Re: Search from location bar

Roger wrote:

> As long as there is still a rc/config file in place for users whom want  
> to editthe config file by hand using VIM.
>  Personally, I'd rather use VIM rather then a GUI interface.  Using VIM,  
> editingconfig options  much faster.  GUI can be much easier or the  
> lackadaisicalmethod.

Of course there is still an rc file; the GUI could even be modified to  
nicely comment it (though it doesn't right now, to keep the code size  
down).

But imagine you're a new user and not really all that tech-savvy.  Say  
staring at white webpage backgrounds all day makes your eyes hurt.  Would  
you rather

	a) spend hours looking through a long configuration file looking for an  
option to somehow darken them; or

	b) click a button that says "Darken white backgrounds"?

If you choose option a) and you're persistent -- remember you're still  
pretending to be a non-savvy, first-time Dillo user -- you might discover  
there are two separate settings for this:

	- allow_white_bg sets whether white backgrounds are allowed, and

	- bg_color takes the hexadecimal(!) code for your desired background  
color.  (Remember as a non-savvy, first-time user, you don't know  
hexadecimal.)

On the other hand, if you choose option b), you probably saw it here:

	http://dillo-win32.sourceforge.net/dillo/screenshots.php?closeup=Win95-09.png

That's much simpler, wouldn't you say?

As a side note, "Allow white backgrounds" is a bad option name from a  
user's perspective: since most users automatically assume white  
backgrounds are the norm, an "Allow white backgrounds" option forces them  
to think in negatives.

"Darken white backgrounds" is better, because it recognizes this implied  
norm.  The word "darken" also states a clear action, unlike -- for example  
-- "disallow."  A user should never have to stop and think, "What does  
'Disallow white backgrounds' mean?" if there's a more obvious way to word  
it.

(And yes, I know mainline darkens backgrounds by default, but it makes a  
convenient illustration.  And yes, if you're wondering, little things like  
this DO make a surprisingly huge difference in usability.)

Cheers,
~Benjamin