Hi John. I've never been accused of being succinct before. So thanks!! <huge grin>
Getting back to the question at hand, you ask: > The issue is when you do a Search All you are in a new mode, so how do > you get back to the old Category View and Single Search Mode. What about clicking on the paint brush to the right of the search entry whose function is to clear the search? Take care. --Joanie On Thu, 2009-04-02 at 18:00 +0100, John Rice wrote: > Joanie - some comments below: > > JR > > > >> My understanding is that the only time the search results are cleared > >> is if you land in the categories. I believe that this is the intended > >> behavior. > >> > > > > Fair enough, and please accept my apologies for being dense. But... WHY > > is that the intended behavior? > > > > Let's simplify matters a bit: I am a sighted, mouse-clicking user. I > > search all repositories for 'python'. Having performed my search, in > > the column on the left I see a list of one item: "All." The spirit moves > > me to click on All, selecting it in the list. No I don't know why I > > would actually want to do this, given that I have a list of exactly one > > item, but I can do it. ;-) So... > > > > > You explain it very succinctly Joanie :) > > The issue is when you do a Search All you are in a new mode, so how do > you get back to the old Category View and Single Search Mode. Clicking > on All in the Category view was meant to be an easy way for a user to > switch back, but as you explain it it does seem confusing. > > What instead of "All", we changed the item in the Category list to: > "Return to Category View..." > > Or is that even more confusing. > > I'm cc'ing Jenya and Frank who are the UI designers working with us on > the project to see what they think. > > JR > > > What I expect to have happen: > > > > 1. All becomes selected in the list. > > > > What I do NOT expect to have happen: > > > > 1. A rather dramatic pause during which nothing takes place on screen. > > > > 2. All, the very item I clicked on, vanishing entirely. > > > > 3. The list in which All had been prior to my clicking on it, becoming > > completely repopulated (All Applications, Accessories, Configuration and > > Preferences, etc., etc.) > > > > 4. The combo box above the list in which All used to be changing from > > "All Categories" to "All Applications." > > > > 5. Focus NOT being moved to the list in which I had clicked, but rather > > back into the list of packages. > > > > And, last but not least: > > > > 6. My search being cleared. > > > > If this is the intended behavior, so be it. I just find it a bit > > confusing as an end user. Normally when I select something in a list, > > that item becomes selected. > > > > > >> With this change we have tried to mitigate the problem by having the > >> focus in application list after doing a search. > >> > > > > And, don't get me wrong, you have mitigated it. As a said before, the > > changes you've made improve the overall user experience considerably. > > > > > >> There is another change coming, I think John has posted the webrev, > >> which will add a function key to allow you to initiate a search. > >> > > > > Yup! That will also be a great addition. > > > > Thanks again! Take care. > > --Joanie > > > > > >> Padraig > >> > >> On 04/02/09 16:34, Joanmarie Diggs wrote: > >> > >>> I just gave it a try. Those changes make things a heck of a lot more > >>> usable in general, not to mention more accessible. Thanks guys! > >>> > >>> I do have a question though: The issue of the search results sometimes > >>> being cleared unexpectedly -- and focus landed someplace unexpected -- > >>> is still present. If this is a known issue and the intent is to address > >>> it separately, then don't mind me. :-) > >>> > >>> Take care. > >>> --Joanie > >>> > >>> On Thu, 2009-04-02 at 09:25 +0100, jmr wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> I've reviewed this offline with Padraig and it makes a nice job of > >>>> clarifying some of the logic on updating the info in the details panel. > >>>> So +1. > >>>> > >>>> Note: Padraig David wants us to hold off on put backs whilst the data > >>>> corruption issue is worked on. > >>>> > >>>> JR > >>>> > >>>> Padraig O'Briain wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> The webrev, http://cr.opensolaris.org/~padraig/ips-7792-v2/, fixes > >>>>> 7792 Moving focus after a search sometimes clears the search results > >>>>> unexpectedly > >>>>> > >>>>> This webrev changes the initial focussed widget to be the search entry > >>>>> field instead of the Reload button. After a search is performed the > >>>>> application list is focused and the first row is selected. > >>>>> > >>>>> Padraig > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> pkg-discuss mailing list > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> pkg-discuss mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
