> 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.

This was my concern... it's weird - especially to new users - to have
two buttons for searching.

Other ideas....
 - an Advanced search link on the left in the Toolbox
 - Remove the MediaWiki search altogether and use the Google Search
extension we have on the Documentation page in its place.  See:
http://doc.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation
 - Some combination of both and advanced and a Google search.


> 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?

We need to have a OOoWiki Quickstart page anyway I think..  Whichever
solution we go with, we will need to explain it to some segment of the
userbase.

C.
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Clayton Cornell       [email protected]
StarOffice - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Hamburg, Germany

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