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I use Vimium, I don't scroll, I just press the letter of the field I want to get to. However, pressing the / key will take you back to the search box no matter
by StavrosK 7y ago
I use Vimium, I don't scroll, I just press the letter of the field I want to get to. However, pressing the / key will take you back to the search box no matter where on the page you are.
- torstenvl 7y agoIf you have a list of search results, and not all of them are on screen, it is necessary to scroll. I don't see what Vimium has to do with it, other than using j and k instead of the arrow keys. In any case, certainly you can recognize that a huge proportion of people scroll with a mouse, n'est-ce pas?
- StavrosK 7y agoSure, but on the other hand I recognize that DDG might not want to signal that its results are so useless that you need a prominent Google fallback right on the page. For me, it's not even the case, I rarely search with Google and I've been using DDG for years.
- torstenvl 7y agoI suppose I get that. However, allowing the established player as an easy fallback when you're the underdog usually helps adoption rather than hurting it. Look at Mac sales after Intel/BootCamp/Parallels. VirtualPC existed before but it wasn't easy or fast. When it became almost seamless to fall back to Windows when necessary, more people were willing to take the leap.
- bussierem 7y agoSo because you use Vim to navigate the web, you think DDG shouldn't add better mouse UX that will most likely increase their conversion rate and make the site better for everyone else?
- StavrosK 7y agoNo, because I use Vim to navigate the web I think the mouse is less usable. I think DDG shouldn't add clickable Google redirects because they aren't that necessary and are an antipattern.