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Bug 40142 - Windows 8 app: make search more discoverable for new users
Windows 8 app: make search more discoverable for new users
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: Wikipedia App
Classification: Unclassified
Search (Other open bugs)
3.2 (iOS) / 1.2 (Android)
All All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nobody - You can work on this!
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Reported: 2012-09-10 20:25 UTC by Brion Vibber
Modified: 2013-09-12 17:30 UTC (History)
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Mobile Platform: Windows 8 / Windows RT
Assignee Huggle Beta Tester: ---


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Description Brion Vibber 2012-09-10 20:25:06 UTC
The windows 8 tablet app uses the system search charm to implement article search. This is nice, but is difficult for new users to discover who aren't familiar with win8.

We could add a search icon in the upper-right which opens the search bar; I've seen this in some other apps such as the Larousse app.
Comment 1 Brion Vibber 2013-09-12 17:30:05 UTC
Upcoming Windows 8.1 version switches from the search charm (which Microsoft no longer recommends for in-app search) to a SearchBox control in the upper-right. Much easier to discover and use.

https://github.com/brion/apps-win8-wikipedia/commit/19759c9ca38891964da9a1b166cc688c3d0e3093

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