P: The filter mode selector should be white if it is actively filtering.
[Mod's note: Changing title and moved to Ideas board]
To recreate this issue:
- Create a new catalog
- Import multiple images
- Mark several images as picks
- Mark several but not all of the picks as 1 or higher stars
- Activate filtering on "Picks"
- Change the filter type to "less-than or equal to"
My expected behavior from this would be some visual indication that the star filter is active, and for there be a way to have the star filter mode set to "less than or equal to" without it being active. The actual behavior is that the star filter remains active even if none of the stars nor the mode indicator are white. If following the steps above, only the images that are "picks" but have no star rating at all are displayed.
This is objectively confusing and creates situations where it is unclear what filters are active at any given time. At best it is inconsistent UI design, as the implied convention is that when a filter element is displayed as white, that indicates it is active, and when it is displayed as grey, that indicates it is inactive. The star filter behavior described above runs counter to this convention. If this is not a UI convention, then the design is poor and it should be corrected.
Edit: I realize that there is a difference between the star filter mode being inactive and active in that it changes from very dark grey, to dark grey. However the other filter elements change from dark grey to white, as do the flags themselves. These indicators are inconsistent and confusing. When "less than or equal to" is active with no flags picked, I don't think it could be argued that it appears to be active given the existing conventions. The filter mode selector should be white if it is actively filtering.
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