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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: How do I get the google window back in Safari?
Date: 20 Jan 2014 18:29:36 GMT
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On 2014-01-20, Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:
> nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> In article <barmar-4A975E.02223520012014@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> 
>>>> It's just a minor irritant added to the major ones, but it's yet
>>>> another "you're not smart enough to deal with more than one option"
>>>> statement.

Strange outlook you have there. The first time I encountered the
combined search/location field, I though to myself: Neat. Now I don't
have to make a selection depending on what I want to do. This will save
me time. And it has indeed saved me time. So I'm happy with it.

>>> But lots of Mac users *aren't* smart enough! Remember the old slogan, 
>>> the "computer for the rest of us"? My mother, for example, would always 
>>> try to enter search terms in the address bar.
>>> 
>>> Other browsers have done this for years, Apple finally caught on. It's 
>>> not really a matter of "we're smarter than you", it's "why do you need 
>>> two fields when it's easy to tell a URL from a search string?"
>> 
>> just because other browsers get it wrong doesn't mean apple should as
>> well. it sucks in firefox too. the two fields are for different things.
>
> It's hard to back up that far, but it seems to me beginners would find a
> slot that SAYS "search" friendlier.
>  I can deal with either, but I find so many "improvements" insulting.

I have yet to encounter a situation where the combined search/location
field has caused me one bit of trouble. I guess I just have better
things to do than complain about minuscule / minor changes. It just
works, and that's all I need to get what I want done.

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