panos 
So today @germ hit me up with a suggestion to improve the Search page, and I did make a few changes:

-Removed the "Lookup" tab - initially I had moved this from the Navigation bar, where it was a separate item, into "Search" as a tab, but I realized it's not needed at all, since Search already identifies it and asks you if you enter any of the items that Lookup covers. So Lookup was just confusing, as I'm sure that new users have no idea what the hell it does and how it differs from Search. So it's gone, while functionality is maintained - even improved slightly, because now Search recognizes URLs starting with www. too, not only http. And this allowed me to use the binoculars icon again for "Show preview" in the posting form, like in Firefish! I wanted to do this from the start, but the icon was already used by Lookup.

-Added more filters to Search, making it more customizable.

-Minor UI changes, Posts and Users tabs are now more consistent, also Options are collapsed by default, in order to make the Search page less overwhelming.

Didn't make any progress on Direct messages today, but I think it was worth it. The improved Search page is now live on catodon.rocks.

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Mar 19 at 12:46amWeb
Show threadpanos Mar 19
Oh, I knew I was forgetting something! Now you can also use from:username/from:@[email protected], before/until:YYYY-MM-DD, after/since:YYYY-MM-DD, server/host/instance:, has:image, has:video, has:audio, has:module syntax in your search queries.

Also removed flash from file types, I'd be very surprised if anyone uses that nowadays.
Show threadartbearMar 19
@panos @germ I appreciate the streamlining efforts, there was too much similar or complex stuff before, plus some of it never worked right. Still very much just finding my way around though 😏
Show threadartbearMar 19
@panos @germ just my opinion but you seem to be on a good track
Show threadpanos Mar 19
@artbear thank you! For anything that you feel is confusing or overwhelming and should be improved, let me know @germ