Or, rather than "(Guide/Links)" add "(try '#1')" or some other example.


On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 5:18 PM, James Wood <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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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