by mho » Fri May 13, 2011 9:12 am
After using the new search toolbar for a while, these are my views:
* Hard to tell what the icons are, but to me, that doesn't matter, _as long as_ there are clear pop-up description on hover on _all_ of them (currently missing for Atomic Waste/Clear Search and Right Arrow/Load newer files into the list(?))
(Maybe it's even possible to make these tool tips bigger and easier to read?)
After all, the icons won't move that often, so you should learn what they do pretty quickly.
* Not too keen on the combined Display Settings widget. Would prefer separate tick boxes. Contrieved icons instead of long text are fine, as long as there are clear pop-ups:-)
Ideally, I'd like three: Hide Old, Hide Downloaded and Show Filenames.
btw, I find myself not using "Show Filenames" (despite wanting to!) 'cause it's too bothersome to change it. A possibility to bind "Toggle Show Filenames" to a keyboard combo would be very nice.
* Would prefer dividers between the filter widgets. Yes, I should probably know that the drop-down goes to the right of the entry box, but currently, it's hard to visually tell what belongs where.
* Behaviour with filters disabled a bit confusing. I think the Filter Profile entry used to say something like "Filters Disabled" (greyed out) until you enabled filters; now it's less obvious why clicking doesn't do anything unless you enable filters, first.
* Would, of course, _love_ a second set of filter widgets (below the current one) and a AND/NOT selector:-)
- mho
