[Design] Re: Alpha 4 search

[Mimi Yin]

Hi John,

Search should work the same across all app areas. The results should  
return in a table view. We're assuming in the Beta timeframe, that we  
won't have a split-pane calendar + table view that can move in sync.  
As a result, it makes more sense to display search results for  
calendar items in a table than on a calendar.

If you're searching in the Calendar app area, when the user deletes  
the search / ends the search session, the calendar view returns.

Apologies, that should have been in the spec.

Modeless search sounds great, but isn't a requirement to get it up  
and running.

Thx for the catch, Mimi


On Aug 1, 2006, at 5:18 PM, John Anderson wrote:

> Hi Mimi:
>
> I was reading the searching spec and had a few questions:
>
> I think most people prefer modeless UI. So what do you think about  
> getting rid of your search mode and just letting the user click in  
> the search box and type their search string -- always keeping the  
> search results up to date with whatever they typed?
>
> I noticed that you didn't mention that search should work in the  
> Calendar view. Is this an oversight? I could imagine it being  
> useful. If it isn't an oversight maybe we should remove the search  
> box in Calendar view.
>
> Should we maintain a separate search string for each application area?
>
> John
>
>