Raymond Chen discusses how the classic Win32 ListView supports incremental search, allowing users to search by typing the first letter of an item. He explores the different patterns of type-to-search, with one pattern selecting items based on the starting letter and the other pattern based on a prefix match. He suggests that the ListView control should use both patterns by switching between them depending on the user input. For example, typing the same letter repeatedly selects items starting with that letter, while typing different letters selects items based on the prefix. This unique approach allows for a more flexible and intuitive search experience.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20240408-00/?p=109627