I think the advantage to this is that it gives instantaneous feedback in the same way that Apple's Spotlight feature does, so you don't have to wait for a page to reload while you search. The Phokus theme (can be found at typogarden.com) does a nice job of using this feature.
On Dec 2, 2005, at 10:52 PM, David Richardson wrote: > Does anyone other than me find the display of live search results > inthe sidebar disconcerting and semantically incorrect? > While I'm searching for something, the results of the query are > myprimary focus. I want them to be visually dominant. Currently, > theresults are squished into the sidebar. All the while, the > sidebar isdancing a jig as the result list changes with each > keystroke.Formatting of this block is hard enough in such a small > space, withouthaving to deal with craptastic browsers that don't > support max-widthand min-width and differing browser treatment of > the margin andpadding properties. > To further confuse matters, using a form submit to send the query > tothe server displays the results in the main content <div>. > What's the rationale for the current layout?-- > D.R. > _______________________________________________ > Typo-list mailing list > Typo-list at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/typo-list
