Auto-Completion in search bar not working until switching tabs

[LoayGhreeb]

JabRef version

5.13 (latest release)

Operating system

Windows

Details on version and operating system

Windows 11

Checked with the latest development build (copy version output from About dialog)

• I made a backup of my libraries before testing the latest development version.
• I have tested the latest development version and the problem persists

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

1. Start JabRef and open a library from files.
2. Write in the search bar.
3. The auto-completion is not working.
4. Open another library.
5. Return to the first one, and the auto-completion will work.

This is because of the binding of the selected tab:

jabref/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/frame/JabRefFrame.java

Line 363 in 6f6042d

EasyBind.subscribe(tabbedPane.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty(), tab -> {

is responsible for setting the auto-completer for the search bar:

jabref/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/frame/JabRefFrame.java

Lines 382 to 383 in 6f6042d

	// Update search autocompleter with information for the correct database:
	globalSearchBar.setAutoCompleter(libraryTab.getAutoCompleter());

This will not be fired after dataLoadingTask is finished (because the tab is already selected and showing a loading table)

jabref/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/LibraryTab.java

Line 259 in 06786ec

private void onDatabaseLoadingSucceed(ParserResult result) {

(dataLoadingTask will set up the auto-completer but it will not be used in the search bar until switching to another tab).

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