List Views : how to select items in a filter?

List Views : how to select items in a filter?

Hi,
I use filters in a number of List Views and I would like to be able to select certain items in the drop down list that is presented in the filter.
Example: I have a lookup field called "Project" in a form called "Transactions". That field looks up the ID of projects from another form called... "Projects". Note that this lookup field is with criteria (which is in plain English, for example: 'only projects marked as active'). Thanks to the criteria, I only get selected (in this example, active) projects for this field when using the form "Transactions". So far so good.
Problem: in a list view based on the Transactions form, I want to filter by Project, so I have checked the above lookup field. But ALL the projects, not only those active show up in the filter drop down list -- even though the lookup field is with criteria in the first place.
How to select entries in a filter? By the way, I am aware of custom filters, which I use, but that cannot help me here.
Thanks for your assistance,
Charles
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