On the feedback page, I had several people asking to have a better way to access the namespace filter menu. [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Tzvaf3wxl9i6cqst | I'm not the only one to have that feeling ]].
I suggest users to use the search bar to type a filter name, which is apparently a feature not visible enough. T178539 adds more prominence to the Namespaces and Tags menus. But in addition, to give more prominence to the searching, Maybe we shouldlet's tweak the default message in the search bar:
[now]
**Filter recent change the message.s (browse or start typing)**
The message is now **Filter recent changes (browse or start typing)**. "Typing", but what?
I've checked translations for languages I speak or at least can guess the signification and the translations are sometimes a bit confusing, lacking of context (special award for French, [[ https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=MediaWiki:Rcfilters-search-placeholder/fr&oldid=7370291 | which uses "saisir" ]], which can mean in that context "understand", "comprehend", "grasp", "enter something" or "type").[please change to]
**Filter changes (use menu or search for filter name)**
Suggestion: **Filter recent changes (browse or start typing a filter name)**.