Google Hybrid totally "redesigned"

[VatsaL]

Remember I had come up with a "Google Hybrid" a week back and had broken all kinds copyright laws by editing the google logo and stuff?

I have now redesigned the whole the thing using ajax and inline tabs, its now reborn as "Hybrid Search".

http://labs.50webs.com/hybrid

I need your comments and criticisms on it.

This is just a primitive version and I've still to add loads of tools.
I want to make a perfect homepage, so if you have any suggestions of what kind of tools whould I put, they're welcome.

Just one javascript query.
I have put a script for onload cursor focus, which dosent seem to work.

<script>
<!--// Courtesy of SimplytheBest.net - http://simplythebest.net/scripts/
function stb(){document.uns.q.focus();}// --></script>

any ideas on what script whould I put for onload cursor focus function?


thanks



VatsaL

[Twey]

window.onload = function() {
  document.forms['uns'].elements['q'].focus();
};

You should validate your page, and preferably as HTML 4.01 Strict; Transitional DOCTYPEs shouldn't be used for creating new sites, and XHTML has issues when served as HTML (as you're doing).

[blm126]

Why does it taking me right to the first result?

[VatsaL]

Hey thanks for the code, and with Valid HTML 4.01 Strict my page shows a massive 54 errors, some of which I dont know how to correct.

Ill trial and error with the code when I redo the whole thing next week.

thanks

[VatsaL]

Why does it taking me right to the first result?

Didnt quite catch you

[VatsaL]

ok here s the question.

do you think I should use target=_blank for my search submission forms at http://labs.50webs.com/hybrid or should I keep them as "open in the same window"?

what do users usually tend to like? saerch results upening in the same window, or a different one?

If its the opening in the same window, then there s the aspect of loosing new users who get redirected to the search results everytime they search..


what do you think??

[tech_support]

Both.

Put a checkbox saying "Do you want to open search results in a new window?" or something like that.

[VatsaL]

Both.

Put a checkbox saying "Do you want to open search results in a new window?" or something like that.

I used this script http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...newwindow3.htm with class="nwindow" to use for all the pages.

The script works perfectly for the first ajax tgab where its contents are in the main page itself.

However, when I select Images or Videos, the script dosent work; the pages do not open in a new window for the external pages when I tick the box.

I get the following error as soon as I tick the box:

Line: 215
Char: 1
Error: 'formchache.targetnew.checked' is null of not an object.
URL: index.htm

help!

[VatsaL]

I think checkboxes for external pages wont work.

Besides, Im getting some kind of an error as soon as I start typing something in the searchbox:

Line: 41
Char: 1
Error: Object required
Code: 0
URL: index.htm

Any ideas as to why?

thanks


VatsaL

[tech_support]

What's on Line 41?