Bug#484890: I've no idea

2008-08-03 Thread A. Costa
Quick summary: maybe this is two bugs, not one?  Please skip to end for 
explanation.

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:01:27 +0200
Patrick Winnertz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 retitle 484890 mc: Please change mc's search mask

Two contrary fixes:

1) Easy: don't change functions, refine the interface.
   (draw boxes around stuff)

2) Harder: Upgrade a function, so the current interface
   needn't be changed.  (add regex 'Filename' search)

 I've no idea how to fix this issue. 
 People who are well known to mc would be confused by a layout change.

Fix #1:  New users have it worse; inconsistent interfaces can only be
learned by slow trial  error.  (Consistent standard interfaces 
reward experience.)  Longtime users have the smaller labor
of learning about a small improvement.

Fix #2 requires no change in layout.

 New users might be confused by this layout now. As I think this is no
 severiy normal I changed the bug to whishlist and retitled it. 
 
 Do you have a good idea how to fix this?  The best idea would be a
 patch ;-)

I now think this is two bugs that got rolled into one by mistake.
Rephrasing the above fixes as problems gives us these bugs:

1 (normal/minor) vague interface for Filename search.

2 (wishlist) make Filename search regex.

HTH...



-- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Bug#484890: I've no idea

2008-06-24 Thread Patrick Winnertz
severity 484890 whishlist
retitle 484890 mc: Please change mc's search mask
thanks

Hello,

I've no idea how to fix this issue. 
People who are well known to mc would be confused by a layout change. New 
users might be confused by this layout now. As I think this is no severiy 
normal I changed the bug to whishlist and retitled it. 

Do you have a good idea how to fix this?  The best idea would be a patch ;-)

Greetings
Winnie



signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part.