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Ask PG: Why no search box?
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Re: Ask PG: Why no search box?
#32Here's an idea. Allow searching of your "saved" items. Then people will be doubly encouraged not to upvote pointless crap.
Re: Ask PG: Why no search box?
#33The point is that searchyc is kind of "hidden", a good percent of participants of HN don't even know their existence, maybe a redesign givin more focus to it, or enabling it use in the current design like adding it to the main page would be great. IMHO
Absolutely.
A standard emerged in websites many years back:
* logo in in the upper left (which is also a link to the home page)
* search is a text box in the upper right.
If you're not doing it this way, you're imposing an unnecessary cognitive load on your users.
Re: Ask PG: Why no search box?
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
He asked about it previously and people said they didn't want it. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28085
That was 2 years ago. I would welcome messaging and search, and I think if he put it to a vote now he would be pleasantly surprised to get a different answer than he did then.
I'd rather not have messaging. Then as in now, that's what email is for. Don't need another place to check for messages.
As for search, even though it's another step, searchyc.com does a good enough job. maybe all pg needs is a form with an api to searchyc.
Re: Ask PG: Why no search box?
#35The point is that searchyc is kind of "hidden", a good percent of participants of HN don't even know their existence, maybe a redesign givin more focus to it, or enabling it use in the current design like adding it to the main page would be great. IMHO
I dunno, I find it to be alright. No need to expose everything to a beginning user of HN all at once. I liken it to a game mechanic that you slowly get more items and powers as you work your way through the game. That way, they learn the interface as they go.
It's kinda part of the fun, and if you stick around long enough, you 'discover' (aka level up) little things about HN that increases your skill level at using HN.
Re: Ask PG: Why no search box?
#36Good coders code, great - reuse. =)
OK, OK =)
cooper@ubuntu:~/arc3$ grep -r -i search *
strings.arc:; http://jrgraphix.net/research/unicode_blocks.php?block=1
cooper@ubuntu:~/arc3$ du -sh .
312K .
cooper@ubuntu:~/arc3$Re: Ask PG: Why no search box?
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
That was 2 years ago. I would welcome messaging and search, and I think if he put it to a vote now he would be pleasantly surprised to get a different answer than he did then.
I'd rather not have messaging. Then as in now, that's what email is for. Don't need another place to check for messages. As for search, even though it's another step, searchyc.com does a good enough job. maybe all pg needs is a form with an api to searchyc.
I think redirecting to searchyc.com/search+terms+here is all that he would need to do.
Re: Ask PG: Why no search box?
#38[deleted]
I made "wunbar" recently, which allows you to use searchyc from your firefox toolbar (or from wunbar.com) along with many other sites (google, etc.)
i made a yubnub command http://yubnub.org/kernel/man?args=yc
Re: Ask PG: Why no search box?
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
He asked about it previously and people said they didn't want it. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28085
I think erlanger was talking about an inbox like reddit's where it just shows replies to your comments. A messaging feature is a little different and the messages would be private like email.
Yes, this is what I was referring to.
Re: Ask PG: Why no search box?
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think erlanger was talking about an inbox like reddit's where it just shows replies to your comments. A messaging feature is a little different and the messages would be private like email.
that and a search would be welcome additions. messaging is kinda pointless, but the little envelope that changes color when you have a reply is a fantastic usability feature. search would also be nice but can be pretty easily done with google...
stupid me. just realized that the "threads" link does what i was looking for.