On 2010/01/27 12:01, Thomas Worrall wrote:
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:35 AM, River Brandon<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Jan 26, 2010, at 4:26 PM, Jim Kubicek wrote:
>
> More searchisms to avoid:
> 1) Don't reuse the main window for search results, especially without making
> it obvious that you're looking at search results.
>
> i have to disagree with this one. i much prefer that search is performed in
> the window i'm looking at. spawning new windows is annoying.
That was my initial reaction. But then I thought about how often I've
searched for something, then wanted to compare the search results with
another email somewhere else, and had to lose the search to find the
latter. Having thought about it, I'm completely in favour of
search-in-a-new-window :)
True, but there are also a lot of times when you're just searching and
doing it right in the window you're in is the most convenient thing.
In addition to search, I am often drilled down reading mail in some
mailbox in Mail's full viewer window, and then I want to compare what I
am reading with something else.
Or search for something, without losing where I am, and then compare
(i.e., the reverse of your example).
That's why I love that Mail can create another full-fledged viewer
window with Command-Option-N. That capability is one of Mail's best
design choices IMO.
It's powerful since the panes of Mail's viewer windows can be collapsed,
so you can choose not to have the source list on the left, or the
message pane at the bottom.
(Sorry to keep beating my one loud drum...)
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