Hey Abdul-Rahman,
I would recommend del.icio.us tags system as a reference or something like: Your suggestion: +------------------------------------------------+ +---------+ ¦type your suggestion here ¦ ¦ add ¦ +------------------------------------------------+ +---------+ We found those topics that looks similar to your suggestion. Would you like to use one of them? (just click the topic and hit the button "add") - suggestion topic 1 - suggestion topic 2 Clicking the topic on the list would add its text to the input field and the add button would add a vote to the database. Otherwise, the typed text would be added as a new register. Or something like Safari's url input field auto-complete: Your suggestion: +------------------------------------------------+ +---------+ ¦suggestion topic 1 ¦ ¦ add ¦ +------------------------------------------------+ +---------+ ¦suggestion topic 1 ¦^¦ ¦suggestion topic 2 ¦ ¦ ¦suggestion topic 3 ¦v¦ +------------------------------------------------+ In this case, the found suggestions auto-complete the input box (the typed text is in bold, the auto-completed in regular weight) If the users keeps typing a different topic than those already found, it is added as a new suggestion. If the user choses a topic that already exists it is added as a vote. I prefer the 2nd one that keeps the flow in just one block on the interface, but admit that it's trickier to implement :) Ricardo Grzeca > Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 17:10:25 +0200 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Combining input and search field > > Hey, > > I am creating a webapplications where users can add suggestions. I am using > one field for both input and search. > > Here is the prototype: http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5808/gif1tl5.gif > > 1. User is asked to input a suggestion > 2. During input relevant suggestions are searched and given to the user > 3. User can either choose to vote or to suggest > > However its currently not clear that the field also functions as a search > field... can you simplify this somehow? > > I was thinking to change the question to What would you like to suggest (or > search)? > > or change the button to "Search or Suggest" > > Hope you guys have some tips (or references to research on using one field > for two types of actions) > > Greets, > > -- > Abdul-Rahman Advany > > IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help _________________________________________________________________ Instale a Barra de Ferramentas com Desktop Search e ganhe EMOTICONS para o Messenger! É GRÁTIS! http://www.msn.com.br/emoticonpack ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
