BUGS: Highlighting Panel + "Find" Hotkey

Aaron Hamilton · 2024-11-26T15:28:14+00:00

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Aaron Hamilton

I have identified what I consider to be two bugs/inconsistencies.

In the "Notes" tab, clicking "Highlighting" opens the Highlight panel. However, clicking it again does not close the highlighting panel. This is inconsistent behavior. For example, if I click "Favorites" on the "Home" tab, the favorites panel appears and the "Favorites" button changes color. If I click it again, the favorites panel disappears and the "Favorites" button returns to normal. I would expect the "Highlighting" button to behave identically.
Ctrl+F opens the "Find" search. But hitting Ctrl+F again does not close the "Find" search. I would expect the hotkey to toggle on/off, as is usually the case with hotkeys.

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Graham Criddle

In the "Notes" tab, clicking "Highlighting" opens the Highlight panel. However, clicking it again does not close the highlighting panel. This is inconsistent behavior. For example, if I click "Favorites" on the "Home" tab, the favorites panel appears and the "Favorites" button changes color. If I click it again, the favorites panel disappears and the "Favorites" button returns to normal. I would expect the "Highlighting" button to behave identically.

I wouldn't expect clicking Highlighting again to close the Highlighting panel as it has opened it in a totally different panel - unlike Favorites which is a pane in the same panel. As such, once the Highlighting panel is open it is "disconnected" from the resource that opened it.

Ctrl+F opens the "Find" search. But hitting Ctrl+F again does not close the "Find" search. I would expect the hotkey to toggle on/off, as is usually the case with hotkeys.

This seems standard behaviour for this particular hotkey. If you use it in a browser when accessing this forum, and then use it again, the find box stays open

Aaron Hamilton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1344891#Comment_1344891

Both solid points.

I still think using the hotkey again to close the Find search would be more consistent with how most Logos hotkeys behave, but I can see the case for keeping it as is. However, I'm not sure how adding the functionality of being able to close it by using the hot key again would hurt anything.

I see what you mean with the "Highlighting" button. I'll admit to still mixing up panes/panels. I suppose this is why they designed the "History" button as they did. They wanted to differentiate it from the larger History tool that opens in a separate panel. Nonetheless, the "Highlighting" button is the only button on the new toolbar that behaves this way: making something pop up alongside the resource that doesn't go away when the button is tapped again. That in and of itself is an inconsistency. But I don't disagree with you.

Aaron Hamilton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/243729/bugs-highlighting-panel-find-hotkey

I retract my comment regarding "Find". Hitting Ctrl+F again refocuses on Find, which serves a useful purpose. I expect this is why hitting Ctrl+F again does not close Find in most applications.

I also recognize that the Highlighting button as is is not a bug, though to me it does feel unnatural. I'm not sure if this button could be redesigned to more seamlessly complement the open resource panel rather than opening the complete tool in a separate panel, or if this would be unnecessary and/or unhelpful.

DMB

I was about to have a heart-attack, saved by your last post above.

Sometimes the find box disappears from easily-seen, way across the screen (MultiView).

Aaron Hamilton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1346476#Comment_1346476

So glad I was able to save you from the tragic event I nearly generated. I'd miss you.