Hi,
I'm worried that using the text search field as a text entry box will be confusing.
I think, the text entry widget is not just a search bar. It is a "command line" which can be used to perform several tasks one of which is searching. It was being called a search bar till now since it had no other functionality to it. So I dont think a new UI feature would be required then.
Without a dropdown or some other discoverable UI most users will never learn about the feature.
I am worried about the users not knowing too :) . That is why I think that the dropdown list would help showing the user, the options he can choose from. I was thinking that a small symbol to indicate searching and a small down arrow (like in Thunderbird) inside the text widget would help us instead of the current empty text box.
Bye, Darshana
John
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