On 24/04/15 05:32, Andrew Shadura wrote:
Hello,
While playing with Bootstrap styling, I came across the following
question: should we display a search box instead of a link to the
search page?
I first implemented a search box which appears after clicking "Search"
button on the front page. When users type in the box, a dropdown
appears, suggesting to search not only by file content (default), but
also by commit messages or file names.
I have also prepared different options regarding to the location of the
box. GitHub places it on the left, Bitbucket places in on the right,
GitLab doesn't have it at all.
Here's a proof of concept of my "dynamic" search box:
https://codehost.me.uk/
And here's comparison of different options:
https://shadura.me/kallithea/search-box/
Personally I find "narrow fixed width search box is on left" the most
visually appealing.
The "search box appears on click" results in the menu items "jumping"
around which I find visually jarring.
"hfill search box is on left" - could result in very large search box on
wide displays which I don't find visually appealing. This large search
box would also draws the eye away from the menu items that should
probably be the main focus on the menu bar. The lack of whites-pace
makes the menu look more cluttered.
"narrow fixed width search box is on right, menus are on left" - having
the menus items against the kallithea logo makes things look clustered.
My general preference is that the menu items are on the right so that
there is some white-space between the logo and the menu items.
These are just my personal opinion/preferences though.
SeeYa,
John.
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