goodTimes.searchEngine()

This is an HCI compliant search engine. A case study was implemented on a large sample size, and this is what the result yielded. Users are looking for a search engine where the search window remains static, and any link selected is dynamically executed to the right. Once this dynamic environment is executed, one may resize, maximize, minimize, move, and open multiple windows. This makes for a better user experience where one does not need to traverse backward looking for one's initial search, open new tabs, windows, etc. This concept also theoretically consolidates space, as well as save memory usage as per the aforementioned.

The story behind the title of this search engine is based off of a typographical error. I was creating a test domain for this site some 8 months ago, and was using the initialism for "Double Take Search Engine", and I for some odd reason typed 'g' as opposed to 'd'. After my permanent mistake, I decided to make the best of the new name, and thought that "Good Times Search Engine" would be odd/humorous enough so that people would remember such a ludacris name. Here's to hoping.

Note: This is now _beta_, meaning that it is slightly more stable than previous versions you have seen, but may still be a little bit buggy. If you find any bugs, please use the form in order to submit a bug report. Also, this is best viewed in 1280x1024+ along with

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As you can see below, we still have a lot of work ahead of us. Here is a list of "ToDo's" sent to us by you, the community. If you have any other suggestions or things you would like to see implemented, please post it in the comment section, or send it as a bug.

Please also note that these are not necessarily in order of importance/what will be completed next. As these tasks are being worked on, they will turn red, and when finished, they will be green. White means that they have yet to be taken on.

ToDo:

• Remove "Images", "Videos", "Maps", etc. as well as the internal Google Search bar in order to eliminate confusion.
• Staggered/tiled windows will be implemented on the right-hand side so that you don't have to dig through your current windows.
• Better support for IE8, Chrome, and Safari (even though there have been reports that it does appear to work in the ones mentioned, but we need to get a proper concensus that it works in all versions).
• A button that will send the current dynamic window to a tab or window.
• Dynamic windows will be resized according to the resolution that best fits the user.
• Fix the minimize function.
• A way to better organize the minimized windows similar to that of the Windows start bar.

Credits:

• I300 HCI - Group A at Indiana University
• Gordon Johnson (Main coder)
• CircuitBomb (Helped with much coding problems)
• Suck-o (The best hosting and security tailored for gtSE)
• All of you, the community for your ideas on how to make it better. Thanks for the support!