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There are a couple of basic usability issues with the Firefox search box: it is not necessarily obvious to an IE user what it does (aside from the search engine logo) and how to use it, and it is often too narrow for the sort of queries that users type in. | There are a couple of basic usability issues with the Firefox search box: it is not necessarily obvious to an IE user what it does (aside from the search engine logo) and how to use it, and it is often too narrow for the sort of queries that users type in. | ||
=== Keywords === | |||
The Smart Keyword feature is basically undiscoverable, despite its extreme utility. | |||
=== Back Ends === | === Back Ends === | ||
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All of these search systems use different back ends making them difficult to configure when engine queries or parameters change, and configuration for business reasons is somewhat tricky. Adding new engines with subsequent releases is somewhat simple though, since each engine that shows up in the toolbar menu is a separate file. | All of these search systems use different back ends making them difficult to configure when engine queries or parameters change, and configuration for business reasons is somewhat tricky. Adding new engines with subsequent releases is somewhat simple though, since each engine that shows up in the toolbar menu is a separate file. | ||
== Use Cases == | == Use Cases == | ||