Is image search new functionality or I just missed it in the older UI?
New DuckDuckGo design
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Re: New DuckDuckGo design
#152Earlier quoted context omitted.
How about you incorporate "flag as irrelevant" button next to each result? Or some way of users reporting back to you the order they would expect from your SE? I am not sure how you could combat misuse, but I'm sure there coule be some measures taken.
I'd like to see this as well. There used to be a single link for the results page to report bad results, though it didn't allow adding any details or flagging particular links. And even that seems to have disappeared.
We'll definitely think about how to improve this!
We added the Feedback button in the Menu options so that people used the Feedback page: https://duckduckgo.com/feedback
That way, the reports are really actionable (since it's broken out by type) and people don't spam the form :\
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#153This is a really amazing direction in terms of design. Like most people probably, I've pretty much ignored DDG because it didn't seem to be doing anything more than Google already did, but this design is really interesting for going in a new direction. The only thing that stands out to me as less useful than the equivalent Google search at this point is the hiearchy of the results. Google uses a link-like blue color…
You should try the "Classic" theme, which at least shows results' titles as blue, but not all links.
I like ianstormtaylor's suggestion above more (which uses one orange color for titles and gray for links). Mixing both orange and blue in the Classic theme for links and titles looks somewhat irritating.
UPDATE: DDG allows setting custom colors, great! Check out https://duckduckgo.com/settings (Color).
Re: New DuckDuckGo design
#154Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd like to see this as well. There used to be a single link for the results page to report bad results, though it didn't allow adding any details or flagging particular links. And even that seems to have disappeared.
We'll definitely think about how to improve this! We added the Feedback button in the Menu options so that people used the Feedback page: https://duckduckgo.com/feedback That way, the reports are really actionable (since it's broken out by type) and people don't spam the form :\
I saw that link, and the categorization seems fine, but following the feedback link doesn't automatically capture the search data. You need a link that automatically includes the search query, so that the user doesn't have to manually transcribe that data.
Ideally, you should do so via JavaScript inline on the search query page, to make it easy for the user to note the bad search results without switching back and forth between the results page and the feedback page.
Click feedback link, click category, identify relevant/irrelevant results, optionally type a sentence or two, submit. That flow needs some UX optimization.
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#155Earlier quoted context omitted.
For fellow vimmers, using j & k also works ;-)
Unfortunately, I use vimperator so j and k scroll for me. I'm glad to see some sites incorporating some good keyboard shortcuts, though! Maybe one day I can ditch vimperator in favor of common keyboard commands in my favorite sites.
You can disable vimperator on certain sites
:ignorekeys
Re: New DuckDuckGo design
#156The "Meanings" feature is a great thing, semantic and ubiquitous at the same time.
It works well with "orange" as in the example, but searching for "Apple" directly shows result for the company without displaying the "Meanings" panel. We can't see the fruits' search results using that term, which is quite disappointing.
It gets more puzzling when you search for "Apples" and are displayed with the meaning tab
try: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=orange vs https://duckduckgo.com/?q=apple
Edit: apart from that this redesign is very pleasant :)
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#157The UI is super slick. Bravo!! I miss some of the simplicity of the old DDG but after adjusting the only thing i find missing is the StackOverflow integration. It may totally be there, i just haven't had the right query yet...
It's there https://duckduckgo.com/?q=apache+nginx
Awesome! Thanks
Re: New DuckDuckGo design
#158This is a really amazing direction in terms of design. Like most people probably, I've pretty much ignored DDG because it didn't seem to be doing anything more than Google already did, but this design is really interesting for going in a new direction. The only thing that stands out to me as less useful than the equivalent Google search at this point is the hiearchy of the results. Google uses a link-like blue color…
Love that design suggestion! It looks so much better!
Btw, you can make it your default today by playing with the ddg address parameters:
https://duckduckgo.com/?k9=%23b02900&q=melanie%20laurent
This solution is preferable to changing colors in the settings screen if you regularly delete your cookies (and with it the custom colors) - just change your browser search engine shortcut.
More info: https://duckduckgo.com/params
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#159This is really neat. I played around with the site awhile back and I found it particularly displeasing due to its layout and design, but now I'm really liking this modern and more minimalist look.
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#160Not sure if anyone at DDG would ever read this, but my comments on the preview are still valid. The contrast is way too low, it prefers vertical over horizontal (I, like any people, have a widescreen monitor. Displaying 3 search results by default is a little absurd), a couple other issues. It feels like a mobile interface. Oh, and there's no way to revert to the old version. The options merely change the color schem…
Since this thread is potentially used for feedback, and no upvote numbers are provided, let me say: this.
While the new features are welcome, the new presentation is not, at least for me. Now I can't even describe the old format, or create a clone front-end, or ANYTHING because there was no formal cutover date given to users.