> Rhythmbox currently does type-ahead searching, which is what the file > browser does.
That's pretty cool!! I had no idea! =) > What the search box does in limit what is shown in the entry view and > what is played. Using a temporarily visible box for this wouldn't be > good, because it would no longer be obvious that the list of tracks is > being limited, and anything you add to indicate that it is being limited > will probably take up as much space as the search box did. I see the problem. We could make the statusbar work to our advantage. I would say that the Search Entry is more a filter/pattern matching entry. To me a search high lights the finding, where a filter/pattern matching shows only the result. Imagine the Search Entry is gone and type ahead is disabled. When Rhythmbox is started the status bar reads: 1000 songs, 500 minuts, 4000MB. When typing something the statusbar updates on the fly to e.g. 5 songs, 15 minuts, 30MB matching metallica. Advantages: * No Search Entry is required. * The Stausbar shows the real current status. * Useful when CD burning is implanted. Disadvanges: * The type ahead would probably need to be removed, or an option in Edit->Preferences could be added: _Default keyboard behaviour_ (*) Filter / pattern matching ( ) Type ahead search ( ) None I have a feeling that the two can somehow live together at the same time...
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