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Bug 551325

Summary: Use a better icon for Find Actions in toolcontribution
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: Lars Vogel <Lars.Vogel>
Component: UIAssignee: Matthias Becker <ma.becker>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: normal    
Priority: P3 CC: daniel_megert, Lars.Vogel, ma.becker, wim.jongman
Version: 4.13   
Target Milestone: 4.14 M3   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Linux   
See Also: https://git.eclipse.org/r/149924
https://git.eclipse.org/r/150233
https://git.eclipse.org/r/150235
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=552073
https://git.eclipse.org/c/platform/eclipse.platform.ui.git/commit/?id=14f9358ec46a258ec23352a5ea101e60d47c213f
https://git.eclipse.org/c/platform/eclipse.platform.images.git/commit/?id=21ae795685346499da0e3c2cf7c9b5766ee5387f
https://git.eclipse.org/r/151468
https://git.eclipse.org/c/platform/eclipse.platform.images.git/commit/?id=c3dce24f77f3ca4bd476f6462a209a73e6f97ac0
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Bug Blocks: 551494    
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Description Flags
Prototype
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Comparison with the native macOS search field (below)
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native macOS search field in dark mode
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icon proposal in light theme
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icon proposal in dark theme
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Dark Linux
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Light Linux
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light theme
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dark theme none

Description Lars Vogel CLA 2019-09-20 12:57:43 EDT
I suggest to use a find related icon for Find Action instead of a magic wand
Comment 1 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-09-20 13:13:36 EDT
Created attachment 279962 [details]
Prototype

Prototype screenshot attached, of course the color is not fitting but you should be able to see the intended change.b
Comment 2 Eclipse Genie CLA 2019-09-20 13:16:07 EDT
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/149924
Comment 3 Matthias Becker CLA 2019-09-23 03:57:34 EDT
Created attachment 279981 [details]
Comparison with the native macOS search field (below)

(In reply to Lars Vogel from comment #1)
> Created attachment 279962 [details]
> Prototype
> 
> Prototype screenshot attached, of course the color is not fitting but you
> should be able to see the intended change.b

I agree about the color. It's too dark. I suggest do make it similar to the native macOS search field.
The "problem" here is that we need an icon that can be visible also in the dark theme.
The native search field changes the icon color to some white color when switched to dark mode.
Comment 4 Matthias Becker CLA 2019-09-23 03:58:02 EDT
Created attachment 279982 [details]
native macOS search field in dark mode
Comment 5 Matthias Becker CLA 2019-09-23 04:00:26 EDT
(In reply to Lars Vogel from comment #0)
> I suggest to use a find related icon for Find Action instead of a magic wand

I also don't like the text "Find Actions" text in the text box. What's wrong with "Quick Access". I have the feeling that "Quick Access" together with the proposed Icon would be a good solution - it would help new users to understand what the field is for and experienced eclipse user still will still recognise it.
Comment 6 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-09-23 04:04:53 EDT
The new name was discussed in https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=547755. Please comment here.
Comment 7 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-09-24 16:17:59 EDT
Matthias, would be great if you could take this one and provide a nicer icon for Quick Access / Find Actions.

Once we have this, I suggest to starting using this icon also via Bug 551326 for other search actions.
Comment 8 Eclipse Genie CLA 2019-09-27 04:35:18 EDT
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/150233
Comment 9 Matthias Becker CLA 2019-09-27 04:35:42 EDT
Created attachment 280059 [details]
icon proposal in light theme
Comment 10 Matthias Becker CLA 2019-09-27 04:36:07 EDT
Created attachment 280060 [details]
icon proposal in dark theme
Comment 11 Matthias Becker CLA 2019-09-27 04:37:19 EDT
(In reply to Lars Vogel from comment #7)
> Matthias, would be great if you could take this one and provide a nicer icon
> for Quick Access / Find Actions.
> 
> Once we have this, I suggest to starting using this icon also via Bug 551326
> for other search actions.

