On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 09:53:11PM +0200, Marko Schulz wrote: > > > Packages.debian.org does not search on subwords in package names, even > > > when this is selected. Searching for all packages which names contain > > > 'screen' as a subword only yields the package 'screen': > > > > > > > > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=screen&searchon=names&subword=1&version=stable&release=all > > > > > > but should also show packages such as 'xscreensaver'. > > > > Like, read the web page? > > > > "Subword searching only checks for arbitrary suffixes, not prefixes." > > Sorry, I missed that. > > How about changing the text besides the checkbox from 'Allow searching > on subwords' to something which does not need an explanation? Such as > 'Search also for words only beginning with the given keywords' or > 'Allow arbitrary suffixes after keywords'. The first one is longer, > but I would prefer not to include the words 'suffix' and 'prefix' > since they are not that easy to understand, especially for > non-technical foreigners.
Hm, it doesn't sound too good to me, it's not immediately comprehensible :) I'd prefer that we work on the real solution -- a new swish++ engine which is supposed to support proper subword searches. This would require a new package which has already been prepared by a new packager (though it has to be checked for correctness) and probably a couple of tweaks to our CGI. > BTW: The german translation of that page > (http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages.de.html) contains a little > spelling mistake ('zielmich' instead of 'ziemlich') and an additional > paragraph below the list which only repeats some of the topics. Should > this be a bug against www.debian.org too or a different package? Sure, you can file it against www.d.o, or just mail the German translators listed at http://www.de.debian.org/devel/website/translation_coordinators -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification
