I also notice that depending on your search terms it now changes the order of the menu items; I was very surprised a few day ago when I noticed that Images wasn't the second list option on the screen.
To test this seach for "images" or "videos" on google. It will change the list order.
This is extremely irritating as it tries to guess whether you're trying to search for a certain type of of thing (text/images/vid/news/shopping/etc), as it frequently guesses wrong, and then sends us searching for the right list option because they've been shuffled round.
Designers, do not change your menu item order unless you're damned sure you're gonna get it right. Confusing your users is never helpful.
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Ah, I see the article mentions this. Well it's still bloody annoying.
Agree. We need the consistency, at least in a certain period of time. Whenever the search results changes, we are lost unless we choose to do the filtering. But the group of filtering does not quite make sense for everybody.
Google tried to be more intelligent on search, but it's not the right way. Let people keep their useful information of their own should be the right direction. See the video here:
http://bit.ly/1hJKNux
To test this seach for "images" or "videos" on google. It will change the list order.
This is extremely irritating as it tries to guess whether you're trying to search for a certain type of of thing (text/images/vid/news/shopping/etc), as it frequently guesses wrong, and then sends us searching for the right list option because they've been shuffled round.
Designers, do not change your menu item order unless you're damned sure you're gonna get it right. Confusing your users is never helpful.
Ah, I see the article mentions this. Well it's still bloody annoying.