Question
Site search limitations when using Spry Widgets
Currently evaluating search tools to work with Spry
accordion, tabbed panels and so on. Apparently NONE of them do.
This is a big problem. Our site uses mostly Dreamweaver spry
widgets.
I have tested the very highly rated zoom Search from WrenSoft and also expect problems with Google Search and Atomz (based on web research I have done).
If one searches for a word residing in one of the spry tabbed panels,accordians (there could be many layers on a single page of course), site search engines correctly take you to the page but naturally does not open the correct tabbed panel (Zoom Search doesn't understand DW code of course). Just presents you with the default panel. User would have to dig through all panels on that page to find the text. Our users need these nice interfaces. This is reality. Also some of the Java script in Wrensoft that highlights search words conflicts with existing Java script within Dreamweaver. I've worked around some of it but the core issue is the landing on the page and opening the correct tab. The question is can anyone suggest a search engine tool that will work with Dreamweaver Spry widgets or suggest something else. This is a huge disincentive to use Spry. Perhaps build pages without Spry to specifically go to after search? Sound like a lot of work.
Thanks
Richard
I have tested the very highly rated zoom Search from WrenSoft and also expect problems with Google Search and Atomz (based on web research I have done).
If one searches for a word residing in one of the spry tabbed panels,accordians (there could be many layers on a single page of course), site search engines correctly take you to the page but naturally does not open the correct tabbed panel (Zoom Search doesn't understand DW code of course). Just presents you with the default panel. User would have to dig through all panels on that page to find the text. Our users need these nice interfaces. This is reality. Also some of the Java script in Wrensoft that highlights search words conflicts with existing Java script within Dreamweaver. I've worked around some of it but the core issue is the landing on the page and opening the correct tab. The question is can anyone suggest a search engine tool that will work with Dreamweaver Spry widgets or suggest something else. This is a huge disincentive to use Spry. Perhaps build pages without Spry to specifically go to after search? Sound like a lot of work.
Thanks
Richard
