It's hard (and unreliable) to evaluate usability issues with the search form without knowing how people actually use it. We should get at least the following data:
- with what frequency are various types of search used (e.g. quicksearch form, manual search via "advanced" search form, saved search search via "advanced" search form, manual search via Maniphest, saved search via Maniphest, search via click on "view all" in a project
- with what frequency are these searches useful (user clicks through one of the results)
- with what frequency is each search field used (has a non-empty/non-default value)