In article <out-4dade8b7.md-1.4.17.chris.yo...@unsatisfactorysoftware.co.uk>, Chris Young <chris.yo...@unsatisfactorysoftware.co.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:12:23 +0100, Tim Hill wrote:
> > On the subject of searching, is there any future plan to implement > > search from the URL bar? I would like to type, say, 'banana' into the > > bar and a search result to appear if a DN lookup fails to find > > http://banana > That was present at one point but has been disabled/removed. Some of > the other frontends have a dedicated search bar alongside the URL bar, > you might want to put a feature request in for one to be added to the > RISC OS frontend. Um, no. I would rather the search from the RISC OS front end was performed from the single text input icon, as I think I said. Having a 'search box' alongside it is a waste of screen real-estate as it could be performed within existing furniture. I understand there may be technical problems to be overcome and some DNSes which misbehave so an activate/deactivate option would seem to be appropriate. (In a similar way, OpenDNS can return javascript-laden - i.e. blank - error pages so I don't use that service any more.) Searching from the URL input icon would be not only handy, it makes sense anyway: that is where the cursor is placed when a NetSurf window is opened. Plus, I would rather a clean Google Chrome look than a more cluttered FF or Microsoft Internet 'Exploder' look (I know: in later versions they can be 'streamlined' a bit). ;-) Bizarrely, the latter and other mainstream browsers /do/ search from the URL bar but still provide a specific search box alongside. Why? :-/ You can then add more downloaded toolbar clutter with free games which inevitably add yet more search boxes; I cleaned up two users' browsers yesterday. In one case nearly 50% of the screen was covered in add-on toolbars to MIE. :-o Doncha just love Windows' redundancy paradigm? Thanks heavens for f11. I think what I most like about both Chrome and NetSurf is that they are both more like swans, with a clean and simple appearance above the waterline... . Other browsers could be compared to other, less attractive, aquatic things. -- Tim Hill .............................................................. www.timil.com