I just pushed a proposal. See screenshots.
You you pls. provide screenshots from windows and linux in light and dark theme?
Comment 12 Eclipse Genie CLA 2019-09-27 04:47:23 EDT
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/150235
Comment 13 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-09-27 12:21:24 EDT
Created attachment 280075 [details]
Dark Linux
Comment 14 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-09-27 12:23:10 EDT
Created attachment 280076 [details]
Light Linux

Looks definitely better, maybe we should have the lines a bit thicker so that is does look less disabled in the light theme?
Comment 15 Dani Megert CLA 2019-10-10 09:38:07 EDT
Removed milestone as no one reacted to https://www.eclipse.org/lists/eclipse-dev/msg11217.html.
Comment 16 Matthias Becker CLA 2019-10-11 04:56:36 EDT
(In reply to Lars Vogel from comment #7)
> Matthias, would be great if you could take this one and provide a nicer icon
> for Quick Access / Find Actions.
> 
> Once we have this, I suggest to starting using this icon also via Bug 551326
> for other search actions.

I just though again about the icon for the "Quick Access" aka. "Find Actions" toolbar entry.
I really like the "magnifier" icon. macOS uses the same in finder. And also the (system wide) "Spotlight Search" uses a simple magnifier icon.
See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204014#targetText=Search%20with%20Spotlight,%2C%20double%2Dclick%20the%20item.
They also have an icon in their toolbar.

But if we also want to replace the "flashsight" icon for the "normal" Search we have to be carefully. The "Search" and the "Quick Access" aka. "Find Actions" do different things in both you can find stuff - but different stuff.
Maybe we could use my very minimalistic magnifier icon for the "Quick" access and use a  more colorful icons for the "Search" (something in the direction of Wim's proposal here: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/attachment.cgi?id=280174 ).

So the icons would express that in both you can do similar but different things because the icon is similar but different as well.
Comment 17 Wim Jongman CLA 2019-10-11 10:14:02 EDT
Created attachment 280236 [details]
light theme
Comment 18 Wim Jongman CLA 2019-10-11 10:16:21 EDT
Created attachment 280237 [details]
dark theme

Sure. Here is the icon in the two major themes. If you like this I can submit to Gerrit again.
Comment 19 Wim Jongman CLA 2019-10-11 10:25:02 EDT
(In reply to Wim Jongman from comment #18)
> Created attachment 280237 [details]
> dark theme
> 
> Sure. Here is the icon in the two major themes. If you like this I can
> submit to Gerrit again.

Sorry. I misread. I like Matthias' minimalistic magnifier for quick search too.

I can replace the flashlight for my magnifier but I think that it is a different bug. Is there already a bug for this?
Comment 20 Matthias Becker CLA 2019-10-17 07:37:55 EDT
I plan to merge this tomorrow if I don't get any vetos til then.
Comment 21 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-10-17 07:48:28 EDT
(In reply to Matthias Becker from comment #20)
> I plan to merge this tomorrow if I don't get any vetos til then.

+1
Comment 22 Wim Jongman CLA 2019-10-17 08:58:13 EDT
(In reply to Matthias Becker from comment #20)
> I plan to merge this tomorrow if I don't get any vetos til then.

+1 for merging now so we have it tomorrow.
Comment 23 Wim Jongman CLA 2019-10-17 09:01:11 EDT
And change the text to "Find..." or "Find" <fistbump>
Comment 24 Matthias Becker CLA 2019-10-17 09:03:37 EDT
(In reply to Wim Jongman from comment #23)
> And change the text to "Find..." or "Find" <fistbump>

This bug is about the icon only.
Comment 25 Wim Jongman CLA 2019-10-17 09:07:14 EDT
(In reply to Matthias Becker from comment #24)
> (In reply to Wim Jongman from comment #23)
> > And change the text to "Find..." or "Find" <fistbump>
> 
> This bug is about the icon only.

Worth to try ;)
Comment 28 Matthias Becker CLA 2019-10-18 02:36:15 EDT
(In reply to Matthias Becker from comment #20)
> I plan to merge this tomorrow if I don't get any vetos til then.

Done.
Comment 29 Dani Megert CLA 2019-10-19 08:45:23 EDT
Lars, I presume you added 'Security_Advisories' by mistake. I've removed it again.
Comment 30 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-10-19 09:12:53 EDT
(In reply to Dani Megert from comment #29)
> Lars, I presume you added 'Security_Advisories' by mistake. I've removed it
> again.

+1
Comment 31 Eclipse Genie CLA 2019-10-23 07:42:06 EDT
New Gerrit change created: https://git.eclipse.org/r/151468
Comment 33 Lars Vogel CLA 2019-10-28 04:51:19 EDT
Thanks Matthias. I think this one is fixed.