Diigo 3.1.6.5 Firefox toolbar search field, Diigo & Google search results, dumb *** tagging and total irrelevance (br... - 61 views
started by Graham Perrin on 11 Nov 08
started by Graham Perrin on 11 Nov 08
/ Diigo Community/ Diigo 3.1.6.5 Firefox toolbar search field, Diigo & Google search results, dumb *** tagging and total irrelevance (brief rant
started by Graham Perrin on 11 Nov 08
http://www.diigo.com/annotated/fb02a0776bdc692af1adecce1ffe03eb
I realised that
1) the search field in toolbar of Diigo 3.1.6.5 for Firefox lacks context/explanation:
- explanations may be in a wiki and entrenched within forums, but
there should be some hint in the UI
- until very recently I imagined that the field was somehow
associated with the neighbouring 'Options…'
- when I do rarely use that field to search, I can't predict what
the search base will be
- I expect the menu within the search field to present a list of
search bases but there are none; instead, there's a history of
search terms
- history of search terms is fairly superfluous in this aspect of
the UI; if I *really* want a history, I'll visit one or both of
the following (YMMV):
i) http://www.google.co.uk/history
ii) naturally, http://www.diigo.com/
2) the results from use of that search field lack context/explanation:
- what's uppermost is at a glance, related to Google (dividing
lines fall in the wrong places
- no relevance to my search.
3) what I might expect to see is something like this:
- but still, no relevance to my search
4) My focus moves naturally from left to right, top to bottom as I read the page. Not finding what I want, I might look for more. The natural place to offer 'More results in my bookmarks»' would be at the bottom left of the list (after reading and not finding) but I find the option at the opposite corner: top right.
5) Finally, some context: my Diigo annotations :) but still, zero relevance to my search :(
6) a cached copy of something not annotated leads me here:
http://www.diigo.com/cached?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macuser.com%2Fmt-search.cgi%3Ftag%3DMacFusion%26blog_id%3D1
- stupendously dumb representations of tagging, with zero
relevance to what I sought.
Its for reasons such as this that I'm totally turned-off from social tagging.
True, we can flag people as 'spammers', but:
a) that's sometimes inappropriate
- there's a previous post to the forum, which will take too long
for me to find, noting that Diigo novices (who may become Diigo
champions) may naturally leave debris as they learn
and more importantly
b) I'm here to enjoy, not to police :)
Best,
Graham