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Re: The next version of DuckDuckGo

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Post by walden42 »

batuhanicoz wrote: post #144
yegg wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the feedback! Our current version also has a fixed header, and that can be turned off in the settings, which we plan to make work in this next version as well. Noted on contrast. We will look into it more -- that's exactly the kind of feedback we were hoping to get.

I think showing only tabs[0] with the fixed header would be better? I'm not sure which part of the header is used more often though. You guys must keep some stats on the usage patterns. And one more suggestion about this: When I click on the up arrow, focusing on the search bar would be nice. But that may be just me. [0] Like this: http://cl.ly/VMql

I would more often use the search bar than the tabs, so I'd reverse the choice.

Re: The next version of DuckDuckGo

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Post by bachmeier »

yegg wrote: post #105
fsck--off wrote: post #61

I use DuckDuckGo as my primary search engine and have had a positive experience using it. This redesign incorporates two of the worst design trends today: very low contrast text and gratuitously, obnoxiously large fixed headers. I dislike fixed headers on any non-phone/tablet UI because almost all laptop and desktop screens are widescreen. Fixed position elements on the sides of the screen make much more sense, altho…

Thanks for the feedback! Our current version also has a fixed header, and that can be turned off in the settings, which we plan to make work in this next version as well. Noted on contrast. We will look into it more -- that's exactly the kind of feedback we were hoping to get.

I use DDG for most searches. The new site looks better but that's not helpful if I can't read it. I'm not 22 with good eyesight. At a minimum, there has to be a button available to fix the contrast issue.

Re: The next version of DuckDuckGo

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Post by walden42 »

reledi wrote: post #200
yegg wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the feedback! Our current version also has a fixed header, and that can be turned off in the settings, which we plan to make work in this next version as well. Noted on contrast. We will look into it more -- that's exactly the kind of feedback we were hoping to get.

Regarding the contrast, this is worth a read: http://contrastrebellion.com

That spinning-scrolling effect is really neat.

Re: The next version of DuckDuckGo

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Post by intractable »

dubcanada wrote: post #78
fsck--off wrote: post #61

I use DuckDuckGo as my primary search engine and have had a positive experience using it. This redesign incorporates two of the worst design trends today: very low contrast text and gratuitously, obnoxiously large fixed headers. I dislike fixed headers on any non-phone/tablet UI because almost all laptop and desktop screens are widescreen. Fixed position elements on the sides of the screen make much more sense, altho…

No matter what DDG does there is no way to make it 100% perfect for everyone. I find the contrast to be perfectly fine. But someone with a different monitor can see completely different colours/contrast. The only thing I can see is maybe slightly making it darker wouldn't hurt anything.

> I find the contrast to be perfectly fine.

Which is why you chose to write your comment in a low contrast colour.

Re: The next version of DuckDuckGo

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Post by timgws »

The one thing that kills be about DDG is that when I search for "who is the prime minister of australia" it get's nearly everything wrong.

Google gives me a result of a name ("Tony Abbott"), while DDG starts giving me an article from Wikipedia describing the role (this one is forgivable...)

DDG Images shows the first six images as being previous prime ministers.

http://imgur.com/a/wWgXD

Re: The next version of DuckDuckGo

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Post by j4kp07 »

yegg wrote: post #105
fsck--off wrote: post #61

I use DuckDuckGo as my primary search engine and have had a positive experience using it. This redesign incorporates two of the worst design trends today: very low contrast text and gratuitously, obnoxiously large fixed headers. I dislike fixed headers on any non-phone/tablet UI because almost all laptop and desktop screens are widescreen. Fixed position elements on the sides of the screen make much more sense, altho…

Thanks for the feedback! Our current version also has a fixed header, and that can be turned off in the settings, which we plan to make work in this next version as well. Noted on contrast. We will look into it more -- that's exactly the kind of feedback we were hoping to get.

FWIW...and no disrespect meant, but I hope DDG does not follow this advice. Firstly, this is a developer. So he/she is not the key demographic you are targeting. Developers and the like don't understand that John Doe has no idea what "contrast" is or which button turns it down/up. Please note all of the references to "me" and "my" and his perfect color-correct 20/20 vision in his feedback.

Re: The next version of DuckDuckGo

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Post by whatts »

lnanek2 wrote: post #114

I don't really like the "doesn't track you part." How is it going to give as good results if it doesn't track people? Clicks is the best way to tell which results are good, and my clicks especially.

You can still count clicks without associating it with the user who clicked. Anyway, the "doesn't track you" part is the whole point of DDG. If you don't like/need that, you can simply use Google.

Re: The next version of DuckDuckGo

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Post by jfoster »

terminado wrote: post #31
yegg wrote: post #2

Hi all, thanks for checking it out and we're looking forward to your feedback! This next version of DuckDuckGo is in public beta. Here's the post about it I just made: https://duck.co/forum/thread/5726/duckduckgo-reimagined-and-... There are still a lot known issues that we're still working through before we can make the transition. I'm sure this thread will uncover more :)

For the love of christ, whatever you do, please don't ever implement "DuckDuckGo Instant®". This auto-complete predictive suggestion list business isn't half bad, but there's nothing I hate more about Google than their bloody "Instant" features.

Can you explain what you don't like about it? I was just thinking the (almost) opposite, that a full page reload after searching seems unnecessary.

Re: The next version of DuckDuckGo

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Post by coherentpony »

Pacabel wrote: post #181
coherentpony wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nothing wrong with implementing it and giving users an option to turn it on or off. Immediate disregard seems a little harsh.

Are you currently seeing that option somewhere? I looked in the settings, but I did not see it there, and I do not see any other way to disable that functionality.

Currently, no.

My suggestion was to implement such an option.

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