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[Charles <tanstaafl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

(In reply to Frank Steiner from comment #156)
>>> Definitely me neither... but this is not one of those times. I absolutely
>>> love this addon, and can't imagine Thunderbird without it.

>> this is the case for many addons, for many people.

> With one difference: this addon just re-adds functionality that was
> available in TB 2 and was removed in TB 3.

Precisely...

In fact, I have already approached Iago about the possibility of -
*after* first simplifying things a bit and losing some of the clutter -
incorporating the functionality of the 'View:...' widget too (the one
that allows you to create Custom Saved Searches), which I also still
must use, because of one feature: Persistent Views of folders - I can
set some folders to always 'View: All' and some to 'View: Unread'...

So, if he can accomplish this, then incorporating Unified Search into
the core code would *simplify* things (reduce redundancy and the
resultant confusion).

I'll be opening another bug for this once I have a Screenshot done (of
how the new widget would/could look) and a suggestion for how to
incorporate the functionality in a way that makes sense.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/691380

Title:
  Quick Search  Filter should be moveable

Status in Mozilla Thunderbird Mail and News:
  Confirmed
Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “thunderbird” source package in Lucid:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: thunderbird

  Today I updated lucid 3.0.4 TB to 3.1.7 from security.  I never liked
  the new "smart" search feature but relied mostly on filtering on To,
  CC and recipient.  I had put the search field for that on the menu bar
  so no further screen real estate was used on my netbook.  3.1.7 now
  introduces a UI regression in that that search field is used solely
  for the dumb "smart" search that opens a tab to waste even more screen
  space.  To use the search that I care about I have to use the quick
  search bar, more lost screen space.  And when I actually use it it
  opens another bar to filter and by then I can't even see my messages
  any longer.

  Seriously, netbooks are here to stay.  What were the UI devs thinking
  looking at their 28" TFT display all day?

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