[Adium-devl] Contact list toolbar

[Christopher Forsythe]

On Feb 3, 2007, at 4:16 PM, Evan Schoenberg wrote:

>
> On Feb 3, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Christopher Forsythe wrote:
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>> I'd like to see a search box somewhere as well. What else do we
>> actually need there?
>
> I think I've mentioned this in another email thread on this topic,  
> or at least I feel like I've typed this before...
>
> We currently have type-to-find in all lists in Adium, including the  
> contact list, thanks to Ken Ferry's excellent  
> KFTypeSelectTableView.  This could easily be set to do a full-name  
> search rather than an anchored (only the beginning of the name)  
> search.  I had it set that way in a beta at one point, but people  
> were confused as to what it was doing since it doesn't show any  
> feedback as it selects.
>
> What about having a custom box appear once you *start* typing that  
> communicates a search is happening (search style widget w/ the  
> magnifying glass and all).  Gaim does something similar in its  
> buddy list (start typing and a box appears) and I think it gets the  
> message across better than it just Happening.

I guess my main problem with this is that, until the user starts  
typing, it'll be nonobvious and the user won't think we have this  
option.

Chris
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