Filters for an advanced search in the email list
The email search can be improved by adding filters so to allow for a more specific search and more accurate results.
What follows is a list of features that could be added to a popover menu. The latter should be shown clicking on a button at the end of the search field, similarly to what can be found in nautilus:
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"from": the user may specify the sender of the email he is looking for -
"to": one or several recipient email addresses can be specified here -
"subject": one or more words contained in the subject (AND logic should be applied) -
"date": the user can specify a range of dates -
"folder": search is performed only in the folder selected here -
"has attachment": emails are listed in the results only if they contain at least one attachment
A mockup for this features:
The mockup was made using the following glade file: main-toolbar.ui
Edited by Jimmy Scionti