Hmm... the tooltip might be distracting. As for the other options, it's a
case of new placeholder text vs. bottom-of-page tip + shortened
placeholder. A possible new placeholder is "Search for or link to a page",
which fits in an .input-large. We can add "(Guide/Links)" and still fit in
an .input-xlarge. But is it clear enough on its own?


On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Joachim Dreimann <
[email protected]> wrote:

> On 25 July 2013 15:29, James Wood <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On this one, I noticed that the search box already has
> placeholder="Search
> > all products. Try TracLinks.", but it has been cut off due to the box not
> > being wide enough. It could be wider (I don't see what's wrong with it
> > going up to .input-xlarge), but I don't think it fits in a descriptive
> > enough message. Also, I'm under the impression that we're removing
> > references to Trac in the interface.
> >
> >
> So what's your suggestion? Should we remove (part of) the placeholder text?
> Could we use a tooltip[1] to display some help text instead when the search
> input box is focussed?
>
> - Joe
>
> [1] http://twitter.github.io/bootstrap/javascript.html#tooltips
>
>
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 11:58 AM, James Wood <[email protected]
> > >wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Apache Bloodhound <
> > > [email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> #232: Nudge users towards understanding search syntax
> > >> --------------------------+---------------------
> > >>   Reporter:  jdreimann    |      Owner:  nobody
> > >>       Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
> > >>   Priority:  trivial      |  Milestone:
> > >>  Component:  ui design    |    Version:
> > >> Resolution:               |   Keywords:  starter
> > >> --------------------------+---------------------
> > >>
> > >> Comment (by mudri):
> > >>
> > >>  "TracLink" gets replaced automatically with "Guide/Link", which
> doesn't
> > >>  read as well. I've instead decided to call them "Wiki links":
> > >>  {{{
> > >>  #!xml
> > >>  Index: bloodhound_theme/bhtheme/templates/bh_search.html
> > >>  ===================================================================
> > >>  --- bloodhound_theme/bhtheme/templates/bh_search.html   (revision
> > >> 1505634)
> > >>  +++ bloodhound_theme/bhtheme/templates/bh_search.html   (working
> copy)
> > >>  @@ -100,8 +100,11 @@
> > >>
> > >>       <div id="help" class="help-block pull-right" i18n:msg="">
> > >>         <span class="label label-info">Note:</span>
> > >>  -      See <a href="${href.wiki('TracSearch')}">TracSearch</a>
> > >>  -      for help on searching.
> > >>  +      See <a href="${href.wiki('Guide/Search')}">Guide/Search</a>
> > >>  +      for help on searching.<br />
> > >>  +      <span class="label label-info">Tip:</span>
> > >>  +      Enter a <a href="${href.wiki('Guide/Links')}">Wiki link</a>
> > >>  +      to jump directly to a page.
> > >>       </div>
> > >>       <br/>
> > >>  }}}
> > >>  {{{
> > >>  #!xml
> > >>  Index: bloodhound_search/bhsearch/templates/bhsearch.html
> > >>  ===================================================================
> > >>  --- bloodhound_search/bhsearch/templates/bhsearch.html  (revision
> > >> 1505634)
> > >>  +++ bloodhound_search/bhsearch/templates/bhsearch.html  (working
> copy)
> > >>  @@ -192,10 +192,14 @@
> > >>         </div>
> > >>
> > >>         <div id="help" class="help-block pull-right" i18n:msg="">
> > >>  -        <strong>Note:</strong> See <a
> > >>  href="${href.wiki('BloodhoundSearch')}">BloodhoundSearch</a>
> > >>  -        for help on searching.
> > >>  +        <span class="label label-info">Note:</span>
> > >>  +        See <a href="${href.wiki('Guide/Search')}">Guide/Search</a>
> > >>  +        for help on searching.<br />
> > >>  +        <span class="label label-info">Tip:</span>
> > >>  +        Enter a <a href="${href.wiki('Guide/Links')}">Wiki link</a>
> > >>  +        to jump directly to a page.
> > >>         </div>
> > >>
> > >>       </div>
> > >>     </body>
> > >>  -</html>
> > >>  \ No newline at end of file
> > >>  +</html>
> > >>  }}}
> > >>  {{{
> > >>  #!css
> > >>  Index: bloodhound_theme/bhtheme/htdocs/bloodhound.css
> > >>  ===================================================================
> > >>  --- bloodhound_theme/bhtheme/htdocs/bloodhound.css      (revision
> > >> 1505634)
> > >>  +++ bloodhound_theme/bhtheme/htdocs/bloodhound.css      (working
> copy)
> > >>  @@ -1281,3 +1281,20 @@
> > >>   input[type="radio"]:not(:checked) + label span {
> > >>    text-decoration:underline;
> > >>   }
> > >>  +
> > >>  +#help.pull-right {
> > >>  + text-align: right;
> > >>  +}
> > >>  }}}
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Ticket URL: <
> https://issues.apache.org/bloodhound/ticket/232#comment:4>
> > >> Apache Bloodhound <https://issues.apache.org/bloodhound/>
> > >> The Apache Bloodhound issue tracker
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
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>
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>
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