[conductr]

I’m curious, why make users type in the keyword? They already have the links saved and are logged in. You could display them in a tile format or a list something? Seems to me like 2 steps, visit zapmarks and then type a keyword is a lot of work. That’s just my 2c, respect you have a different flow and this feels right and nice product

[preommr]

Tiles are awful.

If they keep the same place, now you have to manage not only the content but also the order. If they shift around according to some metric like 'most used' then you have to visually search for the correct tile.

And this is assuming that the collection is small. Otherwise paging or some other kind of grouping has to be used which is horrible.

Tiles aren't even that easy to use. They always require visually processing and then coordinating the action. With typing it's just muscle memory.

They also require some kind of image which adds another dimension the problem. Now those tiles have to look good, or be colored according to some kind of logic. This styling can also impact usability, e.g. getting the icon/logo of the site can look ugly.

Tiles make sense in a touch context environment like mobile or tablets where typing can be cumbersome. But in a desktop environment it would be a lot worse.

[jacobgraf]

Thanks for the feedback. Zapmarks is definitely more focused on the keyboard than the mouse. If you have a keyword in your head, we want you to be able to type it and go. Tiles would cause you to have to look around to find what you want.

We have thought about maybe having your top 3 most-used Zapmarks appear under the search bar for quick access, but not sure if that's something we will move forward with or not. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[conductr]

I get it. Seems very niche use case. Keyboard requirement in a mobile world. I feel like the browser bar essentially solves for it already except I have to remember the 3-4 characters to get the autocomplete to fill in. But at least I don’t have to configure it either. My idea of tiles is like a phone/tablet where I could order it myself and learn the placement through muscle memory. Scanning by eye is much easier than typing and remembering what keywords I set up. I can hardly remember my passwords.

Anyways not raining on you’re parade. It’s a cool concept just doesn’t fit the use case I’d prefer. Best of luck with it!