From 9e110eeec8e1d0507dc5bd4f36c0105af9ebbb5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 20:36:57 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fix bugs in searchbox as you type implementation

---
 src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py | 2 +-
 src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py     | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py b/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py
index 0fc2c7f7ed..bc0367b766 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/library/models.py
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ class DeviceBooksModel(BooksModel): # {{{
             self.reset()
         self.last_search = text
         if self.last_search:
-            self.searched.emit(False)
+            self.searched.emit(True)
 
 
     def sort(self, col, order, reset=True):
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py b/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
index 230debd598..8627802ef4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
@@ -135,13 +135,12 @@ class SearchBox2(QComboBox):
 
     def text_edited_slot(self, text):
         if self.as_you_type:
-            text = unicode(text)
-            self.prev_text = text
             self.timer = self.startTimer(self.__class__.INTERVAL)
 
     def timerEvent(self, event):
         self.killTimer(event.timerId())
         if event.timerId() == self.timer:
+            self.timer = None
             self.do_search()
 
     @property
@@ -190,6 +189,9 @@ class SearchBox2(QComboBox):
     def set_search_string(self, txt):
         self.normalize_state()
         self.setEditText(txt)
+        if self.timer is not None: # Turn off any timers that got started in setEditText
+            self.killTimer(self.timer)
+            self.timer = None
         self.search.emit(txt, False)
         self.line_edit.end(False)
         self.initial_state = False