@jjoelson @matthewstoller Apple, when it cares to, is the master of developing ways to reconcile simplicity with function — LIKE MAKING ACTIVE KEY SHORTCUTS BLACK, INACTIVE ONES GRAY. 1980s Apple invested a great deal, tried lots of variations, before settling on that UI convention they’ve now abandoned and destroyed. Apple could develop ways of communicating the actual status of mail searches to users without just spitting scary log messages at them. BUT IT WOULD MEAN WORK, FOCUS, EXPENSE. 2/