From 79e05ef0b727138f2c3bd23f0b1d967965a11e39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cesnimda <connor.babbington@cesnimda.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2026 20:30:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(ui): discoverable-first search placeholder
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Per the design brief's pivotal decision (discoverable-first, not syntax), replace
the operator-teaching placeholder (from:/is:unread/has:attachment) with a plain,
inviting 'Search your inbox…'. Operators still work; they're just not the thing
we put in a beginner's face.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 frontend/src/components/Layout.jsx | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Layout.jsx b/frontend/src/components/Layout.jsx
index 1768a14..d401539 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Layout.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Layout.jsx
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export default function Layout() {
           <Input
             ref={searchInputRef}
             type="search"
-            placeholder="Search…  from:  is:unread  has:attachment    ( / )"
+            placeholder="Search your inbox…"
             value={searchQuery}
             onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
             aria-label="Search emails"