Comments on: Auto-Complete on Subjects

By: dan

dan — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:36:53 +0000

The Evolution of Auto Complete
http://www.logblo.com/2008/11/02/TheEvolutionOfAutoComplete.aspx

By: PROGRAMAS LIVRES » Thunderbird 3 Shredder Alpha 1

PROGRAMAS LIVRES » Thunderbird 3 Shredder Alpha 1 — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:06:14 +0000

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By: AndersH

AndersH — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:13:54 +0000

- Why does it need to show the results in a drop-down list? Couldn’t it just use the full list view? Just as Gmail uses shows the results of a search in the mail list view (although they don’t support incremental search).
- If it does need to be a drop-down list, you could let the list extend beyond the left edge of the text field.
- Are there any chance this could be an extension, allowing faster iterations during development.

By: Karlosak

Karlosak — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:05:13 +0000

Nice idea, here are my thoughts:
- Make the design in a way it doesn’t need expanded search bar width, many people have already very crowded toolbars.
- I regularly receive e-mails with sender addresses longer than the subject. I suggest displaying only the sender or recipient on the second line (whichever is more relevant for the current folder).
- What about the same font size for both lines? Something similar to the folder tooltips. This way the displayed subject could be longer.
- What happens if the subject is very long and I search for a word near the end? This must be addressed somehow, otherwise the displayed string might appear to be out of context.

By: Bryan Clark

Bryan Clark — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:29:02 +0000

will: exactly, we’ll have to cut off the number of people at a certain point and then possibly offer the total. However I think if we kept simple at first and just cut off at a certain size you’ll see at least the first couple.

Karel: I think you’re right that the underline might be a bit much. I’ll try it without the underlines and see if only the bold is enough indication.

By: Karel Demeyer

Karel Demeyer — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:48:36 +0000

Who came up with the idea of underlining the matches ? Isn’t it clear enough when it’s just bold (it’s twice different now). IMHO it’s ugly and makes it too distracting. Same goes on for FF3 idd.

By: will

will — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:34:07 +0000

How do you deal with email that’s sent to a bunch of people?

Does it help to do something like this:

ex: Bryan to you,david,gary+30others 3 hours ago