Improve the search UX
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- Java
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Description
Opening the search window covers ~50% of the text we are searching through
No less inconvenient is the fact that the search window can disappear below the editor. ALT-F makes it come back, but it does not IMHO give the best of impression (see https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/6408)
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the search behavior in Arduino IDE 1.x and review the screenshots and linked issue #6408. The issue does not identify files, tests, or a specific replacement design; clarify the desired window placement and visibility behavior before implementation, then verify the search window no longer obscures the text or disappears below the editor.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- design, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100