"What to do when a search is executed with no input, thus an empty search query?"
Does it not seem obvious - with jscript validation - that the Search/Go button should not be enabled in the first place until a text string has been entered into the textbox field? Grey the button out, and don't allow submit action until user input = true On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 5:42 AM, Liou Yamane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi there, > > I have encountered the following problem several times at my current job as > a IxD-er without finding a satisfying solution: > "What to do when a search is executed with no input, thus an empty search > query?" Concretely, this means hitting the search button next to an empty > text field. > > I am doubting whether this should show all results, especially if you have > some filters (think of genre for music for example), or no results at all. > In the latter case, an extra <return all results> button or something of the > kind could be used. Somehow, giving all results with an empty box seems > counter-intuitive. > > > On the other hand, a colleague programmer said the criterium would be how > big the set of possible results is. In the case of Google, there is no sense > in showing all results. In a more finite database of a specific website, > this would have more sense. But now, I am looking at the article search of > the NY Times, and it also shows all results, even if those are about 2,5M! > http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?srchst= > > Thanks, > Liou Yamane > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- ~ will "Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel +1.617.281.1281 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] twitter: https://twitter.com/semanticwill --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________ 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
