[Digikam-devel] quick search?

[Marcel Wiesweg]

> Hi,
>
> maybe a stupid question, but what is the quick search good for?
>
> More explicitly: the quick search leads to a separate window
> in which the thumbs matching a keyword are displayed.
> And that's it, there is no way to go to the folder of any
> of the found images, or to display it in the image editor.
> So to me it seems, that after a quick search,
> only saving this as a search makes sense.
>
> Moreover: it was not clear to me, what the quick search is really
> searching
> for ;-). Converting it into an advanced search reveals that
> it is the "keyword" which is searched for.
>
> As in my case this lead to images with the corresponding string
> in the tag name I was about to suggest to completely remove the
> quick search.
> However, I am not sure how to replace it properly,
> would a simple text-entry-box in the searches side-bar do the job?

I would vote for some more GUI in the search sidebar anyway:
Currently, it is empty. You have to use the menu to create a new search.
From my point of view, there should be a textedit to create simple searches, 
and an "advanced" button which may popup a dialog, even better, no dialog.
Either search may or may not "live" to the main view, i.e., any change 
immediately changes the content of the main view.
The latest search is automatically stored, and a button allows to save as a 
search album as it is now.

Marcel

>
> Just some Friday-morning thoughts - any comments?
>
> Best, Arnd