Some "Search" and "Label" suggestions

I sent these to Gmail support

[jbarr]

I have been trying out Gmail's Search capabilities, and though it is quite useful, here are some "fixes" that could be made to the Search function to improve its function. I emailed this list to Gmail support...

1. Add the ability to search for "unlabeled" emails.
Currently, you can search for emails based on many search criteria including any label, but you cannot search for emails that are unlabeled. If I wanted to ensure that ALL of my emails were labeled, currently, it would require manually browsing through the "All Mail" view.

2. Add an entry in the "Labels" block called "Unlabeled".
Currently, you can view emails based on any single label, but you cannot select to view emails that have no label assigned from the Labels block.

3. Add the ability to search using multiple labels.
Add a secondary (and maybe even tertiary) dropdown letting you search using multiple labels. Additionally, either include "AND" and "OR" capabilities, or add an additional dropdown of labels for "Not labeled with". This would let you both include or exclude specific labels.

-Jim
jimstips.com

[edited by: jbarr at 1:08 pm (utc) on May 19, 2004]

[Shak]

some very good ideas there.

btw, fancy editing out the sig drop url ... , TOS dont allow stuff like that ;)

Shak