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Bug 519974 - search within drop-down
search within drop-down
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: tomboy
Classification: Applications
Component: General
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Tomboy Maintainers
Tomboy Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-03-02 19:50 UTC by Mike McWay
Modified: 2013-10-29 23:03 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.19/2.20



Description Mike McWay 2008-03-02 19:50:41 UTC
instead of having a separate window for search, search should be embedded in the notes drop-down. using a shortcut would show the drop-down then typing would show search results in the drop-down rather than the most recent notes or pinned notes. 

quick and easy search and opening notes...no extra windows
Comment 1 Sandy Armstrong 2008-03-02 20:47:28 UTC
That's a really neat idea!  I wouldn't get rid of the separate search window, because it also lets you see all notes sorted in different ways, allows for easy Notebook organization, etc... but the idea of having search embedded directly in the menu sounds really cool.

I'd be curious to see patches, mockups, whatever.  Also I wonder what the best way would be to handle large result sets and other edge cases.
Comment 2 Craig73 2009-01-29 19:19:41 UTC
The search box would be in the same place as the "search all notes".  Leave the search icon, replace the text with a text box, put some gray italic instructional text in there as default (search all notes...)

Large result sets could
- display the top N (say 10) 
- either have a button at the bottom to scroll down through the list (creating another at the top to scroll up)
- or have a button at the bottom to open the search dialog

(I would do a screenshot but interestingly I can't trigger a printscreen on my system when the Tomboy drop down is open... which seems to be more a gnome or "save screenshot" flaw as I can't printscreen when the menu is open either)
Comment 3 Sandy Armstrong 2009-01-29 19:44:27 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)
> (I would do a screenshot but interestingly I can't trigger a printscreen on my
> system when the Tomboy drop down is open... which seems to be more a gnome or
> "save screenshot" flaw as I can't printscreen when the menu is open either)


Use the delay feature.
Comment 4 Klap-in 2009-11-24 12:26:48 UTC
Good idea! Before you can do a search in your notes takes today much clicks. So i hope there will someone who likes improve this.
Comment 5 Stefan Cosma 2009-11-24 16:15:55 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> That's a really neat idea!  I wouldn't get rid of the separate search window,
> because it also lets you see all notes sorted in different ways, allows for
> easy Notebook organization, etc... but the idea of having search embedded
> directly in the menu sounds really cool.
> 

Just my two cents:

The separate search window isn't actually a search window. It's a notes/notebooks browser which happens to provide search functionality too.

In the search window the user can:
 * add/delete notes
 * add/delete notebooks
 * add notes to a notebook
 * synchronize notes
 * other things ?

If search within drop-down is added to Tomboy (great idea btw!) maybe the search window can be renamed to 'Notes browser' or something like this. I really think 'Search All Notes' is misleading.