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.
...guenther
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