[PATCH 1/4] emacs: unify search mechanisms

[David Edmondson]

On Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:14:52 +0400, Dmitry Kurochkin <dmitry.kurochkin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Before the change, there were two ways to do search in Emacs UI:
> search widget in notmuch-hello buffer and `notmuch-search' function
> bound to "s".  Internally, notmuch-hello search widget uses
> `notmuch-search' function.  But it uses widget field input instead of
> minibuffer.
> 
> Such duplication is a major issue for notmuch-hello usability: search
> interface is inconsistent and lacks features that are available in
> minibuffer (e.g. history and auto completion).

Were there actual complaints about the usability of the current
approach?

I much preferred your alternative approach (merging the history while
leaving the UI alone).
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 197 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/attachments/20111230/c5d8f6f8/attachment.pgp>