CFA/Search-Research/SearchResults
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« 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.
prompt special features as a suggestion personalize search results (images, encyclopedia
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