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== Summary ==

We're not implementing our own soft keyboard - Fennec will use the native soft keyboard on all platforms.

This project is to make sure that our UI is usable and effective even when a softkeyboard is deployed and so is taking much of the screen real estate.

In practice, this will be the result of three design areas:
# in general, only bringing up the keyboard when it's actually wanted (not prematurely, if the browser is making on-screen suggestions first)
# making sure that our UI is not obscured by the on-screen keyboard
# altering the mechanism by which people select a search engine, so that it's only on screen when it has to be -- this is so that we can use the sliver of the awesomescreen that is visible (esp. in landscape) when the user is typing for awesome-suggestions.

== Current Status ==



== Next Steps ==


== Related Bugs == 


== Team ==

*'''Project Lead''': 

== Designs ==


=== Search Flow ===

==== Proposals ====
* Proposal A [Pflippp] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/UI/Designs/TouchScreen/Fennec_1.1%2B/Option_A_for_Awesome_screen_layout_revision
* Proposal B [Pflippp] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/UI/Designs/TouchScreen/Fennec_1.1%2B/Option_B_for_Awesome_screen_layout_revision


==== Starting Point (common) ====
Before the user has started to type, the screen shows the pre-typing awesomelist and the category selectors.  Important: we shouldn't bring up the VKB immediately on coming to the awesomescreen; an additional tap on the entry-field should be required.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4815779686_8fe982d69f.jpg

==== Initiating Searching ====

===== Variant 1 =====

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4815161491_88441b6fd5.jpg


===== Variant 2 =====

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4815163579_2ec1867244.jpg

===== Variant 3 =====

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4815789102_4be0e05208.jpg

more detail:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4816601312_07923e5959.jpg

==== Selecting Search Engine ====

===== Variant 1 =====

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4815791294_a90139876e.jpg

===== Variant 2 =====

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4815170749_14a0da5424.jpg

== Goals/Use Cases ==


== Non Goals ==