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=== Current capabilities === | === Current capabilities === | ||
* | * Show recent searches/search history | ||
* | * Offer suggestions to autocomplete searches | ||
* | * Google calculator suggestions in search box | ||
* | * Display search results in this tab | ||
* | * Display in new tab - ctrl+search; tax mix plus FF extension; browser.search.openintab | ||
* | * Display in new window - shift+search | ||
=== Upcoming capabilities === | === Upcoming capabilities === | ||
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=== Capabilities in other browsers === | === Capabilities in other browsers === | ||
* | * Preview search results - safari | ||
* | * Show matching bookmarks when searching - flock | ||
* | * Display in sidebar - seamonkey | ||
=== Additional features === | === Additional features === | ||
* Google search features | * Google search features | ||
** | ** Currency conversion (3.5 USD in GBP) | ||
** | ** Definitions (define malware) | ||
** | ** Stock quotes (AAPL) | ||
** | ** Maps (1981 Landings Mountain View CA) | ||
** | ** Weather (weather mountain view ca) | ||
** | ** Etc. | ||
=== Screenshots === | === Screenshots === | ||
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=== Conclusions === | === Conclusions === | ||
* Search results under search box doesn't have enough display space. Possible solutions: | * Search results under search box doesn't have enough display space. Possible solutions: | ||
** | ** Ability to manually resize search box | ||
** | ** Dynamically resizing of the search box (if the string is too long for the box, the box automatically expands to the left) | ||
** | ** Shrink/hide address bar when using search bar | ||
* Showing too much in the search results output can be intimidating to the user | * Showing too much in the search results output can be intimidating to the user | ||
** | ** Having richer search results would make searches slower, especially with "search as you type" | ||
* Search result features such as bookmarks, preview search results, rich results, etc. should be configurable or an extension | * Search result features such as bookmarks, preview search results, rich results, etc. should be configurable or an extension | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 3 July 2007
« Comparative Feature Analyses
« Search Notes
« Search Research
Current capabilities
- Show recent searches/search history
- Offer suggestions to autocomplete searches
- Google calculator suggestions in search box
- Display search results in this tab
- Display in new tab - ctrl+search; tax mix plus FF extension; browser.search.openintab
- Display in new window - shift+search
Upcoming capabilities
- Rich search results (Gavin Sharp) - FF3 P3
Capabilities in other browsers
- Preview search results - safari
- Show matching bookmarks when searching - flock
- Display in sidebar - seamonkey
Additional features
- Google search features
- Currency conversion (3.5 USD in GBP)
- Definitions (define malware)
- Stock quotes (AAPL)
- Maps (1981 Landings Mountain View CA)
- Weather (weather mountain view ca)
- Etc.
Screenshots
Flock:
Inquisitor on Safari:
Google Calculator on Firefox:
Conclusions
- Search results under search box doesn't have enough display space. Possible solutions:
- Ability to manually resize search box
- Dynamically resizing of the search box (if the string is too long for the box, the box automatically expands to the left)
- Shrink/hide address bar when using search bar
- Showing too much in the search results output can be intimidating to the user
- Having richer search results would make searches slower, especially with "search as you type"
- Search result features such as bookmarks, preview search results, rich results, etc. should be configurable or an extension