnCtrln     - Paste next history value

    OnEnter     - pass the selection back to Lua
    OnTab       - ? Old style tab completion and move to next control if 
present

Not sure if this would be coded as a revision of the combobox, an 
alternative control or a different type of "strip".

I did see discussion about "filtered View" for Scintilla, and would suggest 
offering several filter methods ("begins with","contains","fzf") from the 
outset - it would be mighty powerful! The fzf optional behavior to "keep 
lines in order" may also be helpful when selecting lines from a file.

There are fzf algorithms on github [2], a bit above my understanding.

Sorry I don't have the skills to delve into the C code and offer an 
implementation.

Kind Regards Gavin Holt

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeJkAs_PEQQ
[2] https://github.com/amjith/fuzzyfind

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