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by gurraman 5356 days ago
This is biting me as well - I use search in place of the address bar a lot. Now, in DDG, searches like "asoiaf reddit" does not find the root-site.

I think I'm not alone in using the address bar less and less.

While I'm at it:

- I would probably change the color of the address in the results to make it easier to distinguish from the excerpt/description.

- Remove the green background that is displayed on hover. I find it hard to scan entries with that big green blob hovering :)

Edit: formatting
2 comments
pkamb 5356 days ago
+1 for changing the URL color. I'd prefer it directly under the title as well. And maybe find a way to emphasize the important parts of the URL, cut out the random numbers.
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epi0Bauqu 5356 days ago
Thx -- we cut stuff out of the URL now, though perhaps could cut out more. Note you can change the color in the settings: http://duckduckgo.com/settings.html

We've also experimented with moving it around (including where you suggest).

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gurraman 5356 days ago
Don't give me so many options when you can, with a little research, make the right decisions for me! :)

(the N % that do not agree with you can probably perform some magic to bend the site to their liking)

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suking 5356 days ago
Agree - google's UI is 1000X more pleasant on the eyes, DDG made me dizzy and hard to distinguish between each result, especially with their infinite scroll.
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