Thanks for your reply and your help. This plugin is exactly what I needed, and should be part of the default file in my opinion.
On Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 4:55:40 AM UTC-5, BJ wrote: > > take at look at Danielo's plugin: > > http://contextplugin.tiddlyspot.com/ > > all the best > BJ > > On Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at 10:12:50 PM UTC+1, RickL wrote: >> >> 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 >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/3b1059ad-cf18-4607-b966-333a3cadf481%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
