[Design] Search

[D John Anderson]

On Jan 31, 2007, at 3:58 PM, Jared Rhine wrote:

> D John Anderson wrote:
>> You have to type "/search" in front of your search string.
>
> Huh.  For no particular reason, I thought that the box would  
> "default" to a search function.  That is, a string that didn't  
> start with a slash would be interpreted as a search string.
>
> That seems an improvement in the design, making search more  
> discoverable and saving keystrokes, with no loss in function.   
> Apologies if this particular design has already been rejected.

That's what I first thought too. I even switched the default to  
search instead of entering items. Later, I learned that I had it  
wrong. The thinking was that entering items is more common than  
searching. So I switched it back to requiring /search.

I think that most people would probably prefer search be the default.  
Quick entry, after all is a shortcut, so even if you never figure out  
how to use it you'll still be able to enter items in Chandler.

John