Dear Maintainer,

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   * What led up to the situation?
Search for a term in the search box
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?
   * What was the outcome of this action?
synaptic jumps to the "Search results" tab.All other tabs forget the search
query
   * What outcome did you expect instead?
After the search, the previously selected tab remains (e.g. status / installed)
The quick search field is also no longer available (see bug #1098312)
Synaptic is no longer useful to use
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