[MlMt] A better search UI

[rail4you]

MailMate has a very powerful search system. I like it but I hope there 
will be some improvement to make MailMate better. My suggestion is:

1. Complete Breadcrumb navigation

MailMate already uses a breadcrumb like navigation to show the search 
term. But you can only come back to the first search condition. You 
can't go to root(All emails) directly in the navigation bar. Press "Esc" 
or hit "back" button or hit "mailbox" is not clear for people. Why not 
add "All Mails" as the root search condition. For example: All Mails -> 
Subject is abc -> Date is xxxx -> ...

2. A google like search textbox

I can search almost everything in MailMate search UI. But I must use 
mouse to select item of listbox. I can't use keyboard!! I hope there 
will be a single textbox like google. You can input any search format 
string in it. For example:
I input "#date is 2013-12-2", it will search today's emails for me.

3. Custom search

MailMate can save custom search. But custom search converted to a smart 
mailbox. I can't use custom search directly in the search UI. It is 
better MailMate show custom search in a listbox or somewhere easy to 
catch.
MailMate can put such search near save button. (I can mock an UI but I 
don't know how to publish images in mail list).
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