Version 3.14b brought a great improvement to the Filter feature. However:
A] Under the triangle icon ▶
located on its right edge there is the Extended fields
, Information fields
and Functions
sub-menu, but above them is the long list of tag fields. Firstly- I do not know from where entries for that list are taken from, but I can see that it has some new / fake fields that I have created. And secondly- it makes the new Menage history...
option far away from the ▶
icon; and given that I personally never use entries from that long list, it it a very annoying [waste of time for repetitive unproductive mouse movements] for me
B] After clicking the right mouse button anywhere within the Filter box a context menu shows up, which has Undo
for its very first entry. I would argue that the most used element of the reworked Filter will be the Menage history...
- and thus it should be the top entry on this right click menu. Or alternatively this Menage history...
should made [maybe additionally] available as a separate icon. Maybe the Filter:
could be changed into a big button / icon evoking Menage history...
?
C] There used to be the Remove all from history...
option available under the ▶
icon, but it is gone apparently on the account of how the whole management of Filter feature has been reworked. In my opinion it is logical to not have such wipe-all button now, when the user is given a detailed control of history- because [an accidental] wiping would be mean a loss of a time invested by the user into adjusting the Filter. But not being able to quickly remove all of some [deemed as temporary] filter expression will result with the user having to periodically look manually through the list for the purpose of remaining it clear of clutter. And so, I propose such adjustment: similar to how under the Menage history...
the user can select a check box of any expression in order for it to show up as an clickable entry available under the ▶
icon, the user should have also an option to mark any expression as a one not succumbing to the [now not existing] wipe-all-temporary-expressions button
D] For informative purposes, the [now already exiting] column with check-boxes should be given a name. I propose Menu
. I know it would not be perfect and something like Menu List
would be more informative, but then it would look weird, as this column would be relatively very wide and its content [i.e. check-boxes] narrow
E] Under the Menage history...
the Filter
column should be renamed Filtering expression
. And also at the bottom of this window the Filter:
between the Name
and Description
would be more informative to new users if it would be renamed to Filtering expression
[but the Filter:
name to the left side of the Filter box should / could remain as it is]
F] The Description
seems to have a finite number of accepted signs. It also does not word wrap its content, thus making useless its mini triangle icons
G] The Description
should have visible 2.5 or at least 1.5 lines of text visible, so that the user with a glance would know if there is a need to scroll the text down to reveal more of
Description
H] Can the Filter box be further upgraded, to accepts three left clicks for selecting all of its content [REQUEST: expand selection in the Filter box]?