Re: [Usability] Gnome HIG suggestion: search box clear buttons

[Matt Fellows <matt fellows onegeek com au>]

On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 22:59 -0700, Kirk Bridger wrote:
> It seems to me that this would be a bug with Evolution - why isn't the 
> data being filtered by the filter properly?  One could argue that it is 
> because it is not filter as you type.  Perhaps a bug should be filed to 
> change that rather than come up with a complex colour/texture display 
> solution?

That was how I originally felt, but I think it might confuse people if
it dynamically filters while typing. 

Firstly, users expect the environment to change only when the "search"
button is activated. Some users might be confused be the
over-reactiveness and lack of control.

Secondly there could be other benefits of delaying the search until
commanded specifically; for example (and this isn't very exciting)
perhaps a user wants to perform a search based on some content within an
open email. As soon as the user starts typing, the automatic filtering
would cut in and prevent the user from finishing. There are likely other
situations as well :)

On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 22:39 +1000, Matt Fellows wrote:
> But in this case, I also want the state set explicitly to
> something that carries meaning, because it will be better
> for accessibility, and it will encourage consistency.

100% with your suggestions.

Cheers,

Matt