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A few qualms I have after attempting to use it as my default for a while: - the layout and font of the results page really bugs me. Century Gothic and Trebuch
by pak 17y ago
A few qualms I have after attempting to use it as my default for a while:
- the layout and font of the results page really bugs me. Century Gothic and Trebuchet are a lot harder to read than Helvetica/Arial, and it just looks goofy for something I need to read quickly and dispassionately about 100 times per day. I really suggest something more utilitarian, e.g., Verdana of HN/reddit would be much better.
- The infinite scroll seems like a good idea in theory, but in reality the growing length of the page makes it harder for me to sense the rank of the current link I'm looking at or where I am on the page. Both Google and Bing tried this kind of display, and abandoned it after a while... Could you at least number your result links?
- To add to that, your headings like "In abbreviations and acronyms", "Other Uses" and "Web links" that divide your infinite list are very small, the same color as other text, and easy to miss. The sections that narrow my search look almost identical to the actual web links. This makes me do some disruptive context checking to discern whether I am going to another web page or searching for something else on DuckDuckGo. Note how your and Google's "Did you mean:" statement is bright red, you should apply the same elevated importance to your disambiguation sections.
- I can't search for an address and immediately see a map of the location.
- You don't suggest image results for things that people almost certainly want images for, e.g., animals, celebrities, or landmarks. I then have to switch to another search engine for that which is an extra step.
Overall, I like what you're doing, I just feel like you need to make some serious improvements to match with the UX of Google or Bing! I can't knock your results or your privacy policy; both those things have seemed to be pretty good so far.