On dim, 2003-01-05 at 18:43, Erik Moeller wrote:
Personally, I
find the function to be non-obvious, and it clutters an
already cramped corner of the screen.
It may not be entirely obvious, but it's one of those things that are easy
to explore, like the "I'm feeling lucky" button in Google.
Maybe I'm just timid, but I've never ever used Google's "I'm feeling
lucky" button. I didn't know what it did, couldn't guess it from the
name or context, didn't seem to be missing any search functionality by
skipping it, and I *never* feel lucky when it comes to mystery buttons
in software.
When I happened to come across an explanation of its function while
looking for unrelated things in the documentation, I wondered why anyone
would want such a thing... I'd _much_ rather see several options and
pick what I think looks best; I'm frequently looking for multiple
options or have something particular in mind but only vague search terms
that will probably not return my desired destination first.
And of course, if I do know _exactly_ where I'm going, I don't need the
search engine at all, as I can just type the URL into my browser.
It might be
extended to run a normal search when there is no direct hit, and to do
some smarter case variations (e.g. if "Gone with the wind" doesn't exist,
try "Gone With the Wind", then "Gone With The Wind").
Maybe...
The "Go" is wrapped into the next line in
some browsers, which is ugly. Is
there any reason why that table cell has a fixed pixel width?
If I knew why anything in that header is the way it is, I'd be a much
more knowledgeable person. ;)
-- brion vibber (brion @
pobox.com)