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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
I decided to make one more beta release (2.99.11) to try out a little UI polishing. The changes are:
1) Add a button in the bottom right corner to hide the search bar
2) Remove the saved search box, replacing it with a button to add a saved search. Since saved searches can be run from the Tag browser this box was unnecessary duplication. However if you dont use the Tag browser and want to get the box back, there is a tweak for it in Preferences->Tweaks.
3) Hide the "Find in Tag browser" search box by default. There is a button you can use to show it at the bottom of the Tag browser and it will remember its state between calibre restarts
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FWIW: I am not in favor of these changes. I use all three features frequently, but that isn't the reason I am opposed. The reasons:
- I suspect that the three changes will create no end of unhappiness similar to when the search highlight button was removed; post after post saying "WTF? Where did X go?" or "How do I do X?".
- Saved searches are no longer discoverable.
- Navigating down through the tag browser is much slower than using the dropdown box and is harder for people who prefer keyboards.
- Searches in the tag browser are also no longer easily discoverable.
- The changes seem to target smaller screens, which are becoming more and more a rarity.
I think that tweaks should be used to make them go away, not to make them appear.