I must not have been clear in my question....so I will try again...How can
one find a word in a TiddlyWiki file by a simple search if it is buried in
a long tiddler?
Thanks
On Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 11:58:32 AM UTC-5, RickL wrote:
>
> I have had this same question for quite a while. Your answer helps but
> still does not help if the phrase is buried deep in a long tiddler. Any
> way to highlight the search results?
>
> Thanks
>
> On Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 10:55:17 AM UTC-5, Eric Shulman wrote:
>>
>> On Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 7:06:51 AM UTC-8, John wrote:
>>>
>>> When I search in TW5 with a phrase, I get all the tidders which have a
>>> word or more of the phrase in any sequence in the title or the body.
>>>
>>> Is there an option or plugin to search only for the exact phrase in the
>>> title or the body?
>>>
>>
>> You can use the [regexp[...]] filter operator to search for exact phrase
>> matches including spaces.
>>
>> 1) Open the $:/AdvancedSearch panel (click the magnifying glass icon next
>> to the regular sidebar search input field)
>> 2) In $:/AdvancedSearch, switch to the "Filter" tab
>> 3a) To search titles, enter your search syntax like this:
>> [regexp[your phrase here]]
>> 3b) To search tiddler text, enter your search like this:
>> [regexp:text[your phrase here]]
>>
>> Notes:
>> * Because the syntax uses square brackets, you cannot search for text
>> that includes square brackets.
>> * If you want to search both title AND text fields at the same time, you
>> can combine the filters in a sequence, separated by a space, like this:
>> [regexp[your phrase here]] [regexp:text[your phrase here]]
>> * If you don't want to use the $:/AdvancedSearch interface, you can
>> create your own custom interface by putting the following syntax into a
>> tiddler you create:
>>
>> <$edit-text tiddler="$:/temp/mysearch" tag="input" default=""/><br>
>> <$reveal state="$:/temp/mysearch" type="nomatch" text="">
>> <<list-links "[regexp{$:/temp/mysearch}] [regexp:text{$:/temp/mysearch}]
>> -[title[$:/temp/mysearch]]">>
>> </$reveal>
>>
>> * The $edit-text widget stores your search input in $:/temp/mysearch (you
>> can use any tiddler name you like, but something starting with
>> "$:/temp/..." is recommended to avoid cluttering up your regular list of
>> tiddlers)
>> * The $reveal widget prevents listing ALL tiddlers when the search input
>> is blank.
>> * The <<list-links>> macro shows a bullet list using the combined
>> title/text search filter, and also automatically excludes the temporary
>> tiddler that holds your search input text.
>> * Because the custom search uses a separate tiddler to store the search
>> text, you CAN search for text containing square brackets, as it avoids
>> conflicting with the surrounding filter syntax.
>> * If you add the tag "$:/tags/SideBar" to your custom tiddler, it will
>> appear as an extra tab in the sidebar, allowing you to quickly invoke the
>> custom search at any time.
>>
>> enjoy,
>> -e
>> Eric Shulman
>> TiddlyTools.com: "Small Tools for Big Ideas!" (tm)
>> InsideTiddlyWiki: The Missing Manuals
>>
>
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