Search at /list/nonwg is frustrating

[rjsparks]

The search widget for this page will not let me find the lists ending with -ag.
That might be more important on other pages where the widget is used - it's just an annoyance here.

[russhousley]

The list contains things that do not belong. For example, 'geopriv' is listed as a non-wg list, but it is a concluded wg. Maybe this should be a separate issue.

[larseggert]

The search issue seems to be due to javve/list.js#699. I'm checking what can be done.

[rjsparks]

This should only be addressed in bootstrap5, but it can wait until after that is part of main

[rjsparks]

This is still in need of improvement. Example - use the search box to find the genart list...

[larseggert]

This is because javve/list.js#699 is still not merged.

[rjsparks]

So, that project hasn't had a commit since Jan 2021. Do we start maintaining our own fork, or can we find a replacement for the library that is actively maintained?

[larseggert]

Yeah, sorry about picking this. When I started the bs5 work, Jan 2021 was not that far away, but now it is.

Don't we have the ability to monkey-patch things, or does that only work for python?

[rjsparks]

It's only python, and the fragility of monkey-patch approach has always bothered me.

[larseggert]

Then we should fork, or maybe @NGPixel has a vue thing that could replace it?

[NGPixel]

If we're going through the trouble of forking, patching and publishing our modified version of the library, it might indeed be worth rewriting the page in Vue (which can easily replicate this functionality, without the need for libraries).

[larseggert]

It's not just one page, it's all the search and sort stuff for all tables.