[Bug 1818819] [NEW] Remove type-ahead patch.

2019-03-06 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
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In the Ubuntu version of Gtk+ 3 type-ahead as been re-patched in. This
causes unexpected behaviours for the file-chooser.

The type-ahead patch should be removed for the following reasons:

1) In file-chooser when you try to search using the looking-glass icon
search-dialogue the focus does not stay in the search box, so you have
to click in the box each time you type a letter.[1]

2) A magically appearing type-ahead box is not expected and confusing.

3) This behaviour was removed from Nautilus, and from main-line Gtk+
years ago. Having this behaviour re-added is not something that should
have happened. There is a search button for a reason. [2]

It's better to make people use the less confusing search box than the
very confusing type-ahead box.

I understand that you might think it is good for the old-timers, but it
is totally broken, and has no place in a modern operating system.

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[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1592177 ,
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/issues/1572

[2] It does not make sense when looking at HIG. And how most GNOME and Gtk+ 
apps are designed. It is a weird legacy design choice from before Gtk+ 
modernised and made things much clearer.
https://developer.gnome.org/hig/stable/search.html.en

** Affects: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Wishlist
 Status: In Progress

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[Bug 1818819] [NEW] Remove type-ahead patch.

2019-03-06 Thread Gustav Hartvigsson
Public bug reported:

In the Ubuntu version of Gtk+ 3 type-ahead as been re-patched in. This
causes unexpected behaviours for the file-chooser.

The type-ahead patch should be removed for the following reasons:

1) In file-chooser when you try to search using the looking-glass icon
search-dialogue the focus does not stay in the search box, so you have
to click in the box each time you type a letter.[1]

2) A magically appearing type-ahead box is not expected and confusing.

3) This behaviour was removed from Nautilus, and from main-line Gtk+
years ago. Having this behaviour re-added is not something that should
have happened. There is a search button for a reason. [2]

It's better to make people use the less confusing search box than the
very confusing type-ahead box.

I understand that you might think it is good for the old-timers, but it
is totally broken, and has no place in a modern operating system.

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[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1592177 ,
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/issues/1572

[2] It does not make sense when looking at HIG. And how most GNOME and Gtk+ 
apps are designed. It is a weird legacy design choice from before Gtk+ 
modernised and made things much clearer.
https://developer.gnome.org/hig/stable/search.html.en

** Affects: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Undecided
 Status: New

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