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Re: Show HN: A new search engine UX I've been working on in my free time

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Thank you senectus1! Let me know if you find anything I could improve as you use it.

please add a dark theme and the ability to block results from places like instgram

Will be adding dark! You can turn off Instagram and Twitter from the menu on the top right.

Re: Show HN: A new search engine UX I've been working on in my free time

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I like this quite a bit. I'd consider using something like this if only because it doesn't have ads at the top (it's a low bar). Some comments: - it seems like the order of the columns is not consistent across searches? - I'm on the laptop and the columns extend past the edge vertically - I can scroll but it's not ideal. I expect this isn't a problem on a bigger screen. - personally I don't care much for the Amazon a…

Thank you for the detailed feedback pschuegr! Awesome you like it. Would you prefer the columns to be consistent, vs dynamic based on search? Google web results are always first. The order of the columns is based on the Google result ranking. The Google results usually trigger the column ranking generally. For example Wikipedia will only show if Google returns Wikipedia in the first 10 results. Same with pushing Inst…

Chrome inner width/height is 2492x1452, if that's useful.

Re: Show HN: A new search engine UX I've been working on in my free time

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I like this quite a bit. I'd consider using something like this if only because it doesn't have ads at the top (it's a low bar). Some comments: - it seems like the order of the columns is not consistent across searches? - I'm on the laptop and the columns extend past the edge vertically - I can scroll but it's not ideal. I expect this isn't a problem on a bigger screen. - personally I don't care much for the Amazon a…

Just added option to disable Instagram and Twitter from ▼ menu on the right of the search input. Let me know if that works good for you! I will think of adding others like Amazon.

Oh yeah, that's great. I could see it being potentially useful to toggle most of the columns.

Re: Show HN: A new search engine UX I've been working on in my free time

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I like this quite a bit. I'd consider using something like this if only because it doesn't have ads at the top (it's a low bar). Some comments: - it seems like the order of the columns is not consistent across searches? - I'm on the laptop and the columns extend past the edge vertically - I can scroll but it's not ideal. I expect this isn't a problem on a bigger screen. - personally I don't care much for the Amazon a…

Just added option to disable Instagram and Twitter from ▼ menu on the right of the search input. Let me know if that works good for you! I will think of adding others like Amazon.

I didn't notice this before, but the little circles on the upper left to help you navigate are great, are there keyboard shortcuts for them by any chance?

Re: Show HN: A new search engine UX I've been working on in my free time

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post #256

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Just added option to disable Instagram and Twitter from ▼ menu on the right of the search input. Let me know if that works good for you! I will think of adding others like Amazon.

I didn't notice this before, but the little circles on the upper left to help you navigate are great, are there keyboard shortcuts for them by any chance?

No keyboard shortcuts right now, but thinking about adding them. What keyboard keys would you like to use for that?

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Thank you for the detailed feedback pschuegr! Awesome you like it. Would you prefer the columns to be consistent, vs dynamic based on search? Google web results are always first. The order of the columns is based on the Google result ranking. The Google results usually trigger the column ranking generally. For example Wikipedia will only show if Google returns Wikipedia in the first 10 results. Same with pushing Inst…

Chrome inner width/height is 2492x1452, if that's useful.

Thank you. That is super big. I did push Wikipedia to be more in front when it is relevant. Also I did increase the column width a good amount yesterday after everyone's feedback. I tried widening it even more, but then the images felt too big and less columns are shown. I think it is a pretty good balance right now. Please try it out more now and let me know if you get used to it.

Re: Show HN: A new search engine UX I've been working on in my free time

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Something like `overscroll-behavior-x: contain;` for the scrolling container?

Ok I added that. Please try it now and let me know if that works better for you now.

Perfect!

Re: Show HN: A new search engine UX I've been working on in my free time

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I suppose it's my personal bias (I like minimal & clear layouts), but this current UI you got going on feels claustrophobic at best. Since you're committing to a horizontal scrollbar, why not increase the size of columns and position the content so it feels like I am reading/looking _down_ (from top to bottom) not everywhere all at once. Also, a better scrollbar design would be nice + individually making sure each co…

Based on your feedback I've tried removing the horizontal scrollbar, but keeping the functionality. The scrollbar was a bit distracting and duplicative of the top buttons. Thank you!

Re: Show HN: A new search engine UX I've been working on in my free time

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This looks / feels amazing! Notes: The back to top button is covered by the URL bar on Firefox mobile. Also next page/column preview is too wide imho

Thank you for letting me know about the back to top! I was able to reproduce it and fix the problem. Please try it again now and let me know if it works well for you now. I made the columns a bit wider than before. I tried even wider, but when I did, it there is a line where it is too wide, especially on desktop. Where seeing more columns is better, or seeing more of a hint/peek is better. Please try using it some mo…

Back to top working well!

Re: Show HN: A new search engine UX I've been working on in my free time

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It’s pretty nice. I wish I could disable the new tab default though.

Hrmm, the problem is with infinite scroll. Opening in new tab is the best UX I've tested that works best. Anything suggestions with that problem if I did add that option?

No. If I click the link it’s because I’m done with the search and found my target result. If I am unsure about it, I’ll open the link in a new tab myself using middle click or long tap.
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