[GCompris-devel] Search feature

[Bruno Coudoin]

Le 12/01/2016 10:39, Holger Kaelberer a écrit :

> 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.
I agree the search feature is useful but not for all our user. More, for
the smaller one they will enter it and get lost. At least this new
search button should not be there by default, better let the advanced
users search a little bit for the option than confusing the new ones
with an advanced feature.
>
>>>
>>>     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.
Here the suggestion was to use the 'section bar' so you agree. I also
back you, I don't like much using the control bar for that.
>
>>>
>>>     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.
I agree on that but more complex, in portrait mode the search bar should
be on top anyway.
>
>
>>>
>>> So my proposal:
>>>
>>> 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 .
>>>
>>>  For potrait mode  i like what bruno sir suggested .
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
We can keep the idea of improving the control bar to make it suit the
window width. But let's use the section bar to add the search button.

Idea, we could add a swipe gesture on the section bar to switch from
section mode to search.

Bruno.