Bug 2354

Summary:	Extended search 'information' window needs examples.
Product:	Claws Mail (GTK 2)	Reporter:	P Fudd <clawsmail>
Component:	UI/Message List	Assignee:	users
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3
Version:	3.7.8
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux

Description P Fudd 2011-01-25 20:08:45 UTC

Hello,

I like to think of myself as an advanced user, but I can't figure out how to use the boolean functions in extended search.  I've clicked on 'information', and I've read through the list of symbols that are allowed, but I can't seem to combine them successfully.  Perhaps I need quotes?  Parentheses?  The search bar just stays red when I try it.

Putting a couple of simple, medium and complex examples into the information window would help a lot.

Thanks.

Comment 1 Ricardo Mones 2013-04-18 10:37:30 UTC

The "Edit" button next to the "Information" button lets you build the extended quicksearch expressions interactively with a GUI, so it's very easy to generate working examples quickly.

I think adding example expresions to the information panel could be seen as if users were expected to type the whole expressions directly. That's not expected, so I don't think is useful to give the impression that quicksearch is more difficult to use than it really is.