Google’s Experimental Homepage Fades To A Single Word
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It seems like a cool feature for "power users" but I'd think that most people that still use the homepage would be newer users.
If I'm interested in images, I'll still type it in the browser search field and click "images" afterwards.
The keyword that I pick is usually a single letter - G for Google, A for Amazon, I for IMDB, W for wikipedia.
I completely remove the search field from FF's toolbar. To search Google, its Alt (or Apple) + L (focus shifts to search box) type g followed by search terms. Similar for every other keyword I have defined
It's actually not. When typing in either the keyword box or the URL box, it shows similar previous searches in a dropdown. The URL box's method is superior:
For suggestions, the keyword box does a "StartsWith" query against your previous searches. The URL box does a "Contains" query.
The keyword box has a delay between when you stop typing and when previous searches are displayed. The URL box does not.
(Firefox 3.0. Can't speak for other versions.)
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If it confused me, I'd have to wonder what less experienced users' reactions might be...
Anyway....