On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:47:24 +0000, Nick Treleaven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:18:34 -0400 > "John Gabriele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Nick Treleaven > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:22:45 +0100 > > > > > > I'm not sure a toggle button would be good. Perhaps having 2 > > > buttons, like this: > > > [ search text ] [ B ] [ F ] > > > Where B is for search backwards and F forwards. This would be > > > quicker to use than having to check the toggle button is set > > > correctly before using the find button. > > > > 'B' and 'F' might not translate well between languages. What I think > > looks good is either > > > > [<] [search text] [>] > > > > or else > > > > [^] [search text] [v] > > Oops, I should have said that I didn't mean a literal B and F ;-) I > was thinking we could use the same forward and back icons as the Find > dialog uses, but then there is a conflict with the Navigate buttons. > > Personally I don't like having the backwards button before the search > text because the mouse has to move further when jumping between > matches. I don't think it's necessary for the tab order to jump to the > forward button first because you can just press enter in the search > field anyway. I agree, if another button then after the search field. > > Also, I still think it would be good to visually indicate when > > you're in search backward mode. It would just make using the > > feature feel more intuitive, IMO. Maybe a hidden preference to > > color the field background a light dull yellow when in backward > > mode? (I suppose there could also be a corresponding hidden option > > to set that color value if you really wanted to be choosey.) > > If we implement this it might as well be on by default IMO. And another >if we implement this<: then we should probably also make the "not found" colour (light red) configurable, maybe even in the pref dialog, not with a hidden pref. So, what to choose? - The changing background colour of the text field doesn't take any new space on the toolbar but still requires for each backward search that the keybinding is pressed. - The additional button for backwards search is probably most intuitive and most easy to use, but eats some space. - Combine both? - Anything completely different? - Wait other three or four months to discuss again about it? (j/k) > > It would also be nice if the bubble help for the search field > > indicated that there is a search backward available. > > Perhaps, but with the Backwards button this should be pretty clear. The tooltip(alias bubble help, a Windows word, or?) shouldn't be the problem at all, it's changed in less than a minute. Regards, Enrico -- Get my GPG key from http://www.uvena.de/pub.key
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