+1 to both, looks to much like another tab and it does something completely different. Different things should look differently. Might be even more confusing if the drop down menu arrow would be on the left of it (then that's usually visible when you log in) - would suggest a search history button or something like that.
Brandon Harris (2011-02-15 04:05): > I agree. I think that the search box needs to be distinct and obvious > as a control; this change blends it into the background too much. > > Since search is one of our most important features, it should stand out > and be easier to target visually, not less. > > > On 2/14/11 6:27 PM, Chad wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Trevor Parscal<[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> I was working on fixing >>> https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27332 (resolved in r82155) >>> and started messing with removing most of the gratuitous lines in the >>> search UI. Here's a screenshot of what we could do instead. >>> >> I don't like it really :-\ I like having the space around the box. >> It helps set it out from the rest of the bar. With your changes, >> it kind of blurs the distinction, at least to me. I'm just one >> opinion though, and by my own account suck at everything >> related to making a UI. >> >> -Chad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikitech-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
