Pad_Pors suggests changing the “search this topic” feature to a filter, allowing users to read all relevant posts simultaneously, without needing multiple clicks and re-searches. This is particularly useful for long discussions and word searches.
@codinghorror points out that a similar feature already exists, allowing users to filter a topic by user by clicking on their avatar and pressing the Filter button. However, TechnoBear and Pad_Pors discuss the lack of awareness about this feature, and Pad_Pors provides a visual example of the Filter button.
TechnoBear thanks Pad_Pors for clarifying the feature’s existence and notes that they had previously looked for it but failed to find it.
In the filter-like “search this topic” you will be able to read all the posts that fit into your search simultaneously, without the need to lots of clicks and re-search’s.
such filter would be great to exist for words as well, especially for long discussions. name-search was one example of the goodness of a filter which already have been considered.
p.s.: “word-search in this topic” exist, and i’m just talking about the way to display the results in the page.
shown in red after I clicked on Angus Avatar in Topic-list-preview topic (note that Angus has more than one reply in that topic, otherwise you couldn’t see the filter icon):
(I think I’m losing my marbles. I was sure that feature used to exist, but twice recently I’ve looked for it and failed to find it on our own forum. But it’s there now; I just checked. )
I was sure that feature used to exist, but twice recently I’ve looked for it and failed to find it on our own forum. But it’s there now; I just checked. 
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