From 7820608b04a6d3b83b4ef428b196842210b3d4c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rhodes-b <59537185+rhodes-b@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:32:13 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] if search has text already update the search state with
 matches

---
 src/apprt/gtk/class/search_overlay.zig | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/class/search_overlay.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/class/search_overlay.zig
index 2595cefa2..ffa9174b2 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/class/search_overlay.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/class/search_overlay.zig
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ pub const SearchOverlay = extern struct {
         // Select all text in the search entry field. -1 is distance from
         // the end, causing the entire text to be selected.
         priv.search_entry.as(gtk.Editable).selectRegion(0, -1);
+
+        // update search state with the active text
+        const text = priv.search_entry.as(gtk.Editable).getText();
+        signals.@"search-changed".impl.emit(self, null, .{text}, null);
     }
 
     /// Set the total number of search matches.