From b1dd8df61efb9b9b847363463a7071603cfa29f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jason <stedwell@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:02:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] build search global

---
 frontend/src/pages/Gallery.tsx | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Gallery.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Gallery.tsx
index 5344670..8c60dea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Gallery.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Gallery.tsx
@@ -49,12 +49,13 @@ export function Gallery() {
     setSearchTimer(t);
   }
 
+  const isSearching = !!debouncedSearch;
   const { data, isLoading, isError } = useMemes({
     tag: activeTag ?? undefined,
     q: debouncedSearch || undefined,
     parent_only: true,
-    collection_id: activeCollectionId ?? undefined,
-    limit,
+    collection_id: isSearching ? undefined : (activeCollectionId ?? undefined),
+    limit: isSearching ? 200 : limit,
   });
 
   const { data: tags } = useTags();
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ export function Gallery() {
               type="text"
               value={search}
               onChange={(e) => handleSearchChange(e.target.value)}
-              placeholder={`Search${activeCollection ? ` in ${activeCollection.name}` : ''}…`}
+              placeholder="Search all memes…"
               className="w-full bg-zinc-900 border border-zinc-700 rounded-lg pl-8 pr-3 py-1.5 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:border-accent placeholder-zinc-600"
             />
             {search && (
@@ -206,12 +207,13 @@ export function Gallery() {
                 : (() => {
                     const count = data?.total ?? 0;
                     const showing = data?.memes.length ?? 0;
+                    const showing = data?.memes.length ?? 0;
                     let label = `${count} meme${count !== 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
                     if (isUnsorted && count > 50 && !debouncedSearch && !activeTag) {
                       label = `Showing last 50 of ${count}`;
                     }
                     if (activeTag) label += ` tagged "${activeTag}"`;
-                    if (debouncedSearch) label += ` matching "${debouncedSearch}"`;
+                    if (debouncedSearch) label = `${showing} result${showing !== 1 ? 's' : ''} across all folders for "${debouncedSearch}"`;
                     return label;
                   })()}
             </p>