Studio Explorer filter changes make finding instances and their children more difficult

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#1

[ Edit: As of 11/20 this is fixed! Thank you very much studio team! ]

Reproduction Steps
To reproduce this, open any rbxl file with enough instances in the Explorer to create a scrollbar. Filter to find any instance by name that is not visible near the top of the explorer list (using Ctrl+Shift+X), select it, and then clear the filter. I am using Studio for Windows 10 64 bit.

Expected Behavior
Previously, the Explorer window would remain fixed on the selected instance, allowing you to quickly see its context including its children.

Actual Behavior
Now, the Explorer window returns to the top of the list upon clearing the filter. This makes it inconvenient to quickly hop between scripts/models/etc in order to inspect and modify their children/parents/siblings. You must manually scroll through the Explorer list to find your highlighted selection.

(Additionally, I might be mistaken but I believe you used to be able to press down after filtering in the Explorer in order to select the results in the list. This is no longer possible and now you must use the mouse.)

Workaround
The workaround is using Show In Explorer for Scripts (although this will not scroll to the script if it is already highlighted in the Explorer), or manually searching the Explorer list.

Issue Area: Studio
Issue Type: Other
Impact: Moderate
Frequency: Constantly

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#2

Please fix this >_<’
Was making me batty earlier today as I use nothing but the search window for navigating my projects…

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#3

This functionality is the exclusive reason why I use the filter feature in the explorer FWIW. This will have a big impact on my workflow.

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#4

Thanks for the report! We’ve filed a ticket to our internal database and we’ll follow up when we have an update for you.

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#5

This same issue also applies for when you select a part with ALT + Click, end up having to do it multiple times after filtering (not sure if it also happens sometimes if you didn’t ever filter):

Scroll wheel size changes as if the parent of the part I selected was expanded but it didn’t scroll down until I re-selected it.

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