Start a search with Cmd-F, type in query, Enter to filter items
Hit Esc to clear the filter and return to full item list, but doesnât happen
Expected / Actual result
I expect to clear filter with Esc, but instead it toggles whether the currently highlighted item is shown in MD or fully rendered. But even if the focus is in the filter textbox, Esc still does nothing.
Environment
Firefox 59.0.1 macOS 10.13
Also occurs in desktop app 1.0.3
Additional Comments
I feel like this mustâve been broken by recent changes. Is it a regression from how keys are handled by filter textbox, or something else?
Oh, thatâs explanation then. Please tell me thereâs a preference for this? Itâs driving me crazy. I filter all the time, but couldnât care less about escaping current itemâs edit focus.
@Alex_Pasternak@Alan: This should be fixed in the latest versions (please refresh/reload the app to update), could you please confirm when you have time? Thanks in advance!
Well it partially works, from my perspective. Esc cancels filter if your focus is in the filter textbox, but it still just toggles edit status of the item if youâve clicked out and are on an item. Typically after you look for some items, youâre not going to stay in the filter textbox, unless you were just looking something up.
The typical filter workflow for me is to filter, do something with the item, and close the filter. For this, Esc is still not working correctly. I was hoping the fix logic would be: Esc -> Am I in a filter? -> If yes, cancel it -> Otherwise, toggle item edit render. Was that deliberately not done?
For items that donât even have any MD markup, plain text ones, it looks particularly bad. Your cursor is there on the item, a filter is in effect, you keep mashing Esc and nothing even appears to happen.
I think the behavior of Esc regarding search has been restored, but itâs slightly modified to accommodate a new feature. That is, when youâre focusing on the search box, search is canceled. If youâre focusing on some other item, youâll need to first Ctrl+F to go the search box and then Esc again.
What about the opposite: âEsc â am I editing an item? â If yes, blur it â Otherwise, if searching, cancel searchâ.
It seems more intuitive this way. When your cursor is on an item, Esc seems like it should blur that part first.
@Erica, I agree, that is better, and more context-specific that way. I would 100% support this, and consider this the full resolution for the current behavior.
@Alex_Pasternak@Craig_Oliver: This should be fixed in the latest versions (please refresh/reload the app to update), could you please confirm when you have time? Thanks in advance!
P.S. Web only for now, coming to desktop app soon!
I hope you get cycles to work on further Web bugs soon. I see a lot of weekly fixes on iOS, but Web should be the primary platform, and thereâre a lot of bugs (or perhaps âunexpected behaviorsâ depending on where youâre coming from) I still run into on a daily basis.
If youâve filed those bugs, we should get to it eventually.
The mobile apps are receiving a lot of attention recently because itâs too lacking. Not sure how much you use them, some people depend on them on a daily basis.
Personally I donât use my phone that much either, but we think at this point we should put a bit more time into the mobile apps, since you canât even select multiple items or upload files on them. Itâs not a matter of unexpected behaviors, but rather the absence of certain functionalities.