[imp] Search option.

[Michael M Slusarz]

Quoting ANANT S ATHAVALE <asa at isac.gov.in>:

> ----- Message from Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> ---------
>    Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:08:22 -0700
>    From: Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
> Subject: Re: [imp] Search option.
>      To: imp at lists.horde.org
>
>
>> Quoting ANANT S ATHAVALE <asa at isac.gov.in>:
>>
>>> 1. DIMP has search for anything by default, this is not there in IMP.
>>
>> IMP doesn't have a quicksearch feature.
>>
>>> 2. Form history feature of browser is not used.
>>>  Assume I had searched for some subject having 'ABC' before, when I go next
>>>  time for search with Subject, and if I type 'A' it should list previously
>>>  searched string starting with 'A'.  This used to happen in H3/IMP4.
>>
>> That is totally browser dependent.  It is not an IMP feature.
>>
>> michael
>>
>
> OK. Fine with point 1.
>
> But, for point 2, Form history feature works with Searching in  
> address book (basic search).  It means the browser supports the  
> feature, but, it is not working in IMP search.  And moreover, it  
> works fine in H3/IMP4.
>
> I am still unclear, whether it is a browser problem or IMP 5  
> problem.  But, making it working will have a great advantage.
>
> I am trying these things in Firefox 8.0 on Fedora 16.  I have seen  
> it not working on Windows Firefox 8.0 also. I have not tried any  
> other browser as of now.  But, in H3/IMP4 it works.

It is not an IMP feature.  Meaning that we don't guarantee how this  
will work with any given browser/OS combo.  It is irrelevant what the  
behavior was in previous versions.

michael

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