Improvement for "Find" Function in Family Tree
The new FIND function in Family Tree, while more colorful, is not easier to use. If I click on FIND BY ID, the data entry box is not active. I have to click in the box to enter the ID number. If I click on FIND again, it reverts back to the FIND BY NAME screen. It does not remember that my last entry was FIND BY ID. If I am doing multiple FIND BY ID operations, it takes two extra clicks per entry. The older FIND function was smarter and easier to use. Please 'smarten up' the new FIND function, or bring back the old one. I can do without the colorful page if the FIND function worked smarter.
Thanks.
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Glenn
Welcome to the "Community.FamilySearch" Forum.
I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...
Just in passing ...
You are not alone ...
Here is just one other recent post on the matter ...
FamilySearch Help
'Category' = Family Tree
HOME > FAMILYSEARCH HELP > FAMILY TREE
Why the change to the 'Find' screen?
https://community.familysearch.org/en/discussion/119707/why-the-change-to-the-find-screen
As I stated in that post ...
Unfortunately ...
Sadly ...
I would humbly suggest, that we are ALL now STUCK, with the NEW "Find" feature/facility/function ...
And, the PREVIOUS version of the "Find" feature/facility/function ... NEVER to RETURN...
And ...
It does appear, that 'FamilySearch', has decided to "Change" the 'look', of the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch', to appeal MORE to the "Younger" Generations; and, "Mobile" Devices, with SMALL screens.
Of course, at the expense, of the "Older" Generations, using "Computers and the ORIGINAL "Computer" Web version, of the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch'.
The "Programmers", seem to be DRIVING, all the NEW "Changes" ...
The Users/Patrons, are certainly NOT driving, ANY of the NEW "Changes"
Unfortunately ...
The Users/Patrons, DO NOT, seem to have a say, in the matter ...
Obviously ...
The (Younger) Programmers, seem to be bent, on "Change", just for the sake of "Change" ...
[ And, obviously, of course, keeping up with NEW "Innovations", with "Coding" ... ]
REGARDLESS of; and, RATHER than, the, WANTS; DESIRES; and, NEEDS, of the Users/Patrons ...
[ Especially, the "Older" Generations, using "Computers and the ORIGINAL "Computer" Web version, of the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch' ... ]
It appears, that such Users/Patrons, NO LONGER have any, say; or, sway, any more ...
[ Especially, when it comes to, the "Family Tree" Part, of 'FamilySearch' ... ]
What an unfortunate development ...
We are TOLD, that the, "Designers"; "Developers"; &, "Programmers", DO use "Family Tree", of 'FamilySearch'.
But ...
That Said ...
One DOES have to wonder, about such ...
Just my thoughts.
Brett
ps: As you suggest, the "Colour"; and, "Images", are a total WASTE; and, in fact, quite DISTRACTING ...
pps: We DO NOT need them ... GET RID of them ...
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I would ask a moderator if they would kindly pass issues relating to FIND to the development / maintenance team concerned. If it is working as intended, it is certainly not produces results that the screen suggests - primarily, "Exact" searches do not produce "exact" results.
Again, in spite of the usual claims, it is obvious this was not thoroughly user-tested before its release. Users with a wide range of experience would have immediately picked-up the current problems.
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