[jQuery] Problems with the New API Browser

[jQuery] Problems with the New API Browser


Does anyone else find the new API browser to be a bit cumbersome?
My gripes:
1) No "back" link at top of vertical navigation list. You must click
the category to cancel your choice and essentially go back. However,
this isn't very intuitive and there aren't any affordances to this
behavior save for a small 'x' in the highlighted category box that
doesn't do anything on hover or even have a tooltip.
2) The browser's back button is broken. Kind of a big annoyance when
you're not used to the application.
3) Recovering from a mistake is more punishing than it should be.
Clicking on a category hide the other categories. Since the title of
the category moved from under your mouse, you now have to scan to the
top of the list. Once you make sure you're in the category you meant
to click on, but don't find the function you were looking for, you
click the category name and wait as everything moves around, then
repeat scanning through list again. A good example of this is trying
to find an unfamiliar selector in the Selectors category.
4) Little distinction between categories, subcategories, and items.
They're all the same color and categories and subcategories share the
same faded 'x' icon. The only difference is that the category has bold
text and the subcategory has a white line under the box, but not
between it and its category.
5) When hovering over a list of options for a function (e.g., $.ajax)
only the item you're hovering over has full opacity making the others
hard to read. I'm ok with the distinction, but I think it's a little
extreme. I found myself avoiding hovering over the list, which is
hard since I tend to scan the page with my eyes as my mouse follows my
line of sight. Try scrolling through the options for $.ajax while
trying to read them.
6) The window title changes when viewing an item, which makes one
think that the URL will map to that page. However, the URL does not
change and I can't find a permanent link to paste to a co-worker.
Don't get me wrong, I think Remy has made a great step towards a
better API, but design efforts seem to have favored neat effects over
human factors. I deal with a lot of these design issues at work so I
tend to have a keen eye for these things and can be too picky at
times.
Has anyone else been bothered by this? If not, what do you like or
what makes up for the negatives? Maybe we can compile a list of
existing *good* things as well so that those features can be brought
to the fore while the problems are resolved.