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Current Capabilities: | |||
* Drag and drop search | |||
* Ability to browse by name from address bar (keyword.URL) | |||
Capabilities in other browsers: | |||
* Customized keyword web searches - opera [http://wiki.mozilla.org/CFA/Search-Research#Address_Bar_2 link] | |||
* URL alias - maxthon | |||
* Search bookmarks and history from Address Bar - IE | |||
Additional features: | |||
* Unified search - results include bookmarks, URL history, search history and the web | |||
* Autocomplete keywords | |||
Conclusions: | |||
* When adding a search engine to Opera, we are able to create a keyword for using it. It notifies if a keyword is already being used. Very convenient! Also, when typing a keyword in Opera, there are visual cues to let the user know beforehand which page would be displayed. | |||
* Some browsers such as Maxthon and Safari w/ Sogudi allow users to add keywords for specific sites that are not search engines. | |||
* IE suggests bookmarks and history when users type in the address bar while all other sites only suggest history. | |||
* There are no unified searches because the address bar and search bar are separate in every browser. | |||
Revision as of 01:56, 27 June 2007
« Comparative Feature Analyses
« Search Notes
« Search Research
Current Capabilities:
- Drag and drop search
- Ability to browse by name from address bar (keyword.URL)
Capabilities in other browsers:
- Customized keyword web searches - opera link
- URL alias - maxthon
- Search bookmarks and history from Address Bar - IE
Additional features:
- Unified search - results include bookmarks, URL history, search history and the web
- Autocomplete keywords
Conclusions:
- When adding a search engine to Opera, we are able to create a keyword for using it. It notifies if a keyword is already being used. Very convenient! Also, when typing a keyword in Opera, there are visual cues to let the user know beforehand which page would be displayed.
- Some browsers such as Maxthon and Safari w/ Sogudi allow users to add keywords for specific sites that are not search engines.
- IE suggests bookmarks and history when users type in the address bar while all other sites only suggest history.
- There are no unified searches because the address bar and search bar are separate in every browser.