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Bug 686863 - make "search box focused by default" more visible in Overview
make "search box focused by default" more visible in Overview
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: search
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-10-25 12:59 UTC by gan lu
Modified: 2013-08-18 14:29 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
Overview: Grab focus on the search entry by default (889 bytes, patch)
2012-11-12 14:00 UTC, Xavier Claessens 		none Details | Review
proposed patch (891 bytes, patch)
2012-11-12 14:15 UTC, Xavier Claessens 		none Details | Review

Description gan lu 2012-10-25 12:59:51 UTC 
Just minutes ago I knew typing anything in Overview will move focus to the search box, but I have used gnome 3.x from the beginning of first 3.0 release. It's such a good option but badly hidden, and this behaviour is quite different from most other applications.
Comment 1 Carlos Soriano 2012-10-25 18:50:02 UTC 
Maybe the tittle has to be "Make 'search box focused' feature more clear to the user", because the search box is focused as default in overview.
Comment 2 gan lu 2012-10-26 12:30:31 UTC 
Yes, should be "make search box focused by default in Overview", that will absolutely increase usage of search box.
Comment 3 Xavier Claessens 2012-11-12 14:00:02 UTC 
Created attachment 228777 [details] [review]
Overview: Grab focus on the search entry by default
Comment 4 Xavier Claessens 2012-11-12 14:15:28 UTC 
Created attachment 228778 [details] [review]
proposed patch

It has a down side: taping ESC after opening the overview does not close it immediately anymore, since it first unfocus the search entry.
Comment 5 Carlos Soriano 2012-11-12 14:35:38 UTC 
If the problem is that the color is very obscure for unfocused search entry, there's a bug and a patch already commited:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=686479
Comment 6 Allan Day 2013-08-18 14:29:24 UTC 
Please see my answer to bug 646754. I understand the reasoning behind this report, but I'm not sure that it would work in the general design of the overview.