Re: [evolution-patches] Much improved search bar patch

["Thouis (Ray) Jones" <thouis gmail com>]

On 5/12/05, Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj novell com> wrote:
>  who really likes it? I don't, I think it sucks[1] and I think it's ugly.

Most of your complaints seem to center on the placement of the search
bar at the bottom of the window, rather than the difference between an
embedded search bar and a search dialog.  Or at least that's my
impression.

If that is the gist of your complaint, I suggest that's not a good way
to evaluate the patch, since it's only a small factor in the overall
change in the interaction with the user.

In fact, 95% of the time, I search without looking at the search bar
at all when using Firefox.  I can see out of the corner of my eye if
there have been hits or not, by the color change, and if I do find
what I'm looking for, I don't need to look at the bar since the hits
are highlighted on my screen and show me what I've typed.  With
regards to that user behavior, placement at the bottom makes more
sense, since it disturbs the document I'm searching in the least (by
your own arguments, I'm probably looking at the top of the document).

Ray Jones