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Bug 468282 - Automatic search from location bar is not obvious
Automatic search from location bar is not obvious
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: epiphany
Classification: Core
Component: Controls
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Epiphany Maintainers
Epiphany Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks: 755518
 
 
Reported: 2007-08-19 19:10 UTC by Thilo
Modified: 2018-08-03 19:20 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Thilo 2007-08-19 19:10:37 UTC 
I know Epiphany is simple but I have found that people have trouble guessing how to search (which seems to be = how to google nowadays). So I suggest to make it more obvious some how. Possible solutions:

* By default write "Enter your search here" in grayed out words in the address bar, that disapear when people enter text.

* Have some kind of definable logo - maybe a distribution likes to put the Google Logo there. Which could also be just the logo of the default search engine.

* Maybe give the user some hints on first start of Epiphany (thats only useful for new desktop users)

* etc. etc.

So maybe you core developers have a better idea what solution would solve the problem best but its one of the few issues I think Epiphany has from my observation for the simple user. Once people know Epiphany I guess they do not need more hints. But if you let people use your browser instance you will have to teach them the non-obvious, still.
Comment 1 Thilo 2008-09-03 07:26:09 UTC 
Maybe somebody should take a second look at this bug and either dump that idea or confirm?
Comment 2 Reinout van Schouwen 2008-09-03 08:15:11 UTC 
The first two points are good suggestions that warrant further discussion, I'm not sure about the third. People will probably just click away first time run-messages without reading.
Comment 3 Thilo 2009-11-07 23:16:03 UTC 
Shouldn't this bug either be confirmed or closed?
Comment 4 Reinout van Schouwen 2009-11-10 10:38:52 UTC 
(In reply to comment #3)
> Shouldn't this bug either be confirmed or closed?

Status is NEW, that means it's confirmed.
Comment 5 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-08-03 19:20:12 UTC 
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