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| @ v| | http://example.com | | > Go | | | @ v| | http://example.com | | > Go | | ||
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After selection the user can use the location bar for his search term. | After selection the user can use the location bar for his search term. | ||
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[[User:Markus Schmaus|Markus Schmaus]] 18:42, 23 Feb 2006 (PST) | [[User:Markus Schmaus|Markus Schmaus]] 18:42, 23 Feb 2006 (PST) | ||
=== Cons === | |||
* User has to use the pull down menu to access the search functionality. (If he doesn't use keywords.) | |||
[[User:Markus Schmaus|Markus Schmaus]] 14:59, 26 Feb 2006 (PST) | |||
=== Comments from beltzner === | === Comments from beltzner === | ||
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One of the reasons that the current search field is so successful is that it is a clear place for the user to search. Mozilla had keyword search for a long time, and it wasn't well discovered or frequently used. I'm not sure reverting to that format is the best thing for the general user. | One of the reasons that the current search field is so successful is that it is a clear place for the user to search. Mozilla had keyword search for a long time, and it wasn't well discovered or frequently used. I'm not sure reverting to that format is the best thing for the general user. | ||
: You're right, reverting back to keyword search only is not a good idea. Even though command-line like interfaces are fast and comfortable once you know them, they are very hard to discover and learn. There should always be a graphical interface for them as well. Hence I'm suggesting to combine the power of keyword search with the accessibility of a pull down menu. This does not only provide a way for mouse centric useres to access this feature it also gives a hint toward the command-line like interface, which can thus be more easily discovered by interested users. | |||
: The usability can probabily be increased by using more space for the pull down menu. This additional space is more then compensated by the space saved by using only a single text field. | |||
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+------------------+ +-------------------------+ +------+ | |||
| @ Google (/g/): v| | search term | | > Go | | |||
+------------------+ +-------------------------+ +------+ | |||
</pre> | |||
<pre> | |||
+----------+ +---------------------------------+ +------+ | |||
| @ Open: v| | example.com | | > Go | | |||
+----------+ +---------------------------------+ +------+ | |||
</pre> | |||
: The most recent search engine can also be presented as the first entry in the pull down menu. | |||
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+----------+ +---------------------------------+ +------+ | |||
| @ Open: v| | example.com | | > Go | | |||
+----------+ +---------------------------------+ +------+ | |||
+-----------------------+ | |||
| @ Amazon.com (/am/) | | |||
+-----------------------+ | |||
| @ Open | | |||
| @ Google (/g/) | | |||
| @ Google Images (/gi/)| | |||
| @ Froogle (/froo/) | | |||
| @ Amazon.com (/am/) | | |||
| @ IMDB (/imdb/) | | |||
| @ Bugzilla (/bug/) | | |||
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| Edit this list... | | |||
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: This is only a suggestion, which hopefully would not only improve usability for power users but also for others. It would lose the persistance of the search bar, but the big advatage would be space. [[User:Markus Schmaus|Markus Schmaus]] 14:59, 26 Feb 2006 (PST) | |||