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→pre-beta1 testing by Nikhil Sheth on Windows 7 OS: follow-up, new request for right-click menu
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: I think they are two different things. (1) did you try to open article in a new tab, with the middle-click? so you can keep both results and article open at the same time. (2) if an article title matchs exactly a search pattern it will be loaded per default... maybe that needs to be changed... [[User:Kelson|Kelson]] 19:20, 2 April 2011 (UTC) | : I think they are two different things. (1) did you try to open article in a new tab, with the middle-click? so you can keep both results and article open at the same time. (2) if an article title matchs exactly a search pattern it will be loaded per default... maybe that needs to be changed... [[User:Kelson|Kelson]] 19:20, 2 April 2011 (UTC) | ||
:: My laptop doesn't have middle click (most mouse touchpads don't). I tried pressing both right-left at once but that didn't work either. And even right-click is disabled, so there's no way I can open in another tab from my end. Even Ctrl+Click or Alt+Click or Shift+Click aren't working. I think I should make a new request of this. [[User:Nikhilsheth|Nikhilsheth]] 03:50, 28 April 2011 (UTC) | |||
::I second the maybe in (2). From Wikipedia for Schools perspective, most students can't be expected to know exactly what they're searching for. Exploration needs search results more than direct jumping. With the sidebar both were happening previously, right? [[User:Nikhilsheth|Nikhilsheth]] 03:50, 28 April 2011 (UTC) | |||
4. In English version, the tooltip for the Search in Page button is still only "Search" and it can be misleading, users might press this button at the near left of the search bar instead of the one at the far right which they should if they're searching for an article. | 4. In English version, the tooltip for the Search in Page button is still only "Search" and it can be misleading, users might press this button at the near left of the search bar instead of the one at the far right which they should if they're searching for an article. | ||
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: I can not reproduce this bug. [[User:Kelson|Kelson]] 18:22, 2 April 2011 (UTC) | : I can not reproduce this bug. [[User:Kelson|Kelson]] 18:22, 2 April 2011 (UTC) | ||
:: Cracked it - in Windows and US Keyboard, the + character is accessed by holding Shift and pressing =. So you have to hold Shift to tell Kiwix you're pressing + key. So to zoom in we need to press Ctrl, Shift and + (or =, they're both on the same key). I suggest mapping the "=" key as well for zooming in, this is probably what they've done in web browsers too. [[User:Nikhilsheth|Nikhilsheth]] 03:50, 28 April 2011 (UTC) | |||
9. If we're searching using capital letters, then the auto-suggest doesn't function. Also if a character in the target article has an uppercase char somewhere after the first, then putting it in lowercase also removes the auto-suggest. But then the main search is completely case insensitive. | 9. If we're searching using capital letters, then the auto-suggest doesn't function. Also if a character in the target article has an uppercase char somewhere after the first, then putting it in lowercase also removes the auto-suggest. But then the main search is completely case insensitive. | ||
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Not all of these are serious bugs and some are just quirks, but I thought I better be exhaustive in reporting. But I feel no.6 needs urgent attention. Regards, [[User:Nikhilsheth|Nikhilsheth]] 11:27, 1 April 2011 (UTC) | Not all of these are serious bugs and some are just quirks, but I thought I better be exhaustive in reporting. But I feel no.6 needs urgent attention. Regards, [[User:Nikhilsheth|Nikhilsheth]] 11:27, 1 April 2011 (UTC) | ||
====Follow-up, 28 April 2011==== | |||
Thanks for promptly fixing so many things! I'm sorry I couldn't get back sooner; here's a follow-up and some more requests. [[User:Nikhilsheth|Nikhilsheth]] 03:50, 28 April 2011 (UTC) | |||
1. Opening in new Tab : Middle mouse button isn't there in many machines. Holding the Ctrl, Shift or Alt keys and clicking doesn't do it, so please map one of these (Ctrl will be best). Also, right-click should be enabled on links at least. | |||
2. Request to have a right-click context menu. Windows users are so used to it that the absence of it makes us feel like something's wrong. What you can put in the context menu : | |||
* Copy, for selected text. It's so much easier than going up to the top menu. | |||
* Open in new Tab, for link. | |||
* Search for selection : if a word or group of words is selected, user can start a search on that without having to copy and paste in search bar. Plus it would be better to open this search in a new tab. | |||
3. Please make Kiwix remember last visited page and tabs if multiple were open, and go there next time Kiwix is started. Or put that as an option somewhere the way we have in mozilla firefox (start at home page / remember tabs open from last time). | |||
Thanks! [[User:Nikhilsheth|Nikhilsheth]] 03:50, 28 April 2011 (UTC) | |||