For my workflow, I always get frustrated when I return to 1Password and find that my previous search is there. I usually want to start a new search when I activate 1Password. Is there a way to turn off this behavior?
1Password Version: Mac 8.10.58 Extension Version: | 8.10.58.41 f OS Version: 15.3 (24D60) Browser: Safari
Thank you for the additional information. Our development team has a work item open to get this fixed and I've added your report there. I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
As far as I can see, after doing a search then going to another window, then returning to 1Password and using Command-F, it does not highlight the previous search. Cursor is placed after the last word in the previous search.
Thank you for reaching out. When you return to the search field using Command-F, the previous search term should be highlighted. If you start typing your new search term the previous highlighted search term will disappear, giving you the same behaviour as if it has been pre-cleared.
That being said, we do have an open issue where sometimes that might not happen and our developers are investigating. To clarify: are you returning to the search field using Command-F or some other method?
1P_Davesamdale67Hi! I'm jumping in to the conversation here because I have the same issue and find it soooo annoying. :) (I logged this as an issue on the old forums, and was told a fix was in process.)
I use command-F to start a new find. My personal expectation is that command-F will:
move focus/cursor to the search box at top
empty the search box
let me start typing a completely fresh search
My expectation is that way because that's how almost every other software UI I use works.
I think the current UI in 1Password is confusing because:
after doing a search, the search results (rightly) persist, and
the purple bar beneath the search box (rightly) displays the search criteria, which (rightly) explains the results you see directly below that, but
the search box itself is emptied out and reads "Search in VAULT NAME"
This creates a conflict of expectations because the search box (empty!) does not agree with the purple results definition.
It's even more confusing because then clicking back into the (empty) search box (or command-F) refills the search box with your old search terms (like `bank` in my example screenshot). Huh? This is disorienting and not expected.
For the fix, I would propose either:
After a search, do not clear the search box contents. Keep those search terms in there, so they agree with the results below. Also, when the user hits command-F to trigger a new search, move focus to the search box and select ALL text in the box. (The net effect is that starting to type a new term will replace the current search terms.) OR:
After a search, do clear the search box (as currently), but when the user hits command-F or clicks in the search box to trigger a new search, definitely do not refill the box with the old search terms. 😁
Thank you for reading this far and helping me process why this UI quirk bugs me so very much. 😁❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for the detailed feedback! I've shared your entire post with our Product and Development teams internally and they'll consider improvements for the future. Thank you for helping us make 1Password better.