[WikiEN-l] [Wikipedia-l] full-text searching since the Vector switch in en.wikipedia

[Carcharoth]

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Carcharoth <carcharothwp at googlemail.com> wrote:
> The link to Special:Search is the magnifying glass icon next to (or
> in) the search box.
>
> To get "Search" instead of "Go", do what Magnus Manske suggested a few days ago:
>
> "just type your search query, then hit the "cursor up" key to select
> the last point in the dropdown box, which is the good ol' search
> function. Hit enter, and there you go."

It seems this is no longer possible?

Strange, as it was possible before and even announced here:

http://techblog.wikimedia.org/tag/usability-vector-search/

"The “Search” and “Go” buttons are gone, but their functionality live
on. As you type, search suggestions are offered and accessible via the
mouse or keyboard using the up and down arrow keys. “Go” is still the
default action, executed by pressing the enter key on the keyboard. To
perform a full-text search, users can click on the “containing” option
within the search suggestions or press the up arrow key on the
keyboard."

But pressing the down button does nothing any more. *sigh*

Carcharoth