Looks like a bug. It is supposed to work with space, not underscore. When the form is submitted the spaces are encoded as +, so that part is alright.
I'll have a look at it. Anand On 10-Nov-2013, at 5:07 AM, Jeff Kaplan wrote: > search button query is adding a it's adding a "+" instead of a "_" for a space > > https://openlibrary.org/search/subjects?q=historical_fiction works > https://openlibrary.org/search/subjects?q=historical+fiction does not > > -jeff > > > On Nov 9, 2013, at 1:32 PM, jessamyn c. west wrote: > >> Trying to find historical fiction books in the subject search, starting here >> >> https://openlibrary.org/subjects >> >> So this search for historical fiction >> >> https://openlibrary.org/search/subjects?q=historical+fiction >> >> finds zero results. Happens even if you use quotes around the phrase >> >> https://openlibrary.org/search/subjects?q=%22historical+fiction%22&search= >> >> which also finds zero results even though there are many matching subjects. >> >> https://openlibrary.org/search/subjects?q=historical >> >> This appears to be happening with every two word search, including the >> examples we give >> >> https://openlibrary.org/search/subjects?q=dog+park >> https://openlibrary.org/search/subjects?q=halley%27s+comet&search= >> https://openlibrary.org/search/subjects?q=west+indies&search= >> >> but doesn't happen if you use the "Subject" search that is in the >> expanded search in the upper right >> >> https://openlibrary.org/search?subject=dog+park >> >> So, I think it might be a bug? Let me know if anyone can suss out why >> this is happening and/or how to fix. I'm sure it hasn't always been >> this way. >> >> Jessamyn >> _______________________________________________ >> Ol-tech mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to >> [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Ol-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Ol-tech mailing list [email protected] http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to [email protected]
