From 529128326536a548aa0c8504761aad9c8971f506 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:05:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+*) to convert the current
 search into a temporary virtual library. Fixes #1249773 [[Enhancement]
 Virtual library for all current
 searches](https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1249773)

---
 manual/gui.rst                               |  2 ++
 src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py | 13 ++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/manual/gui.rst b/manual/gui.rst
index 03e012f31e..6f25b66004 100755
--- a/manual/gui.rst
+++ b/manual/gui.rst
@@ -621,6 +621,8 @@ Calibre has several keyboard shortcuts to save you time and mouse movement. Thes
       - Clear the virtual library
     * - :kbd:`Alt+Esc`
       - Clear the additional restriction
+    * - :kbd:`Ctrl+*`
+      - Create a temporary virtual library based on the current search
     * - :kbd:`N or F3`
       - Find the next book that matches the current search (only works if the highlight checkbox next to the search bar is checked)
     * - :kbd:`Shift+N or Shift+F3`
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py b/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py
index 05cc266cef..fe5e379691 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from functools import partial
 
 from PyQt4.Qt import (
     Qt, QMenu, QPoint, QIcon, QDialog, QGridLayout, QLabel, QLineEdit, QComboBox,
-    QDialogButtonBox, QSize, QVBoxLayout, QListWidget, QStringList, QRadioButton)
+    QDialogButtonBox, QSize, QVBoxLayout, QListWidget, QStringList, QRadioButton, QAction)
 
 from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, question_dialog, gprefs
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.confirm_delete import confirm
@@ -311,6 +311,14 @@ class SearchRestrictionMixin(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.checked = QIcon(I('ok.png'))
         self.empty = QIcon(I('blank.png'))
+        self.current_search_action = QAction(self.empty, _('*current search'), self)
+        self.current_search_action.triggered.connect(partial(self.apply_virtual_library, library='*'))
+        self.addAction(self.current_search_action)
+        self.keyboard.register_shortcut(
+            'vl-from-current-search', _('Virtual library from current search'), description=_(
+                'Create a temporary Virtual library from the current search'), group=_('Miscellaneous'),
+            default_keys=('Ctrl+*',), action=self.current_search_action)
+
         self.search_based_vl_name = None
         self.search_based_vl = None
 
@@ -387,8 +395,7 @@ class SearchRestrictionMixin(object):
             a = m.addAction(self.empty, self.no_restriction)
         a.triggered.connect(partial(self.apply_virtual_library, library=''))
 
-        a = m.addAction(self.empty, _('*current search'))
-        a.triggered.connect(partial(self.apply_virtual_library, library='*'))
+        a = m.addAction(self.current_search_action)
 
         if self.search_based_vl_name:
             a = m.addAction(