It seems to me that this would be a bug with Evolution - why isn't the 
data being filtered by the filter properly?  One could argue that it is 
because it is not filter as you type.  Perhaps a bug should be filed to 
change that rather than come up with a complex colour/texture display 
solution?


Kirk



Shaun McCance wrote:
> I think I didn't explain well enough what the inconsistent would
> be for.  I'll explain by example.  Evolution has a search field
> that filters what you see in the header list.  This search field
> is not instant-apply.  So let's say I do a search for "Malard"
> in Evolution.  I've misspelled "Mallard", and I don't get any
> results.  I go to the search field and type "Mallard" instead,
> but I forget to hit Enter.
>
> In this scenario, there is text in the search field, and the
> header list is being filtered according to some search text.
> But those two are not the same.  The interface ought to convey
> that to me.
>
>   
>   
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