@bobbyd @gopher.ny I'd just like to highlight that someone posts about a problem like this every 6 months or so.
I wonder if a trivial UI change, like turning the [X Clear] button red when there is a search filter in effect, would help users notice this issue.
(in the screen shots above, the search box has two spaces.
Also, I am specifically not asking for searches of just spaces to be prevented - I occasionally find them useful)
