Comment 7 for bug 822780

Just my 2 cents:

Here, as I understand, the idea is to combine the "quick add bar" with an instant search feature.

I like the idea, but I don't really like the suggested behavior, and I think we should rethink the "quick add bar" widget.

Indeed, in most applications (web & desktop), the way this kind of widget are generally handled is by having a "search widget" which automagically suggest some actions based on the query. Here, the proposition is the other way around in some sense: an "add' widget which can provide search feature.

So, long story short, I would propose the following:

* replace the "quick add bar" by a search widget (standard widget with an input text and a magnifying glass icon), maybe a "filter: " label on the side to make it even clearer
* typing text in the widget would instantly filter the task below. Maybe the standard GNOME colored ribbon could also appear on top of the list, to make it clear that the view is currently in another mode. Matched text could also be displayed in bold.
* a dropdown list of possible action could appear once text input has stopped, with the first actions being, in order: