Keep search menu open

[Graham Lane]

I actually really like the search window as it is. I just want it to stay
put, like Invoices, Customer search does.  The task bar shows it as a
separate window and I can just mouse to it, and enter the search.
 (this is very specific to what I am doing, but): My hands are not on the
letter keys often, I am using the mouse in right hand and my left is on the
number pad.  This is why just mousing over to the task bar/click on the
search window, click the entry bar, and type the number would be sooooo much
easier than re-opening the search each time. A dialog box would probably
work too, but it seems that the search window as it is could be fixed to
stay open easier than adding a whole different search system.

Often I am searching for a number that may or may not be accurate, so having
the full search window open would be better than a simple search bar. The
Find Transaction window is fantastic, and very powerful. I just want it to
stay open.

On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 9:11 AM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:

>
> On Feb 8, 2010, at 4:52 AM, Robert Heller wrote:
>
> > At Sun, 7 Feb 2010 20:22:04 -0600 Graham Lane <grahamlane at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I don't expect to not have to type...
> >> When I have one program open in one part of the desktop, (not maximized)
> It
> >> would be nice to move the mouse directly to the already open GC search
> menu
> >> that still sits in the Value drop down option, where I can just change
> the
> >> previous search.
> >> Call it a request if the option of Persistent Search is not available
> >
> > What you want is something called a 'tearoff' menu.
>
> I think what he's actually looking for is a non-modal search dialog box
> that stays open until it's dismissed. I don't think that that would work
> very well with the present implementation, which opens a new register window
> or tab for each search. But a persistent single-register "find" dialog box
> that moves the selection to the first/next transaction in the register
> would. It could be implemented either as a dialog box (as in most word
> processors) or as an extra bar above the status bar (as in Firefox).
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
>