1 files changed, 20 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/editor/editor_help_search.cpp b/editor/editor_help_search.cpp
index a1ff87fe2e..a9bbb92079 100644
--- a/editor/editor_help_search.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_help_search.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void EditorHelpSearch::_notification(int p_what) {
 				if (search->work()) {
 					// Search done.
 
-					// Only point to the perfect match if it's a new search, and not just reopening a old one.
+					// Only point to the match if it's a new search, and not just reopening a old one.
 					if (!old_search) {
 						results_tree->ensure_cursor_is_visible();
 					} else {
@@ -237,9 +237,11 @@ EditorHelpSearch::EditorHelpSearch() {
 	results_tree->set_v_size_flags(Control::SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
 	results_tree->set_columns(2);
 	results_tree->set_column_title(0, TTR("Name"));
+	results_tree->set_column_clip_content(0, true);
 	results_tree->set_column_title(1, TTR("Member Type"));
 	results_tree->set_column_expand(1, false);
-	results_tree->set_column_min_width(1, 150 * EDSCALE);
+	results_tree->set_column_custom_minimum_width(1, 150 * EDSCALE);
+	results_tree->set_column_clip_content(1, true);
 	results_tree->set_custom_minimum_size(Size2(0, 100) * EDSCALE);
 	results_tree->set_hide_root(true);
 	results_tree->set_select_mode(Tree::SELECT_ROW);
@@ -310,6 +312,7 @@ bool EditorHelpSearch::Runner::_phase_match_classes_init() {
 	iterator_doc = EditorHelp::get_doc_data()->class_list.front();
 	matches.clear();
 	matched_item = nullptr;
+	match_highest_score = 0;
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ bool EditorHelpSearch::Runner::_phase_match_classes() {
 				for (int i = 0; i < class_doc.methods.size(); i++) {
 					String method_name = (search_flags & SEARCH_CASE_SENSITIVE) ? class_doc.methods[i].name : class_doc.methods[i].name.to_lower();
 					if (method_name.find(term) > -1 ||
-							(term.begins_with(".") && method_name.begins_with(term.right(1))) ||
+							(term.begins_with(".") && method_name.begins_with(term.substr(1))) ||
 							(term.ends_with("(") && method_name.ends_with(term.left(term.length() - 1).strip_edges())) ||
 							(term.begins_with(".") && term.ends_with("(") && method_name == term.substr(1, term.length() - 2).strip_edges())) {
 						match.methods.push_back(const_cast<DocData::MethodDoc *>(&class_doc.methods[i]));
@@ -460,16 +463,20 @@ bool EditorHelpSearch::Runner::_match_string(const String &p_term, const String
 }
 
 void EditorHelpSearch::Runner::_match_item(TreeItem *p_item, const String &p_text) {
-	if (!matched_item) {
-		if (search_flags & SEARCH_CASE_SENSITIVE) {
-			if (p_text.casecmp_to(term) == 0) {
-				matched_item = p_item;
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (p_text.nocasecmp_to(term) == 0) {
-				matched_item = p_item;
-			}
-		}
+	float inverse_length = 1.f / float(p_text.length());
+
+	// Favor types where search term is a substring close to the start of the type.
+	float w = 0.5f;
+	int pos = p_text.findn(term);
+	float score = (pos > -1) ? 1.0f - w * MIN(1, 3 * pos * inverse_length) : MAX(0.f, .9f - w);
+
+	// Favor shorter items: they resemble the search term more.
+	w = 0.1f;
+	score *= (1 - w) + w * (term.length() * inverse_length);
+
+	if (match_highest_score == 0 || score > match_highest_score) {
+		matched_item = p_item;
+		match_highest_score = score;
 	}
 }