Hi Designers,
Is there any reason we shouldn't put a search icon next to the "search" text box in the app? (see image)
The reason I ask is: - We've received more than one complaint on OTRS saying that the Search field is not discoverable (because it doesn't look like a normal text box). - Every other app that implements any kind of "search" functionality has an icon, so it's universally recognizable.
-Dmitry device-2014-08-29-123320.png https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/file/d/0BzcksMsMNpY1V0pLNjh0VGI5cjA/edit?usp=drive_web
I say go for it!
-- brion
On Friday, August 29, 2014, Dmitry Brant dbrant@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Designers,
Is there any reason we shouldn't put a search icon next to the "search" text box in the app? (see image)
The reason I ask is:
- We've received more than one complaint on OTRS saying that the Search
field is not discoverable (because it doesn't look like a normal text box).
- Every other app that implements any kind of "search" functionality has
an icon, so it's universally recognizable.
-Dmitry device-2014-08-29-123320.png https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/file/d/0BzcksMsMNpY1V0pLNjh0VGI5cjA/edit?usp=drive_web
Agree with the general principle here. I'm on the fence about that specific implementation though. Having a grey logo (the magnifying glass) next to a black logo (the W) looks clunky.
An option we have is to go with the iOS pattern of having only the icon there with no text field (http://imgur.com/8YHklf4), which then expands to take up the whole top bar when tapped (http://imgur.com/iztdkhz).
Thoughts?
Dan
On 29 August 2014 09:53, Dmitry Brant dbrant@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Designers,
Is there any reason we shouldn't put a search icon next to the "search" text box in the app? (see image)
The reason I ask is:
- We've received more than one complaint on OTRS saying that the Search
field is not discoverable (because it doesn't look like a normal text box).
- Every other app that implements any kind of "search" functionality has
an icon, so it's universally recognizable.
-Dmitry device-2014-08-29-123320.png https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/file/d/0BzcksMsMNpY1V0pLNjh0VGI5cjA/edit?usp=drive_web
Dmitry - The screenshot looks great. Small spacing tweaks needed for which I will reach out to you. Are you going to make the TOC icon consistent with IOS?
---- Vibha Bamba Senior Designer | WMF Design
On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Dan Garry dgarry@wikimedia.org wrote:
Agree with the general principle here. I'm on the fence about that specific implementation though. Having a grey logo (the magnifying glass) next to a black logo (the W) looks clunky.
An option we have is to go with the iOS pattern of having only the icon there with no text field (http://imgur.com/8YHklf4), which then expands to take up the whole top bar when tapped (http://imgur.com/iztdkhz).
Thoughts?
Dan
On 29 August 2014 09:53, Dmitry Brant dbrant@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Designers,
Is there any reason we shouldn't put a search icon next to the "search" text box in the app? (see image)
The reason I ask is:
- We've received more than one complaint on OTRS saying that the Search
field is not discoverable (because it doesn't look like a normal text box).
- Every other app that implements any kind of "search" functionality has
an icon, so it's universally recognizable.
-Dmitry device-2014-08-29-123320.png https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/file/d/0BzcksMsMNpY1V0pLNjh0VGI5cjA/edit?usp=drive_web
-- Dan Garry Associate Product Manager, Mobile Apps Wikimedia Foundation
That's documented in this Trello card https://trello.com/c/gvZsMNMk/15-1-update-toc-icon-to-new-toc-icon, so Dmitry seems to be working on it as we speak.
Thanks!
Dan
On 3 September 2014 16:23, Vibha Bamba vbamba@wikimedia.org wrote:
Dmitry - The screenshot looks great. Small spacing tweaks needed for which I will reach out to you. Are you going to make the TOC icon consistent with IOS?
Vibha Bamba Senior Designer | WMF Design
On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Dan Garry dgarry@wikimedia.org wrote:
Agree with the general principle here. I'm on the fence about that specific implementation though. Having a grey logo (the magnifying glass) next to a black logo (the W) looks clunky.
An option we have is to go with the iOS pattern of having only the icon there with no text field (http://imgur.com/8YHklf4), which then expands to take up the whole top bar when tapped (http://imgur.com/iztdkhz).
Thoughts?
Dan
On 29 August 2014 09:53, Dmitry Brant dbrant@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Designers,
Is there any reason we shouldn't put a search icon next to the "search" text box in the app? (see image)
The reason I ask is:
- We've received more than one complaint on OTRS saying that the Search
field is not discoverable (because it doesn't look like a normal text box).
- Every other app that implements any kind of "search" functionality has
an icon, so it's universally recognizable.
-Dmitry device-2014-08-29-123320.png https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/file/d/0BzcksMsMNpY1V0pLNjh0VGI5cjA/edit?usp=drive_web
-- Dan Garry Associate Product Manager, Mobile Apps Wikimedia Foundation