Re: PATCH for Search in folders (was Re: [Usability] Some usability feedback)

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Alan Horkan wrote:

> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:13:37 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>
> Cc: Gnome Usability <usability gnome org>, Nautilus <nautilus-list gnome org>
> Subject: Re: PATCH for Search in folders (was Re: [Usability] Some
>     usability feedback)
>
>
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Jamie McCracken wrote:
>
> > Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 01:33:07 +0000
> > From: Jamie McCracken <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>
> > To: Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>
> > Cc: Gnome Usability <usability gnome org>, Nautilus <nautilus-list gnome org>
> > Subject: PATCH for Search in folders (was Re: [Usability] Some usability
> >     feedback)
> >
> > > On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 16:05 +0000, Alan Horkan wrote:
> >
> > > > > It could of course be in the edit menu as well.
> > > >
> > > > Would definately be useful to have it in the menus.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > - Alan H.
> >
> > Attached is a patch for Nautilus which implements search in folders via
> > the gnome-search-tool. Its accessible in both the main edit menu and in
> > the selection context menu for a folder.
> >
> > Theres a keyboard shortcut of Shift+Ctlr+S to open the search tool too.
>
> (At a glance the simpler shortcut of Ctrl+S doesn't seem to be in use by
> Nautilus and Ctrl+Shift+S is not easily predictable so)
>
>   I would strongly recommend using Ctrl+F as in Find.

I see now that Nautilus is using Ctrl+F to popup a box for typeahead find
but I think this is unnecessary and still believe that Ctrl+F would be
better used by the more powerful general search tool.

- Alan H.