diff --git a/include/ResourceListModel.h b/include/ResourceListModel.h
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+/*
+ * ResourceListModel.h - a tree model implementation for resources
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ *
+ * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RESOURCE_LIST_MODEL_H
+#define _RESOURCE_LIST_MODEL_H
+
+#include <QtCore/QVector>
+
+#include "ResourceModel.h"
+
+
+class ResourceListModel : public ResourceModel
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	ResourceListModel( ResourceDB * _db, QObject * _parent = NULL );
+	virtual ~ResourceListModel()
+	{
+	}
+
+	int rowCount( const QModelIndex & _parent = QModelIndex() ) const;
+
+	virtual QModelIndex index( int _row, int _col,
+			const QModelIndex & _parent = QModelIndex() ) const;
+
+	virtual QModelIndex parent( const QModelIndex & ) const
+	{
+		return QModelIndex();
+	}
+
+	virtual void setFilter( const QString & _s );
+
+
+private slots:
+	void updateLookupTable();
+
+
+private:
+	QStringList m_filterKeywords;
+	QVector<ResourceItem *> m_lookupTable;
+
+} ;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/core/ResourceListModel.cpp b/src/core/ResourceListModel.cpp
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+/*
+ * ResourceListModel.cpp - implementation of ResourceListModel
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ *
+ * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "ResourceListModel.h"
+
+
+ResourceListModel::ResourceListModel( ResourceDB * _db, QObject * _parent ) :
+	ResourceModel( _db, _parent ),
+	m_lookupTable()
+{
+	connect( db(), SIGNAL( itemsChanged() ),
+				this, SLOT( updateLookupTable() ),
+				Qt::DirectConnection );
+
+	updateLookupTable();
+}
+
+
+
+
+int ResourceListModel::rowCount( const QModelIndex & _parent ) const
+{
+	Q_UNUSED(_parent);
+
+	// return number of non-hidden items
+	return m_lookupTable.size();
+}
+
+
+
+
+QModelIndex ResourceListModel::index( int _row, int _col,
+										const QModelIndex & _parent ) const
+{
+	if( _row < m_lookupTable.size() )
+	{
+		return createIndex( _row, _col, m_lookupTable[_row]->relation() );
+	}
+	return QModelIndex();
+}
+
+
+
+
+void ResourceListModel::setFilter( const QString & _s )
+{
+	if( !_s.isEmpty() )
+	{
+		m_filterKeywords = _s.toLower().split( " " );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		m_filterKeywords.clear();
+	}
+	updateLookupTable();
+}
+
+
+
+
+// update lookup table so ResourceListModel::index(...) can run with O(1)
+void ResourceListModel::updateLookupTable()
+{
+	int items = 0;
+	if( m_filterKeywords.isEmpty() )
+	{
+		// unhide all items if empty filter string given
+		m_lookupTable.resize( db()->items().size() );
+		foreach( ResourceItem * item, db()->items() )
+		{
+			item->setHidden( false, this );
+			m_lookupTable[items] = item;
+			++items;
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// filter and count number of non-hidden items
+		foreach( ResourceItem * item, db()->items() )
+		{
+			if( item->keywordMatch( m_filterKeywords ) )
+			{
+				item->setHidden( false, this );
+				++items;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				item->setHidden( true, this );
+			}
+		}
+
+		// resize our lookup table accordingly
+		m_lookupTable.resize( items );
+
+		// fill the lookup table
+		items = 0;
+		foreach( ResourceItem * item, db()->items() )
+		{
+			// insert all items that are not hidden due to filtering
+			if( !item->isHidden( this ) )
+			{
+				m_lookupTable[items] = item;
+				++items;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// finally notify view about changed data
+	emit layoutChanged();
+}
+
+
+
+#include "moc_ResourceListModel.cxx"
+
+/* vim: set tw=0 noexpandtab: */