started to implement #746243

Fixes: https://launchpad.net/bugs/746243

openlp/core/lib/searchedit.py

@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@ class SearchEdit(QtGui.QLineEdit):
         """
         return self._currentSearchType
 
+    def setCurrentSearchType(self, identifier):
+        """
+        Set a new current search type.
+
+        ``identifier``
+            The search type identifier (int). 
+        """
+        menu = self.menuButton.menu()
+        for action in menu.actions():
+            if identifier == action.data().toInt()[0]:
+                self.menuButton.setDefaultAction(action)
+                self._currentSearchType = identifier
+                return True
+
     def setSearchTypes(self, items):
         """
         A list of tuples to be used in the search type menu. The first item in

openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py

@@ -156,8 +156,17 @@ class SongMediaItem(MediaManagerItem):
             (SongSearch.Themes, u':/slides/slide_theme.png', UiStrings.Themes)
         ])
         self.configUpdated()
+        # FIXME: Saved search type need to be considered when loading the list.
+        self.searchTextEdit.setCurrentSearchType(QtCore.QSettings().value(
+            u'%s/last search type' % self.settingsSection,
+            QtCore.QVariant(SongSearch.Entire)).toInt()[0])
 
     def onSearchTextButtonClick(self):
+        # Save the current search type to the config. so it can be restored.
+        QtCore.QSettings().setValue(u'%s/last search type' %
+            self.settingsSection,
+            QtCore.QVariant(self.searchTextEdit.currentSearchType()))
+        # Reload the list considering the new search type.
         search_keywords = unicode(self.searchTextEdit.displayText())
         search_results = []
         search_type = self.searchTextEdit.currentSearchType()