[Semediawiki-user] [GSoC 2011] Queries about Special:Ask UI project

[Devayon D. <sh...@gm...>]

Hi everyone,
I'm dev and looking to work on a Google Summer of Code 2011 project to (in
short) improve Semantic Search (Special:Ask). I've already submitted by
proposal, but I can really use everyone's help in getting the UI right.
Whether I get selected or not, I think I'll get down to doing this either
way.

You can help me by telling me about how and if you use Special:Ask. I
understand that people on this list are usually seasoned users so will
probably be used to the peculiarities of the query form and language. Fill
me in about your thoughts/rants and suggestions. Some things I'm curious
about

* how often do you use Semantic search (Special:Ask)
* Do you prefer to use some other extension instead for getting data, making
queries and browsing?
* Are you comfortable with the query language?
* Is the layout of the form (left pane, right pane) and buttons below
acceptable to you? Would you prefer some other layout (feel free to link me
to these)
*Do you select the "Format-As" option when you write the query, or do you
get the results, and then select the "format as", and redo the search?

I'm probably leaving our your pet-peeve here so please add it in your reply!


I'm fairly new to this list, so be kind ;)

Dev