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Adding icons from Quick Add
I know I put this out on GetSatisfaction a long time ago, but the search function here isn't good and I can't find it...
They say the best workers are lazy workers (get the job done with the least amount of effort).
With that in mind, I plead for you to add icons to Quick Add.
Currently it takes several steps to add a single icon (many more than what is necessary for a UI library item).
Some ideas:
Yes, adding icons to the list will clutter to the list, but Quick Add is for power users and folks who know what they are looking for. I need a shortcut (I bet others do too).
They say the best workers are lazy workers (get the job done with the least amount of effort).
With that in mind, I plead for you to add icons to Quick Add.
Currently it takes several steps to add a single icon (many more than what is necessary for a UI library item).
Some ideas:
Yes, adding icons to the list will clutter to the list, but Quick Add is for power users and folks who know what they are looking for. I need a shortcut (I bet others do too).
I’m looking for a productivity boost
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Inappropriate?Hi Adam, Ilke the idea but I don't like the fact that in your design you can pretty much never select an icon without using the mouse or hitting the down arrow a lot.
What if we only showed icons if you typed "icon ", "ic " or even just "i " followed by your search term?
To sweeten the deal, I'd go as far as letting you specify " xs", " s", " m" and " l" (uppercase as well) to let you specify the size of the icon to use.
Here's what I mean.
A bit harder to discover, but we could work on that. And like you said, Quick Add is a power-user feature.
I’m getting excited about this, good job Adam!
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This is one of the best points
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Right - the downside is that you are doubling or tripling the number of items available through that list.
Wouldn't the list of filtered items continuously get smaller as the user types more characters?
When I type:
ex:
- "ch" I would see 19 items (can't see them all and would have to use mouse to select)
- but then I type another character "e", now I have "che", now I only see 4 (checkbox, Schedule (icon), tick (icon), and checkout (icon))
That's using your current icons/ui components in mockups right now. 3 characters get it down to 4....
.... (playing with mockups now)...
Ok, I did a little playing around I think I see what you're seeing. Ideally you type in just a few char and you are ready to go (just hit enter).
I like typing "i" or "icon" followed by a space that engages the icons. There's no affordance for the user with this option, but it may be the price to pay.
I do like the sizing option. That'd be the next "click killer".
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