Comment 44 for bug 691380

(In reply to comment #37)
I like that menu too, but would add the additional left-button selectors to it:

> f) the criteria dropdown, once opened, is a semi-permanent menu panel with the
> following toggle buttons (with checkmarks represented by _/ ):
> _/ sender
> _/ recipient
> _/ subject
> body
> -------------- (separator)
> unread only
> starred
> known users
> tagged
> has attachment

so that only the "sticky" button is outside the box as it applies to all selection criteria. If you want to back-combine it with the Gloda bar as an option, there should probably be an item "Global Search" as the top entry disabling all other selections (graying out) if picked. I think that one motivation to have them separate was also to easier switch between Gloda and Quick-Filter searches without having to rearrange the drop-down menu all the time (especially given that they have substantially different functionality).