# 065 — Filter bar's help/prompt foregrounds regex syntax instead of the filter bar's own syntax ## Summary A comprehensive filter-bar syntax reference already exists — operators, `[param]` comparisons, datetime formats, worked examples — behind the `` in `webapp/src/components/Docs.tsx:76-140`, wired up at `FilterBar.tsx:32-34`. The problem is emphasis, not missing docs: the input's `placeholder` (`FilterBar.tsx:38`) leads with `regex("error") and ottyl_seq<5 or ottyl_ts>12:00`, making regex look like the primary syntax, and a second `` (a pure regex cheat-sheet, `webapp/src/components/RegexHelpIcon.tsx`) sits more prominently next to the input than the actual filter-syntax help icon. A user skimming the bar sees "regex" twice before noticing the filter bar has its own broader query language. ## Scope - Change the input `placeholder` at `FilterBar.tsx:38` to lead with a non-regex filter-bar example (e.g. `ottyl_ts>-15m and requests[duration]>200`), keeping a `regex(...)` clause further in the example rather than first if desired. - Reorder/re-emphasize the two help icons so the general filter-syntax `HelpIcon` (→ `Docs.tsx`'s filtering section) reads as the primary affordance, with the regex-specific cheat sheet secondary/clearly labeled as being about regex specifically, not the filter bar as a whole. - Out of scope: rewriting the content of `Docs.tsx`'s filtering section — it's already accurate and thorough; this is about surfacing it correctly, not authoring new documentation. ## Acceptance criteria - The filter bar's placeholder text no longer leads with a bare `regex(...)` example as the first thing a user sees. - The general filter-syntax help is at least as discoverable/prominent as the regex-only cheat sheet. ## Depends on None.