Re: [PHP] About search engine usability
On Mon, December 31, 2007 5:19 pm, Jim Webber wrote: Hello I'm building a website with a search engine. Do you think it is more usable if the search interface had a search button? or do you think it will be more convenient to not have button to let the users just push enter to search. I would appreciate any comment regarding this, thanks. Have the button, but make it tiny. There are always some users too new to know that they don't need a button. The rest can ignore the tiny bubbles. I mean button. :-v -- Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] About search engine usability
On Tuesday 01 January 2008 19:21:09 Richard Lynch wrote: On Mon, December 31, 2007 5:19 pm, Jim Webber wrote: Hello I'm building a website with a search engine. Do you think it is more usable if the search interface had a search button? or do you think it will be more convenient to not have button to let the users just push enter to search. I would appreciate any comment regarding this, thanks. Have the button, but make it tiny. There are always some users too new to know that they don't need a button. The rest can ignore the tiny bubbles. I mean button. :-v I HATE pages with js forms (just because its js) and uncomplete forms. I love surfing and finding information with just my trackball. The imense power of linux gpm mark/copy - paste, makes us undeniable lazy. I actually got to go looking for the extra :' ' to fetch'n copy the virtual enter... takes a few extra ms at than, but I don't have to move a finger. If I got the button I don't have to think about it, without it I got no choice. -- Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- --- Børge Holen http://www.arivene.net -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] About search engine usability
Hello I'm building a website with a search engine. Do you think it is more usable if the search interface had a search button? or do you think it will be more convenient to not have button to let the users just push enter to search. I would appreciate any comment regarding this, thanks. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] About search engine usability
On Mon, 2007-12-31 at 15:19 -0800, Jim Webber wrote: Hello I'm building a website with a search engine. Do you think it is more usable if the search interface had a search button? or do you think it will be more convenient to not have button to let the users just push enter to search. I would appreciate any comment regarding this, thanks. The one thing I have found in building websites is that you should always create the site to the lowest IQ. Make it simple because there are users out there that might not know that you can hit enter (or return) to activate a search. That's my 2 pents worth. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
