- From: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 22:51:35 -0500
- To: Dan Forno <dforno@gmail.com>
- Cc: site-comments@w3.org
On 14 May 2009, at 9:52 AM, Dan Forno wrote: > I know that you utilize the Google option for 'ease of use' to the > user, but there is a major usability issue in how it's deployed. > > If I use the search box from your homepage, then end up on the > results page and just want to return to the homepage, I cannot. > Your logo in the top left does not return me to the page I was > previously on. This is Website usability 101, I cannot believe it > was overlooked. > > You should have it corrected, I am not going to demand it like most > users, but simple oversights like this are not in keeping with your > tag line: "Leading the Web to it's full potential" Hi Dan, Apologies for the delay in handling your comment; I'm still working through review comments. We do not have a custom search results page. When you use google to search, you are on google's site, not ours. That is why there is no way to navigate directly back to our home page. I realize this might cause usability issues. Earlier in this process I looked into google's custom search engine (as well as other search engine options). I believe (but not the details) that there were some requirements for setting up a custom search engine (i.e., where the results page uses a W3C template) that we were unable to meet either due to our privacy policy or some other factor. I don't recall the details, but as a result, we simply invoke the search engine via a form. Do you have some suggestions for how we might improve the situation? _ Ian -- Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/ Tel: +1 718 260 9447
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