Hi Nino, Clayton, all, Hmm... Nino raises a valid point; one solution might be to change the 'Go' button to be the 'Search' button and just use that (hiding the 'real search button) - this way wiki users could get the best of both worlds - if what they type in is an exact match for a page, they will be taken to that page. If not, they will be taken to a standard search results page.
One problem with this would be with top-level pages like wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Logo - if a user searches for "Logo" and clicks a search button that is actually a Go button, they will always be taken to the aformentioned page, even though they may be looking for a completely different page - there are plenty of pages with the word 'Logo' in their title or in the content body. Alternatively, we could return to having both Search and Go buttons; to an average user, the difference is not made clear, unless they Google it. They might click either one and experience the same results (being taken to a search page). The downside with this is that if we move the search box to the header, an extra button positioned in that way would add clutter and look odd. Or, we could just keep the current status quo and have the 'Go' button as a 'hidden' feature, activated when the [advanced] user presses Enter (currently, the 'Go' button is set to display: none via CSS so technically it hasn't been removed). This emulates the behavior of a MediaWiki install, but reduces clutter. But the behavior is not made very clear for advanced users. The Search/Go buttons are a MediaWiki feature/quirk, and if people have gotten used to using them (for very valid reasons), perhaps we should just have them both in plain sight... but then I would suggest clearly explaining the difference to all users on a 'Getting Started with the Wiki' page or a 'tips and tricks' type page. What do you think? Regards, Ivan. On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 11:01 PM, ccornell - OpenOffice.org <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've used the "go" feature predominantly for files or pictures (as they >> are not searched through normal search). This seems to be broken now. You >> have to click and search endlessly ;-) to get to a file although you know >> it's name. >> So my vote is to keep the "go" feature as it has been before (and as is in >> all other mediawiki projects I know). Missing it is just irritating for >> experienced wiki users. > > Alternatively, the Go button was causing issues for inexperienced Wiki > users. :-) > > Ivan, is there something we can do with this? I know we can put the Go > button back easily enough, or is there an alternative? This will have to be > considered in the Wiki Skin massage we have been discussing in another > thread here. > > C. > -- > Clayton Cornell [email protected] > StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
