Posted by Mark Parnell on 05/26/05 02:16

Previously in alt.html, Travis Newbury <TravisNewbury@hotmail.com> said:
> Mark Parnell wrote:
>>>You are making the assumption that everyone thinks it should not be
>>>there. When I go to a page that requires input I like the focus to be
>>>in the right field so I can just start typing.
>> I hardly think that a search box "requires" input. If that's the first
>> thing they expect every visitor to the site to use, the site structure
>> needs rethinking (unless they are a search engine, of course).
>
> Well to each their own, I don't think it is a page killer. I guess I am
> just easier going than most around here

I haven't looked at the page in question; I was just questioning whether
it actually fits the situation you were talking about.

Incidentally, I hate it when pages do that - especially on a login page.
Being on dialup at home, I'm often already typing in the password by the
time the page finishes loading, so half my password ends up in the
username field.

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Mark Parnell
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