Comments on: The New Yahoo Sports could learn a thing about UI

By: Gecko

Gecko — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:35:44 +0000

hmm . . . . it looks like find as you type works like it should now . . .

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By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:34:28 +0000

Okay - it isn’t original functionality. And stuff like making the search input box as the ‘active’ input (ie Google, Live, Y! Search, etc) that is fine. But when I specifically *click* in the content area and start typing, and it still pushes focus on the input box - that is simply aggravating and annoying.

And yeah hrmm … the new design is starting to grate me more and more.

By: AdamD

AdamD — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:51:59 +0000

I’d disagree that the original functionality of the browser was to find text as you start typing. That said, I’ve had auto-focus search boxes catch even my slash as I use the handy Firefox search feature. Pretty annoying.

I’ll agree that the new Yahoo! Sports look isn’t as useful. Maybe it’s just change, but like you, I went to Y!S because sites like foxsports.com looked too much like… well, Yahoo!’s new design.

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:16:27 +0000

Interesting - but it still breaks the original functionality of the browser (’Search for text when I start typing’)

Thanks though - will have to remember this one.

By: Gecko

Gecko — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:08:34 +0000

hmm. . . the find as you type in firefox worked for me as long as i activated it first by typing the ‘/’ key.