Hi Takashi, (I sent a reply yesterday but didn't show up - try again)
thanks for your reply. I still don't think 'until' is right. How about 'before'. With an optional 'and after' as another field. ie you can select a time period, before XYZ and after ZZZ On Saturday, September 8, 2012 6:00:54 PM UTC+2, Takashi Matsuo (Google) wrote: > > > Hi doright, > > I agree. How about replacing 'since' with 'until' then? > > -- Takashi > > > On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 6:00 PM, doright <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> anyone else ever had to use the logs to track down a bug? >> >> It's a great feature, but could be improved with better wording. It >> certainly doesn't help a tricky job of hunting down a bug through logs >> (especially when you have a multi-tenancy app) when the dates and times are >> confusing. >> >> Problem (to my mind) is the use of the word "since" in the Options for >> log searching. Since implies from a given point in time *going forward*. >> Indeed the dictionary.com definition of since is: >> "between a particular past time and the present;" >> >> Therefore the setting "since->now" is really an oxymoron and should >> always return 0 results. >> What's more confusing is that when you set a specific date and then >> search "since" then. ie "since->22/08/12 @09:34" It actually gets all >> logs occurring marginally AFTER that point in time, going BACK further in >> time. >> That is definitely not SINCE in my mind. >> >> I know I'm being pedantic, but this type of usability all helps to create >> great software... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Google App Engine" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine/-/8IK8zkPAqA0J. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Takashi Matsuo | Developers Advocate | [email protected] <javascript:> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine/-/Mqyx8WF5PVEJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
