Re: [Evolution] Visual cue for active search bar

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 22:01 +0530, Srinivasa Ragavan wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-12-10 at 23:05 +0100, guenther wrote:
> > On Sat, 2005-12-10 at 17:28 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2005-12-10 at 20:25 +0100, guenther wrote:
> > > > > It occurs to me that a visual cue would be useful for when the search
> > > > > bar is "active" (i.e. filtering the folder contents). Maybe coloring or
> > > > > highlighting would do the trick. Anyone know if this is on the wishlist?
> > > >
> > > > I believe the Search Bar for any active search is distinct from the non
> > > > active (cleared) Search Bar.
> > >
> > > Er, no it isn't. The only visual difference is that the search box has
> > > something in it. Everything else is identical as far as I can see.
> > >
> > > > I might be wrong, though. Patrick, can you
> > > > come up with an example that proves me wrong? ;-)
> > >
> > > Sure, just type something in the search bar :-)
> >
> > Doh! You're right... :)
> >
> >
> > > > Anyway, I agree it's not obvious and could be way more clear. A good
> > > > hint would be to disable the "Clear" button in the Search Bar, if there
> > > > is nothing to clear -- which means, there is no active search. This one
> > > > is filed already AFAIK, and really would be useful once finally
> > > > implemented...
> > >
> > > Disabling Clear would at least be consistent, however I'm not sure it
> > > would be noticeable enough. The problem with Search being active is that
> > > it's so easy to miss if you're not actually looking for it, and of
> > > course if you are looking for it you don't need the cue. I'd suggest
> > > both disabling Clear and highlighting the dropdown menu using the
> > > default "selection" colour.
> >
> > Hmm, I doubt the HIG would approve this... Maybe there is some other way
> > to visibly highlight an active search.
> I have added color, when search is active. Im not sure about HIG here.
> It never said any thing about coloring or probably im not reading the
> right section. Just see how this is. Probably my color selection may be
> my color selection is not great :-) See this for a idea. 

Pretty good except for the ghastly colour :-)

> I remember there are a few bugs for this. Actually when advanced search
> is active, it is not at all clear that a filter is applied. Since the
> entry will be empty and the menu option will be set to "Advanced
> Search..." it is difficult to understand from that.

I don't think I've ever used Advanced Search so I don't really
understand the issue here.

poc