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FAQ: Question: why does Fauxbar present two search input boxes? #63

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I'm curious as to why Fauxbar presents two input boxes, as Firefox does, when 
one of the advantages of Chrome is that the Address bar and Search bar are 
combined. This is especially confusing when in the "Address bar" part of 
Fauxbar you can click on the left-hand drop-down list and change the search 
engine, turning this into the equivalent of the "Search bar" on the right-hand 
side.

I guess you enter text in the Address bar if you want to search your bookmarks 
and history and the Search bar if you want to do a search using your chosen 
search engine. It just seems confusing to have two, then allow the user to turn 
the functionality of one (the address bar) into the same functionality as the 
other (Search bar).

Original issue reported on code.google.com by russelld...@gmail.com on 4 Nov 2011 at 12:54

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Old habits I suppose! The Search Box can be disabled via Fauxbar's Options > 
General > Input Boxes > Display, if desired.

I prefer having both boxes, because I like being able to quickly search by 
pressing Ctrl+T and pressing tab; one keystroke less than typing a 
keyword/letter and pressing spacebar. I also like being able to right-click > 
Paste (or Paste & Search) without having to first select a search engine.

As well, if I'm constantly using one particular search engine (perhaps not a 
normal one), typing its keyword or selecting it from the list a lot just gets 
annoying. I find having the designated Search Box saves me time.

And by letting the Address Box also work like the Search Box, you can still 
type a keyword and press spacebar if you want, rather than having to first 
select the Search Box (assuming the search engine you want is not already 
selected in the Search Box). Again, saving a keystroke and saving time.

If the Search Box is disabled, I feel like it takes extra effort to perform a 
search. But everyone's usage habits are different, so the option to show or 
hide the box is there.

Original comment by fauxbar....@gmail.com on 4 Nov 2011 at 4:07

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Oops! I didn't realise that option was there. To be honest I haven't
yet looked over all of Fauxbar's options although I know there are
many: about 60?

Thanks for all that information. I can understand why you search these
the way you do. The beauty of the configuration options of Fauxbar is
that the user can decide which option they prefer: one or two search
bars. Everybody wins!

Original comment by russelld...@gmail.com on 4 Nov 2011 at 4:40

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Aye, there's a lot of options (that's why I have that blue bar appear after the 
initial setup is complete, basically forcing the user to open the options, 
which removes the blue bar - I want them to be aware that there are _lots_ of 
options!)

I imagine some users won't ever change much of anything, apart from maybe the 
search engines. So I've tried to choose what I think are the best defaults to 
start with. If you get curious, you can certainly delve into the options, but 
if not, that's okay too.

Original comment by fauxbar....@gmail.com on 4 Nov 2011 at 7:07

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
The default configuration works well but I think you have made
available an intelligent set of options. Not too many but enough that
people can adjust the appearance and behaviour so that it suits them.

Original comment by russelld...@gmail.com on 4 Nov 2011 at 10:47

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