Re: Using Xapian synonyms with notmuch
Xu Wang writes: > > xu:$ notmuch config set query.james "from:james or from:jimmy or from:jaime" > xu:$ notmuch search "from:james" | wc -l > 79 > xu:$ notmuch search "from:james or from:jimmy or from:jaime" | wc -l > 91 > xu:$ notmuch search james | wc -l > 177 > > I was hoping above quantities would be the same, so I think I did > something wrong. That's not how saved queries work. You need to search for "query:james" not "from:james". ___ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org https://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch
Re: Using Xapian synonyms with notmuch
Xu Wang writes: > I have some contacts who go by several names (mostly people who use > their native name in addition to sometimes using a name easier to > pronounce for others; but also some secret agents). I often want to do > something like "from:James" and where notmuch gives me back results > with emails from "James", "Jimmy" and from "Jaime". > I think the only solution that is possible with current notmuch is to use a stored query $ notmuch config set query.james "from:James or from:Jimmy or from Jaime" $ notmuch search query:james and date:today ___ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org https://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch
Using Xapian synonyms with notmuch
I have some contacts who go by several names (mostly people who use their native name in addition to sometimes using a name easier to pronounce for others; but also some secret agents). I often want to do something like "from:James" and where notmuch gives me back results with emails from "James", "Jimmy" and from "Jaime". I have done searching and found some relevant threads: https://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/2013/015571.html https://xapian.org/docs/synonyms.html https://getting-started-with-xapian.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/synonyms.html However, they are very technical for me. It is not possible to just put something in .notmuch-config that specifies synonyms so that notmuch will build the Xapian database with those aliases? By the way, I don't know Xapian at all or how to call it manually. I have very simple .notmuch-config and I don't have any deep understanding or programming experience. Kind regards, Xu ___ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org https://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch