Search screen feature request: Hide dictionary list

[lookslikerain]

It would be great if there was a setting to hide the dictionary list from the search screen (not the list in the filter menu; the list you see when nothing has been typed). Sometimes I inadvertently tap on a dictionary and get into a view that is harder to get out of than it is to get into. It seems like it would also be more intuitive to use a back button instead of a filter menu when a single dictionary is selected (so they could also be exited with a back edge swipe), but I never select single dicts except by mistake, so it's not a concern of mine if the list can be hidden.

One more note: that filter button has a small delay when reappearing after changing views. Some other buttons in the UI are like that as well, but I haven't been keeping track.

And another dictionary-related request: I'd still prefer to have search profiles (dictionary groups) stick after selecting a character from the characters tab—just sharing because you asked for feature requests that we still have after the new update, but no worries if you decided not to change that.

 

[mikelove]

On the back button, we actually used to do that but we adopted the present design because people wanted to be able to toggle between a multi-dictionary search and a single-dictionary search with the same search box contents.

Hiding the dictionary list is another thing we could consider as an expert option, we need something like it as the default behavior because new users are constantly struggling with how to get at individual dictionaries they've purchased or are interested in.

On characters tab searches, that might be something we could add for custom definition screen layouts, will investigate.