[GCompris-devel] Search feature

[Holger Kaelberer]

Hi,

first of all: thanks for your work, searching by title is something really useful that is missing!

Comments inline:

On 12.01.2016 10:08, Bruno Coudoin wrote:
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> Le 12/01/2016 06:19, RISHABH GUPTA a écrit :
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>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Johnny Jazeix <jazeix at gmail.com <mailto:jazeix at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>     2016-01-11 9:43 GMT+01:00 Bruno Coudoin
>>     <<mailto:bruno.coudoin at gcompris.net>bruno.coudoin at gcompris.net>:
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>>     > Le 11/01/2016 09:09, RISHABH GUPTA a écrit :
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>>     >> Hello ,
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>>     >> I am done implementing the backend part .I have tried it and it's
>>     >> working fine .The only thing left is to decide where to put the search
>>     >> icon  and connecting it to  Textfield.
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>>     > Hi,
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>>     > This is a very difficult choice to do. I would say that this feature is
>>     > advanced and is of no use for many of our young users who can't write.
>>     > It is most useful to parents or teachers trying to find the right
>>     > activity. Thus I would not make this feature prominent.
>>     >
>>     > One proposal. We enter the search mode using ctrl-s on desktop and long
>>     > click or double click on a section icon on mobile. In filter mode we
>>     > replace the section bar by a search bar.
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>> So this means the search will be performed in that particular section .According to me  search
>> should be performed on all the activities and not just on a particular section this is because a
>> user might remember the name of the activity but not the section to which it belongs .
> My idea is to replace the section bar with a search entry field. I agree with you that this spans
> all the sections.
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>> I like the idea you have suggested for mobile ,long click or double click would give a search bar
>> ,but this should be for potrait mode
> Not sure, it would be confusing to have an option that disapears in portrait mode more or another.

Agreed, if we add an icon it should be in the same place for all orientation modes.

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>>     Incrementally we display the
>>     > matching activity in the activity area. A close icon let the user get
>>     > back to the normal section display.
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>>     Hi,
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>>     ctrl+S is already used to hide sections, if we go for it, we should
>>     not forget to update the documentation.
>>     On my side,
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>>     I would still put it somewhere visible.
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>> I second this.

Me too.

Users (also the adult ones) tend to not read documentation and imho a "search" feature is useful 
enough to keep it visible. If we opt for the section header it could still be put at the right/lower 
of the list.

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>>     Maybe we can put
>>     it on the section bar, with a setting to display it or not (false by
>>     default)?

I don't like the bar option because imho it does not belong there. Activity selection is controlled 
via the section header and preselecting activities via a search feature is part of this task as is 
categorial grouping and personal favorites.

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>>     For the sections on top, it is a list, so it should resize
>>     automatically if we add one more.

+1

Add a magnifier icon (or so) to the section list and present a TextInput (or so) onClicked, either 
replacing the section bar (in landscape) or, maybe more generic, overlaying it on top of the whole 
scene.

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>> I am skeptical about this whether it would look nice like there or not.

Why?

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>> So my proposal:
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>> On desktop and mobile in landscape mode,we can place the icon on the bottom next to configuration
>> icon ,since there is enough space ,on clicking it would expand to a search bar .
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>>  For potrait mode  i like what bruno sir suggested .
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>> If anyone else has any other suggestion then please provide them,would be a great help . :)
> Another idea, we improve the bar as to make the buttons shrink to suit the window width so it is not
> a problem to put the option even in portait mode.
>
> Bruno.

My 2 cents,
   Holger