Michael Herger wrote: > kyleki wrote: >> I agree with Robin. The search box should be displayed at all >> times. Having the hiding behavior seems like an unnecessary >> complication, IMHO. > > For those who use it regularly it might be an unnecessary step. > Having it displayed all the time would wake up the "this is clutter" > crowd. There are quite a few out there who never use the search at > all.
Well, it seems to me that pretty much everyone who's commented has been of the opinion that a search box should be always present. One could make the same argument for the repeat or shuffle buttons - anyone who doesn't use them would see them as clutter. But search is different. Anyone who is *not* using search *should* be. It is one of the major paradigm shifts that squeezecenter makes possible, i.e. the ability to search your whole library in an instant. People should use it for most of their library access. Want to put some Led Zep on? Why bother browsing to artists, finding the page with the "L"s on, and clicking Led Zeppelin - just type "led zep" into the search box and hit enter: bingo. The search function is, IMHO, by far the quickest way to explore your music collection, so why keep it hidden? Also, read pretty much any good web site design guide - most of them stress the importance of having a search box on every page so the user always has the option of searching for something if they are feeling lost. So, to clarify (just in case you haven't understood my point yet :) ), I strongly believe that the search box should be permanently displayed on every relevant page. R. _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
