Comments on: So’s your facet: Faceted global search for Mozilla Thunderbird http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/ tool-building and visualization run amok Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:29:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrew Sutherland http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2932 Andrew Sutherland Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:56:02 +0000 http://www.visophyte.org/blog/?p=374#comment-2932 Click the icon with the down arrow to the left of the search box to present a list of search modes available. Click the icon with the down arrow to the left of the search box to present a list of search modes available.

]]> By: Miles http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2924 Miles Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:26:04 +0000 http://www.visophyte.org/blog/?p=374#comment-2924 Is there a way to re-enable the type down find? To me that was the killer feature of TB over every other mail client. To now require an "enter" before searching makes search much more painful, and less usable. Is there a way to re-enable the type down find? To me that was the killer feature of TB over every other mail client. To now require an “enter” before searching makes search much more painful, and less usable.

]]> By: Andrew Sutherland http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2895 Andrew Sutherland Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:44:11 +0000 http://www.visophyte.org/blog/?p=374#comment-2895 The quick search functionality is still there. At the left of the search box, there is a magnifying glass icon with a down arrow. If you click on the magnifying glass, a menu pops up. In this menu are all the quick search options you have known and loved. This is the way the widget worked in 2.0 as well; clicking on the icon would bring up a list of available quick search filters. You're not the only one I've head this from, which is why I'm responding here (and approved the comment). I'll try and check on the status of making it more clear that you can change the mode of that search box. The quick search functionality is still there. At the left of the search box, there is a magnifying glass icon with a down arrow. If you click on the magnifying glass, a menu pops up. In this menu are all the quick search options you have known and loved. This is the way the widget worked in 2.0 as well; clicking on the icon would bring up a list of available quick search filters.

You’re not the only one I’ve head this from, which is why I’m responding here (and approved the comment). I’ll try and check on the status of making it more clear that you can change the mode of that search box.

]]> By: Warren Howard http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2894 Warren Howard Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:45:25 +0000 http://www.visophyte.org/blog/?p=374#comment-2894 No doubt a lot of work has gone into the new search functionality. However, I miss the quick search functionality so much that I will be reverting to Firefox 2.0 and trying other mail clients. Please consider returning the quick search functionality. The new search is just not usable for me. It presents too much information and the only available filters are "From me", "To me" and "Attachments". Something as basic and elementary as a "Subject" filter has not been provided. Bizarre. Regards, Warren. No doubt a lot of work has gone into the new search functionality.

However, I miss the quick search functionality so much that I will be reverting to Firefox 2.0 and trying other mail clients.

Please consider returning the quick search functionality. The new search is just not usable for me. It presents too much information and the only available filters are “From me”, “To me” and “Attachments”. Something as basic and elementary as a “Subject” filter has not been provided.

Bizarre.

Regards,

Warren.

]]> By: Andrew Sutherland http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2851 Andrew Sutherland Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:31:29 +0000 http://www.visophyte.org/blog/?p=374#comment-2851 There is currently no way to customize the columns displayed. I realize that is rather sub-optimal. I expect we'll fix that in a point release. I'm not up-to-speed on the interaction of faceted search and custom themes. I know we had a complaint early on, but I'm not sure if things improved as a result or not; I had handed off responsibility for styling at that point to people with more style than myself :). I'd check bugzilla. There is currently no way to customize the columns displayed. I realize that is rather sub-optimal. I expect we’ll fix that in a point release.

I’m not up-to-speed on the interaction of faceted search and custom themes. I know we had a complaint early on, but I’m not sure if things improved as a result or not; I had handed off responsibility for styling at that point to people with more style than myself :) . I’d check bugzilla.

]]> By: JManiere http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2849 JManiere Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:52:02 +0000 http://www.visophyte.org/blog/?p=374#comment-2849 TB3B4 : from the GLOBA main screen result ,when using "show all as list" the default column are subject ,from, date. ( TB default theme) Additional header label can be selected but they are not kept as default on the next "show all as list". One default I would add is "location" ( i.e which folder) Most likely one can customize the default but I have no idea where to specify that in the general option. can you help? Note: I was testing some other theme ( leopard ) it seems that all other theme are not supporting directly the GLOBA result page. Functionality are there but the lay out is broken. You may want to post recommendation about what is required to support the GLOBA lay out in other theme. TB3B4 : from the GLOBA main screen result ,when using “show all as list” the default column are
subject ,from, date. ( TB default theme)

Additional header label can be selected but they are not kept as default on the next “show all as list”.
One default I would add is “location” ( i.e which folder)

Most likely one can customize the default but I have no idea where to specify that in the general option. can you help?

Note: I was testing some other theme ( leopard ) it seems that all other theme are not supporting directly the GLOBA result page. Functionality are there but the lay out is broken.
You may want to post recommendation about what is required to support the GLOBA lay out in other theme.

]]> By: Andrew Sutherland http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2845 Andrew Sutherland Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:26:41 +0000 http://www.visophyte.org/blog/?p=374#comment-2845 Not right now, but the GlodaQuilla extension is trying to provide that capability. More info on this bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523649 Not right now, but the GlodaQuilla extension is trying to provide that capability. More info on this bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523649

]]> By: Andrew Thomas http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2844 Andrew Thomas Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:21:35 +0000 http://www.visophyte.org/blog/?p=374#comment-2844 Is there an option to tell the faceted search which folders I want to index? I have folders that capture mailing lists that are huge, and I don't want them to be indexed. An interface similar to the interface that allows you to choose folders for off-line use would be great. Also, is there an option that lets me turn off indexing for an entire account? I have several accounts configured and I only want to index in two of them (and only in some folders within them). Is there an option to tell the faceted search which folders I want to index? I have folders that capture mailing lists that are huge, and I don’t want them to be indexed. An interface similar to the interface that allows you to choose folders for off-line use would be great.

Also, is there an option that lets me turn off indexing for an entire account? I have several accounts configured and I only want to index in two of them (and only in some folders within them).

]]> By: Andrew Sutherland http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2823 Andrew Sutherland Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:09:16 +0000 http://www.visophyte.org/blog/?p=374#comment-2823 Thanks! Please let me know if there's anything I can do to support your creative energies in terms of exploiting that potential :) When you click on a message to display it, we populate a thread-pane with all of the messages gloda thinks belong to that conversation and turn on threading. So, yes, but not in the results page itself. Thanks! Please let me know if there’s anything I can do to support your creative energies in terms of exploiting that potential :)

When you click on a message to display it, we populate a thread-pane with all of the messages gloda thinks belong to that conversation and turn on threading. So, yes, but not in the results page itself.

]]> By: David Huynh http://www.visophyte.org/blog/2009/09/03/sos-your-facet-faceted-global-search-for-mozilla-thunderbird/comment-page-1/#comment-2822 David Huynh Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:52:11 +0000 http://www.visophyte.org/blog/?p=374#comment-2822 I am trying Tb3 b4 now and faceted global search rocks! It's fast and the basic facets are already very useful! I like the timeline facet, too. There's so much potential here! By the way, is there an option for showing full threads that include the matched messages? I am trying Tb3 b4 now and faceted global search rocks! It’s fast and the basic facets are already very useful! I like the timeline facet, too. There’s so much potential here!

By the way, is there an option for showing full threads that include the matched messages?

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