New FIND page not helpful
I see in the past couple of days a new FIND page. Usually changes are to make things easier and better but this change makes things worse. For example, it defaults to FIND BY NAME every time it opens, requiring you to switch to FIND BY ID if you are looking things up that way. In the previous form it defaulted to whichever way you did it the previous time which was more convenient if you are using the find process by ID if that is what you use it for most times. Also, in the old form the cursor was blinking in the box when you opened it. Now it requires an extra click. In FIND BY NAME you now only see limited boxes to fill in and have to go to MORE OPTIONS to be able to enter more search options, whereas before all the options were available on the initial page. I do not see why they are making it more difficult, but as my old chief said, "All progress is not forward."
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I agree about the extra clicking and scrolling being a disimprovement, but "Find by ID" is unnecessary: if you know the ID, you can go directly to it using the box at the top of the Recents menu.
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I use Find by ID probably more often than the search box on the Recents menu. But most often I just paste the PID on top of another PID in the page URL.
@HaleNathanPhillip the old Find page is still there. You can reach it from the upper menu bar, under Family Tree, in the drop down menu.
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The current "Find"presentation reflects the "Home" page of the revised "Search". Again, one has to move on to the "More Options" page before it becomes of much use.
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On my computer the old FIND was available on the FamilySearch drop down menu, but not any longer. I think all FINDs are in the new format now.
Also, it is not always convenient to use the search box at the top of the RECENTS link as RECENTS does not show on the home page or some others and you would have to go to a person page first to see it.
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I just checked again and I am still seeing the old FIND by the route I posted. Other routes take me to the new FIND.
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