Several improvements and PRs from @chelslava

CHANGELOG.adoc

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html[Semantic Versioni
 == https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE[Unreleased]
 
 === Added
+- Added option on Tree (Project Explorer) context menu, to *Sort Keywords (Case Insensitive)*.
 - Added on Text Editor, (Preferences->Text Editor) option to *Enable visible spaces* configurable with ``enable visible spaces`` in settings.cfg, with default ``True``.
 - Added on Text Editor, (Preferences->Text Editor) option to *Enable visible newlines* configurable with ``enable visible newlines`` in settings.cfg, with default ``False``.
 - Added on External/Code Editor, both enabled, ``visible spaces`` and ``visible newlines``.
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ and this project adheres to http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html[Semantic Versioni
 - Fixed exception seen in console when selecting Tools->Library Finder... on a clean install.
 
 === Changed
+- Improved visibility of the Search action in *Find Usages* by adding ``Search...`` on the first row of the results table.
 - Changed isbinary to be internal library, instead of being dependency.
 
 

README.adoc

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Likewise, the current version of wxPython, is 4.2.5, but RIDE is known to work w
 
 `pip install -U robotframework-ride`
 
-(3.9 <= python <= 3.14) Install current development version (**2.2.3dev4**) with:
+(3.9 <= python <= 3.14) Install current development version (**2.2.3dev6**) with:
 
 `pip install -U https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/archive/develop.zip`
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "robotframework",
     "psutil",
     "packaging",
-    "requests>=2.32.4",
+    "requests>=2.33.0",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]

requirements-dev.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mockito
 invoke
 urllib3>=2.5.0 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
 zipp>=3.19.1 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability
-requests>=2.32.4
+requests>=2.33.0
 github3.py
 memory-profiler
 pylint

requirements.txt

@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ Pypubsub
 psutil
 packaging
 chardet
-requests>=2.32.4
+requests>=2.33.0

src/robotide/application/releasenotes.py

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 <li>🐞 - When upgrading RIDE and activate Restart, some errors are visible about missing /language file, and behaviour
  is not normal. Better to close RIDE and start a new instance.</li>
 <li>🐞 - Problems with COPY/PASTE in Text Editor have been reported when using wxPython 4.2.0, but not with 
-version 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3 and 4.2.4, which we now <em>recommend</em>.</li>
+version 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4 and 4.2.5 which we now <em>recommend</em>.</li>
 -->
 <li>🐞 - Rename Keywords, Find Usages/Find where used are not finding all occurrences. Please, double-check findings 
 and changes.</li>
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 </ul>
 <p><strong>New Features and Fixes Highlights</strong></p>
 <ul class="simple">
+<li>Added option on Tree (Project Explorer) context menu, to <b>Sort Keywords (Case Insensitive)</b>.</li>
+<li>Improved visibility of the Search action in <b>Find Usages</b> by adding <b>Search...</b> on the first row of the 
+results table.</li>
 <li>Added on Text Editor, (Preferences->Text Editor) options to <b>Enable visible spaces</b> and
  <b>Enable visible newlines</b>.</li>
 <li>Added on External/Code Editor, both enabled, <b>visible spaces<b> and <b>visible newlines<b>.</li>
@@ -247,7 +250,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 <pre class="literal-block">python -m robotide.postinstall -install</pre>
 <p>or</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">ride_postinstall.py -install</pre>
-<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 29/March/2026.</p>
+<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 11/April/2026.</p>
 <br/>
 <!-- 
 <h3>Celebrate the bank holiday, 1st December, Restoration of the Independence of Portugal (from Spain in 1640)!!</h3>

src/robotide/controller/ctrlcommands.py

@@ -460,9 +460,12 @@ def _get_undo_command(self):
 class SortKeywords(_ReversibleCommand):
     index_difference = None
 
+    def __init__(self, case_insensitive=False):
+        self._case_insensitive = case_insensitive
+
     def _execute(self, context):
-        index_difference = context.sort_keywords()
-        self._undo_command = RestoreKeywordOrder(index_difference)
+        index_difference = context.sort_keywords(case_insensitive=self._case_insensitive)
+        self._undo_command = RestoreKeywordOrder(index_difference, self._case_insensitive)
 
     def _get_undo_command(self):
         return self._undo_command
@@ -493,14 +496,15 @@ def _get_undo_command(self):
 
 class RestoreKeywordOrder(_ReversibleCommand):
 
-    def __init__(self, index_difference):
+    def __init__(self, index_difference, case_insensitive=False):
+        self._case_insensitive = case_insensitive
         self._index_difference = index_difference
 
     def _execute(self, context):
         context.restore_keyword_order(self._index_difference)
 
     def _get_undo_command(self):
-        return SortKeywords()
+        return SortKeywords(self._case_insensitive)
 
 
 class RestoreVariableOrder(_ReversibleCommand):

src/robotide/controller/filecontrollers.py

@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@ def sort_tests(self):
             return index_difference
         return None
 
-    def sort_keywords(self):
+    def sort_keywords(self, case_insensitive=False):
         if self.keywords:
-            index_difference = self.keywords.sort()
+            index_difference = self.keywords.sort(case_insensitive=case_insensitive)
             self.mark_dirty()
             RideDataFileSet(item=self).publish()
             return index_difference

src/robotide/controller/tablecontrollers.py

@@ -374,9 +374,18 @@ def _configure_controller(self, ctrl, config):
         if config:
             ctrl.arguments.set_value(config)
 
-    def sort(self):
-        """Sorts the keywords of the controller by name"""
-        keywords_sorted = sorted(self._table.keywords, key=lambda userkeyword: userkeyword.name)
+    def sort(self, case_insensitive=False):
+        """Sorts the keywords of the controller by name
+
+        Args:
+            case_insensitive: If True, sort without regard to case
+        """
+        if case_insensitive:
+            keywords_sorted = sorted(self._table.keywords, 
+                                     key=lambda userkeyword: userkeyword.name.lower())
+        else:
+            keywords_sorted = sorted(self._table.keywords, 
+                                     key=lambda userkeyword: userkeyword.name)
         index_difference = self._index_difference(self._table.keywords, keywords_sorted)
         self._table.keywords = keywords_sorted
         return index_difference