1. Please change the search system in EUforum.
Hi,
I am not sure who controls EUforum. With all due respect, would it be possible
to please change the search system? Maybe facilities like "and", "not", "first
post", "response", etc., as is available in other forums? Otherwise, this being
the best documentation for Euphoria, it is like searching for a needle in a
haystack. I am sure many of the senior members are bored with trying to explain
the same things over and over again to newbies like myself just because we can't
find their appropriate previous posts. For instance, just searching for "Error
461" throws up more than 8,900 messages with many of them not even related to
"461". It took me quite a while to find Derek Parnell's update for the RichEdit
Error 461.
I am sure if the Masters will it, it will be done.
Thanks for a wonderful package otherwise.
Anando
2. Re: Please change the search system in EUforum.
- Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RapidEuphoria.com>
Jun 06, 2005
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Last edited Jun 07, 2005
Anando Banerjee wrote:
> I am not sure who controls EUforum.
That would be me.
> With all due respect, would it be possible to please
> change the search system? Maybe facilities like "and", "not", "first post",
> "response",
> etc., as is available in other forums? Otherwise, this being the best
> documentation
> for Euphoria, it is like searching for a needle in a haystack. I am sure many
> of the
> senior members are bored with trying to explain the same things over and over
> again
> to newbies like myself just because we can't find their appropriate previous
> posts.
> For instance, just searching for "Error 461" throws up more than 8,900
> messages with
> many of them not even related to "461". It took me quite a while to find Derek
> Parnell's
> update for the RichEdit Error 461.
If you add double-quotes:
"Error 461"
you'll get about a dozen messages.
> I am sure if the Masters will it, it will be done.
I've geared the system to use scoring rather than
logical connectives, but I agree that as the number
of messages grows (now over 70000) we will need
more precise ways of searching.
Regards,
Rob Craig
Rapid Deployment Software
http://www.RapidEuphoria.com
3. Re: Please change the search system in EUforum.
Robert Craig wrote:
>
> Anando Banerjee wrote:
> > I am not sure who controls EUforum.
>
> That would be me.
>
Ok, now I know who to dump my EUforum woes on to.
>
> ... but I agree that as the number
> of messages grows (now over 70000) we will need
> more precise ways of searching.
>
Hope you don't mind if I keep reminding (not harassing) you of this (your
admission) from time to time until "done it is".
Thanks.
Anando
