Is there an existing issue for this?
Bug Description
There are places in the UI where clicking "Search" in the upper right does not do anything. It does not bring up the search screen. You cannot type things in and search for them.
Expected Behavior
When I click "Search" I expect to be able to type something in and perform a search.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Kaset
- Click "Search" (it will work this time)
- Type something in (example "kid koala")
- Right click one of the search result songs
- Click "Go to Album"
- Click "Search" (this time nothing will happen)
macOS Version
macOS 26 (Tahoe)
Kaset Version
0.12.0 (21)
Affected Area
Search
Screenshots or Logs
No response
Additional Context
It appears that if you search for a song and then start browsing (by right clicking and picking go to album or artist) Kaset will still consider you in "search" mode, despite not showing the search UI elements. Trying to get the search UI back by clicking "Search" does nothing, because Kaset thinks it is already there.
To recover from this, you must either hit the "<" (back) button at the top of the window to return to the search view or select "Home" and then select "Search" again.
I think the correct fix for this issue would be to deselect "Search" when the search UI is no longer displayed (for instance, when the user begins to browse by artist or album). That would allow "Search" to be selected.
You could also make it so that clicking "Search" brings up the search UI even when "Search" is already selected / highlighted.
You might also consider moving search from a button on the sidebar to a text entry area on window bar, as it is in Safari (URL field), Preview (when viewing a PDF), Apple's Calendar, and many other apps. This would be more in keeping with MacOS UX conventions. An added benefit of this approach is that search would be available even when the sidebar is hidden.
Is there an existing issue for this?
Bug Description
There are places in the UI where clicking "Search" in the upper right does not do anything. It does not bring up the search screen. You cannot type things in and search for them.
Expected Behavior
When I click "Search" I expect to be able to type something in and perform a search.
Steps to Reproduce
macOS Version
macOS 26 (Tahoe)
Kaset Version
0.12.0 (21)
Affected Area
Search
Screenshots or Logs
No response
Additional Context
It appears that if you search for a song and then start browsing (by right clicking and picking go to album or artist) Kaset will still consider you in "search" mode, despite not showing the search UI elements. Trying to get the search UI back by clicking "Search" does nothing, because Kaset thinks it is already there.
To recover from this, you must either hit the "<" (back) button at the top of the window to return to the search view or select "Home" and then select "Search" again.
I think the correct fix for this issue would be to deselect "Search" when the search UI is no longer displayed (for instance, when the user begins to browse by artist or album). That would allow "Search" to be selected.
You could also make it so that clicking "Search" brings up the search UI even when "Search" is already selected / highlighted.
You might also consider moving search from a button on the sidebar to a text entry area on window bar, as it is in Safari (URL field), Preview (when viewing a PDF), Apple's Calendar, and many other apps. This would be more in keeping with MacOS UX conventions. An added benefit of this approach is that search would be available even when the sidebar is hidden.