Ok, well I suppose that I should clarify some of the concepts behind the design.
First, typically when I do a general search on Google, it's usually for something that's syntax related -- essentially, I use Google to search livedocs. Unfortunately, Google tends to return results for the wrong version of the product that I'm searching for. Hence, we have restricted the google search to only return results from the latest version of the docs for any given product. In this case, it's the Flex 2.01 livedocs. If the problem that I have is more use-case related, I'd turn to the developer community -- see what people have blogged about the issue. That's why there's a "blogs/sites" tab on the search...so you can toggle between the official livedocs results and the unofficial (although quite useful) blog results. In terms of displaying # of results -- we're working on that, but there are some limitations in the Google AJAX API that are a bit restrictive. The main difference between this site and google is that we have full control over the sources of information being searched, so we can "separate the wheat from the chaff" as it were. For instance, it ONLY searches livedocs Flash 8 (vs old versions of livedocs) and it ONLY searches specific blogs which we have found to contain valuable information. The key to this working is COMMUNITY SUPPORT. While we've added about a dozen url's for it to return results in the blog/site search, we need EVERYONE'S support to suggest the top sites where they've found useful information about Flash & Flex. That's why there's a suggest a url function at the bottom of the page. Regards, Steve Drucker CEO Fig Leaf Software www.figleaf.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoff Stearns Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:07 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flash / Flex specific search engine you guys should have it show the number of results under each tab. it looks like you get no results at all when you search for something that's not in the livedocs, but is under other tabs. or maybe just some indication that there are other results in the other tabs? On Mar 7, 2007, at 11:57 AM, Merrill, Jason wrote: > >>> http://www.gotswf.com >>> >>> Feedback appreciated. > > Trying to figure out what this is - what does "Flash / Flex specific > search engine" mean? I went to the site, but still not sure how this > different from a regular search engine (other than that is has far far > less contents/links from search results). > > Jason Merrill > Bank of America > Global Technology & Operations, Learning & Leadership Development > eTools & Multimedia Team > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
