Currently in order to do a find/search on a grid, I have to either expand the filters or use the dropdown to select Find, then type in the text I want to search for and click Go. This is rather painful, as it is possibly the most common operation I do on a grid (especially in the Admin pages when looking for a particular project or user). When you are doing things like adding members to a member group or assigning project permissions and you have hundreds of users in the system, making 3 clicks for each search is tiresome.
I would like the find box to be always visible so I can just click and start typing. Put it at the top and/or bottom of the grid and auto-focus on that component when the grid loads to make it faster. A real-time dynamic grid filter would also make life a lot easier.
by: Mike S. | over a year ago | User Interface
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This could be because I use Firefox, but I don't find this a problem. The new search (version 9.0+) is so fast and easy to use, that I use it to find things in the system. If I want to find something on the current screen, the Firefox browser search is quickest (control-f, it auto-focuses as you type).
Note: I am also the lone admin user for our installation.