Re: [Ayatana] input timeouts aka forgetful search

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx wrote on 20/01/11 11:56:
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> If you have the Scale Addons + Text enabled in compiz, you will find
> that it is possible to type text while in scale mode.
> This is fun sometimes, it makes the windows accessible through language
> instead of gesture. Imagining a voice command system with speech
>...
> apart from this crazy stuff.. the text has some kind of timeout, it
> simply disappears if nothing is done after a second or so.. why don't
> ALL FAYT search interfaces in Ubuntu have that?
> CCSM doesn't, Software Center doesn't, Contact List doesn't... you name
> it.
>...

Because it depends on whether it's for selecting a known item with a few
characters, or for something more complex.

If it's for selecting a known item with a few characters, you are
probably looking at the results while typing, not at the search text. In
that case, the interface shouldn't expect you to remember the state of
the search text, and should instead clear the text (not the selection,
just the text) after a pause. Gnome Do, Nautilus, and the GTK file
dialogs all get this wrong.

If it's for something more complex, you usually concentrate on getting
your text right first, and then examine the results, and then maybe go
back and refine the text. In that case, there's no benefit to clearing
the text, and it may even be annoying.

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mpt
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