pressing a-z will jump to the next list entry starting with that letter

src/FileBrowser.cpp

@@ -308,6 +308,46 @@ bool FileBrowser::BrowsableListView::CheckBrowseNavigation(bool pageOnly)
 		dirty = true;
 	}
 
+	// check for keys a-z
+	if (inputMappings->BrowseLetter())
+	{
+		char temp[8];
+		unsigned found=0;
+		u32 i=0;
+		snprintf (temp, sizeof(temp), "%c", inputMappings->getKeyboardLetter());
+
+		// first look from next to last
+		for (i=1+list->currentIndex; i <= numberOfEntriesMinus1 ; i++)
+		{
+			FileBrowser::BrowsableList::Entry* entry = &list->entries[i];
+			if (strncasecmp(temp, entry->filImage.fname, 1) == 0)
+			{
+				found=i;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (!found)
+		{
+			// look from first to previous
+			for (i=0; i< 1+list->currentIndex ; i++)
+			{
+				FileBrowser::BrowsableList::Entry* entry = &list->entries[i];
+				if (strncasecmp(temp, entry->filImage.fname, 1) == 0)
+				{
+					found=i;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (found)
+		{
+			list->currentIndex=found;
+			list->SetCurrent();
+			dirty = true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return dirty;
 }
 
@@ -364,28 +404,6 @@ FileBrowser::BrowsableList::Entry* FileBrowser::BrowsableList::FindEntry(const c
 	return 0;
 }
 
-FileBrowser::BrowsableList::Entry* FileBrowser::BrowsableList::FindNextPartialEntry(const char* name, int match_len)
-{
-	int index;
-	int len = (int)entries.size();
-
-	for (index = 0; index < len; ++index)
-	{
-		Entry* entry = &entries[index];
-		if (match_len) // partial match
-		{
-			if (strncasecmp(name, entry->filImage.fname, match_len) == 0)
-				return entry;
-		}
-		else // full match
-		{
-			if (strcasecmp(name, entry->filImage.fname) == 0)
-				return entry;
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 FileBrowser::FileBrowser(DiskCaddy* diskCaddy, ROMs* roms, u8* deviceID, bool displayPNGIcons, ScreenBase* screenMain, ScreenBase* screenLCD, float scrollHighlightRate)
 	: state(State_Folders)
 	, diskCaddy(diskCaddy)
@@ -994,15 +1012,6 @@ void FileBrowser::UpdateInputFolders()
 					SelectROMOrDevice(inputMappings->getKeyboardNumber());
 				}
 
-				// check for keys a-z
-				if ( keyboard->KeyAnyHeld() && !keyboard->KeyEitherAlt() )
-				for (unsigned i=KEY_A; i<=KEY_Z; i++)
-				{
-					if (keyboard->KeyPressed( i ))
-					{
-						char ascKey = i-KEY_A+'A';
-					}
-				}
 
 				dirty = folder.CheckBrowseNavigation();
 			}

src/FileBrowser.h

@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ public:
 		};
 
 		Entry* FindEntry(const char* name);
-		Entry* FindNextPartialEntry(const char* name, int match_len);
 		int FindNextAutoName(char* basename);
 
 		void RefreshViews();

src/InputMappings.cpp

@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ bool InputMappings::CheckKeyboardBrowseMode()
 	else if (keyboard->KeyHeld(KEY_W) && keyboard->KeyEitherAlt() )
 		SetKeyboardFlag(WRITEPROTECT_FLAG);
 	else
+	{
+		if (keyboard->KeyNoModifiers())
 		{
 			unsigned index;
 			for (index = 0; index < sizeof(NumberKeys)/sizeof(NumberKeys[0]); index+=3)
@@ -203,15 +205,16 @@ bool InputMappings::CheckKeyboardBrowseMode()
 					|| keyboard->KeyHeld(NumberKeys[index + 2]) )
 				{
 					SetKeyboardFlag(NUMBER_FLAG);
-				keyboardNumber = index/3;
+					keyboardNumber = index/3;		// key 1 is 0
 				}
 			}
 			for (index = KEY_A; index <= KEY_Z; ++index)
 			{
 				if (keyboard->KeyHeld(index))
 				{
-				SetKeyboardFlag(AtoZ_FLAG);
+					SetKeyboardFlag(LETTER_FLAG);
-				keyboardNumber = index-KEY_A+1;
+					keyboardLetter = index-KEY_A+'A';	// key A is ascii 'A'
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}

src/InputMappings.h

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define AUTOLOAD_FLAG		(1 << 15)
 #define FAKERESET_FLAG		(1 << 16)
 #define WRITEPROTECT_FLAG	(1 << 17)
-#define AtoZ_FLAG		(1 << 18)
+#define LETTER_FLAG		(1 << 18)
 // dont exceed 32!!
 
 const unsigned NumberKeys[33] =
@@ -203,8 +203,13 @@ public:
 		return KeyboardFlag(NUMBER_FLAG);
 	}
 
+	inline bool BrowseLetter()
+	{
+		return KeyboardFlag(LETTER_FLAG);
+	}
+
 	inline unsigned getKeyboardNumber() { return keyboardNumber; }
-	inline unsigned getKeyboardLetter() { return keyboardLetter; }
+	inline char getKeyboardLetter() { return (char) keyboardLetter; }
 
 	// Used by the 2 cores so need to be volatile
 	//volatile static unsigned directDiskSwapRequest;

src/Keyboard.h

@@ -348,5 +348,9 @@ public:
 	{
 		return (modifier & (KEY_MOD_LALT | KEY_MOD_RALT) );
 	}
+	inline bool KeyNoModifiers()
+	{
+		return (!modifier );
+	}
 };
 #endif