330654 - It should be possible to save an edited search directly from the Advanced Search form

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 232489

(Bugzilla :: Query/Bug List, enhancement)

Description

[Prognathous]

After clicking "Edit Search" and modifying the search form, there is no "Save Edited Search" button. I wasted a lot of time looking for a way to update my search until I realized that I have to actually perform the search to get this option.

It would be nice to either provide such a button in the Advanced Search form itself, or to add a note that explains the flow to a user who clicked "Edit Search". I personally prefer the first option.

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Comment 1

[Max Kanat-Alexander]

We actually used to have that, and then we changed it. I'm not sure what the consensus is on adding it back. People seem to request it somewhat frequently.

Comment 2

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

I think the current UI is reasonable; we managed a good simplification of the search UI in the last round (from a bunch of fields and checkboxes down to a single Search button, if I remember correctly) and I'd rather not add them back.

It doesn't seem unreasonable for people to test their searches before saving them...

Gerv

Comment 3

[Prognathous]

(In reply to comment #2)
> It doesn't seem unreasonable for people to test their searches before saving
> them...

I had no idea I'm supposed to do that. All I wanted was to update an old email address to a new one, so once I corrected this detail I just looked for that Save Search button. It was nowhere to be found.

I guess Bugzilla is intended for users more intelligent than me...

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