3 ms·
At the risk of sounding a bit snarky, don't you know what an execute command is? Type a search string into a 'universal' field and hit enter = perform a search
by panacea 15y ago
At the risk of sounding a bit snarky, don't you know what an execute command is?
Type a search string into a 'universal' field and hit enter = perform a search.
Type a URL into a 'universal' field and hit enter = go to that URL.
Use some refined heuristics to determine the intention (ala the AwesomeBar in Firefox) and you've got the best of both worlds.
I don't use Firefox/Chrome daily, so I may be missing something, but I don't see why a dual address/search field needs to communicate with Google to be combined.
- Lennie 15y agoDo you know what discoverability is ? Really how do users know ? It has to be obvious or users won't use it/understand or even discover it.
- LukeShu 15y agoA large part of the reason Firefox chose to keep them separate is for privacy. Everything you type into the search bar is sent to Google--even before you hit enter--for autocomplete purposes. The Firefox team felt that many privacy-conscious users trusted that the URL bar doesn't send info until they hit enter.