Re: [Usability] Some usability feedback

[Maurizio Colucci <seguso forever tin it>]

Reinout van Schouwen wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Nov 2004, Maurizio Colucci wrote:
>
> > I don't know the typeahead feature you mention, but... wouldn't a 
> > quick-search box a-la Evolution be more discoverable?
>
>
> In List view, there is a quicksearch box when you press Ctrl+F. It 
> just doesn't work yet...
>
> (see http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=156470)
Thanks. :-)

Out of curiosity: if the box isn't always visible, wouldn't users forget 
having typed something in it? I am thinking of the following scenario: 
you press CTRL+F, write some text in the box, press enter, and the files 
not matching are hidden. So you easily find the file (or files) you were 
looking for, and you use them. But then, since you don't see the box, 
you will likely forget having entered text into it, and not understand 
why your files have disappeared. this could be confusing, even panic 
some users.

Or is the box automatically cleared after you use a file?

Maurizio