Description
Scenarios
Search trigger
Clear the desk and start from scratch.
I'm done with my current workflow, the search starts a new thinking session.
wCFbb I've linked feedback from C Conversation to F Feature and created a few b Bugs.
D now I'd like to work on the permissions D Document, unrelated to the things above.
Bring an extra thing to the desk.
The problem at hand requires extra context.
D I'm working on the permissions D Document.
ID I look up an I Insight to incorporate the problem it describes into the doc.
☝️ Opening a View from search most often means scenario #1.
Search certainty
Search has two valid patterns, none of which will go away:
I'm sure this is my Entity → click to open → work with the Entity.
In this case, the Entity should be opened inside the Search panel.
S → E
not found → create Entity
I'm looking for my Entity among several similar ones → click to open → not mine → click another one → … → oh, here it is → close Search → work with the Entity.
S → SE¹ → SE² → SE³ → E³
🗑️ Trash Bin
All 4 combinations of triggers×certainty are real. Moreover, there are no clear "primary" and "secondary" scenarios. This means the panel navigation behavior should incorporate all four.
Clearing the desk
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Closes all panels (+ keyboard hotkey Alt+Shift+W)
S search panel appears, focus is in the search input
Types search keyword
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Option A
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sure Clicks on the search result R S → R | looking ❓ |
Option B (search as a usual View)
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sure Expands search result R S → R | looking Clicks on the search result R¹ S → SR¹ → SR²r¹ → SR³r²r¹ ❓ Replace R¹ with R² instead of collapsing R²r¹? Not consistent with the rest of the navigation but more convenient. ❓ Open R¹, R²,… when ⇅ navigating through search results? Requires great performance. |
Option C (collapsing search)
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sure Clicks on the search result R S → sR | looking Clicks on the search result R¹ S → sR¹ → S → sR² → S → sR³ |
☝️ The search input is not cleared when the search panel is collapsed.
💩 Both scenarios work so-so, UI is changing all the time when looking for a result.
Bringing something extra
D document is opened
Opens a panel on the left/right (+ keyboard hotkey Alt+Shift+←)
❓Ctrl+K opens a panel on the left
(↑ same options for sure/looking above)