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Originally Posted by kiwidude
At the moment when you do an author based search, I expand the authors node in the tag browser and make it visible. The next step is to add to that to take the first author from the group under consideration and ensure that node is visible in the tag browser. Otherwise (when you have a lot of authors) you have all those collapsed author groups and still have to do a bit of hunting to actually get to the author node.
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Yes, move to the author. Question: should it be boxed? I think so, because it will help make it clear what is happening.
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The other aspect to that is would some users get grumpy about the tag browser continually popping into view? Perhaps I should add a checkbox on the search options dialog so users could choose not to use that function (like when working on small screens).
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I do think you need the checkbox. Why? There are 3 kinds of users involved:
1) Those that don't understand the tag browser and can use some help. They won't change the box. Having the browser select the author might help them understand what one can do with the browser, although it will also be another example of mysterious behavior.
2) Those that understand and use the tag browser. The integration will help.
3) Those that understand but do not use the tag browser. Having it pop open would be a curse.
I also wonder about how you do the positioning. Should you just find the node and position on it, or should you enter something into the tag browser search box and trigger a search? My guess is that the former is what you should do, because a) another find won't find anything different, and b) probably the *vast* majority of people have no clue what that box is for and wouldn't notice the text in it.
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The third aspect of that is if I made it an option to then support it for title based searches as well. While it would be slightly less used for renaming authors with those searches it still could be.
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This I am not sure of. If I am thinking 'titles' but using author to help filter, then having the tag browser select the author could be an annoyance. If I am thinking 'authors' but using the title as a filter, then it is a help. Of course, you can't know what I am thinking.
My guess is that an option is required. If title is set to Ignore, the option defaults 'on'. If title is set to anything else, the option defaults 'off'.
Do you remember the settings of these options? The tab browser checkbox would be a good candidate for remembering. If someone doesn't want it, s/he probably *really* doesn't want it.