+1 on the original Jacques proposal. I would also like to have the default number of items listed in a page configured in the same way.
Generally speaking, having the framework offering configurations, lets a better user experience. The framework can, and should be, used also with different custom applications so having more options always helps. For example we use the OFBiz framework as a base of our fleet management system (a tool for storing trains configurations, diagnostic events etc.). An application quite far from the OFBiz core ones but still using the OFBiz power. The configuration option we are talking about is something we definitively fill usefull. -Bruno 2009/10/13 Scott Gray <[email protected]>: > The order list screen shows recent orders already without having to search. > For the party manager, yes it might nice for about 5 minutes but then after > that you'll have 1000+ customers, suppliers, employees etc. and showing the > first page will provide absolutely no benefit whatsoever (unless by pure > dumb luck the record you wanted is present within the first < 2% of the > results). > > Showing a no condition search will never save you several clicks, it will > always save you exactly one click (the search button). > > To solve your last point about confusion with no results being shown, > ideally the results table wouldn't display unless a search has actually been > performed. That is a change I would be +1 for. > > Regards > Scott > > HotWax Media > http://www.hotwaxmedia.com > > On 13/10/2009, at 12:37 PM, Cimballi wrote: > >> To argue my +1, I think it would be nice to have the results already >> displayed when you jump to the orders list screen or party list >> screen. >> I think it's already the way it works in the webtools screens, when >> you select the "all" button for an entity, it displays the search form >> and also the result of the search all request. >> It's not something very important, but I consider it a plus, it can >> saves several clicks, and also sometimes when I display a search >> screen, my first reaction is to think "hu, it's strange, there is no >> result", and after 2 seconds I remember that I have to click on the >> lookup button... >> >> Cimballi > >
