Enter Key on Search auto-fills previous query

[timander]

Kibana
Version 4.1.2
Build 7562
Commit SHA 34af16e

When I hit enter with a query in the search bar with "app:MyApp AND env:DEV"
And view search results
And change my query to "app:MyApp"
When I press enter
Then search results should NOT AUTO-FILL MY PREVIOUS QUERY!

[rashidkpc]

Worth discussing this, I go back and forth on it. Some auto complete systems do this, others don't, for example, Chrome's URL auto complete behaves in this manner, but google's search bar does not.

I probably agree with @timander on this one.

[timander]

If I want the previous auto-fill query, I will hit the down arrow on the auto-suggest before hitting enter. It's frustratingly impossible to change my query. Luckily, I have another appender still logging to a Kibana 3 instance still where it's not borken.

[asaed]

I agree with @timander the current behavior is counter intuitive

[mvphelps]

+1 @timander

[jonny561201]

+1 @timander

When you spend a lot of time searching through logs these types of minor inconveniences can start to add up, but ultimately it just seems counter intuitive.

[meustrus]

+1 @timander

[skrawcz]

+1 in 4.1.2-es-2.0 with chrome it's particularly aggressive!!

[tbragin]

I tried to see how this works in 5.1.1, and it appears to no longer work as described in this issue:

• type in "app:MyApp AND env:DEV" in discover search bar
• type in "app:MyApp"
• press enter
• "app:MyApp" gets chosen

Perhaps it was addressed by this PR? #6049

Closing - please comment or re-open if you still see this issue in 5.x