On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Philip Chang <pchang@wikimedia.org> wrote:
Here is an important question:

Will it be easier to enable instant access to search through the current method - tap on the search field - than through the approach shown in the design comps of a search button exposing the search field and activating search?

It strikes me there might be some delay in the second approach, simply because more JavaScript is involved.

The animation shouldn't take any longer than it typically takes to move your thumb around the screen to start typing, ideally.

-- brion