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Bdsrev
Steel Contributor
Oct 08, 2019

search suggestions aren't dark on dark NTP

The search suggestions on the dark NTP aren't dark...screenshot from 79.0.294.1  , please fix!

6 Replies

  • I think they can improve the NTP search by

    1. change the NTP search engine and theme based on the user's search engine preference.
    so when we choose Bing as our default search engine, the NTP will load Bing theme, when we have Google or DuckDuckgo as our default search engine, the NTP search engine and theme will change accordingly.

    2. when opening a new tab page, the type cursor focus is on the Omnibox, I think it would be better if the focus was on the search bar in the middle of the NTP, but for this step to be pleasant for everyone, doing the step 1 is necessary.
    • pneenkoalabear's avatar
      pneenkoalabear
      Steel Contributor
      The NTP search box used to be a fakebox for the omnibox. Now it's just Bing. Stupid Bing. I currently have Bing set as my search engine for the omnibox but I can do "google" and then space to search Google which I actually do most of the time (but I want those reward points :P).

      I don't think no. 2 is a good idea personally. I like the omnibox because I can search through tabs, favorites and more.
      • cjc2112's avatar
        cjc2112
        Bronze Contributor

        pneenkoalabear I feel hesitant searching in the fakebox because I feel its tracking me. It might be because in explorer, it showed your history if you used the fakebox, but even though it doesn't in edge, I still feel uncomfortable using it. However, I don't want it taken away. I think it looks good and know some people like it, and besides, its useful in touchscreen mode because its bigger and easier to access(for some reason, I have no problem using it in touchscreen mode).

  • honestly they should get rid of that search bar. before it used to be a fakebox but now it's even more useless.