549970 - When showing "Open as list" search results, there should be a useful focus (e.g. on QuickSearch Filter Box) to improve search workflow

Status: NEW

(Thunderbird :: Search, enhancement)

Description

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

STR

1 Search all messages for "something"
2 on gloda faceted results page, click "open as list"

Actual

- can't see where the focus is
- no useful focus that helps the workflow in this situation

Expected
- indicate where the focus is
- set focus on something useful that helps the workflow in this situation

Proposal:
Combined with the following bugs, we could hava a really cool workflow:
- bug 523443: On the "Open as list" search results page, Make "Subject, From or Recipient Filter" the default quicksearch option 
- bug 522985: Power Filter

Workflow
- Search all messages for "something"
- Open as List
- narrow down / fine-tune your search results by just typing any relevant details into quick filter box, like subject words, sender name, or both, in any order, and any part of the word will suffice (as usual in quick filters)
If our full text *filter* was faster (bug 383895), we could use that so you could even filter for words from msg text
-> as you type, watch how your results list is getting shorter until you see that one msg you're after

Comment 1

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

Forgot the proposed spot for focus in my proposal...

Proposal:
* When showing "Open as list" search results, set focus on QuickSearch box *
> Combined with the following bugs, we could then have a really cool workflow:
> - bug 523443: On the "Open as list" search results page, Make "Subject, From or
> Recipient Filter" the default quicksearch option 
> - bug 522985: Power Filter

Comment 2

[Ludovic Hirlimann [:Usul]]

Thomas how is this different from bug 523444 ?

Comment 4

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

(In reply to comment #2)
> Thomas how is this different from bug 523444 ?

Duh. There's no difference. I accidentally posted this one again. There's more details about the proposed workflow here, so I'll leave this one open.