[PATCH] extend KTreeWidgetSearchLine with flash possibility

[Tom Albers]

Op vr 6 apr 2007 08:51 schreef u:
> On Thursday 05 April 2007 21:17, Tom Albers wrote:
> > For Mailody I wanted to make clear that a quick search was active when
> > switching folders[1]. This is done by flashing the lineedit for a
> > certain time[2].
> 
> The usability people adviced KMail (long ago) to remove the search when 
> switching folders. Which is a strategy I personally agree with.

I don't. When you switch folders while there is text in the quick search, that probably means you did not find the mail you are looking for and want to search in another folder. So reapplying the search on the new folder makes sense to me, and to be honest, I use it multiple times per day. It's just one of the differences between KMail and Mailody. If I found the message and switch folders I'm now reminded by the subtile flash that the results are filtered.

> Flashing a gui is considered a bad idea by a lot of people (remember the 
> html tag blink?, and the outcry whenever someone used it?).

Again I don't agree. It's a subtile note that there is a search active and that can be wanted or not. I think these subbtile hints are much better than yet another popup("There is a search active, are you sure?").

> I'd hate to see bad usability ideas go into kdelibs.

There is not one truth about what's usable and what not. Different people have different needs. So do apps.

Toma