https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21988
MWJames <[email protected]> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |[email protected] | |m --- Comment #1 from MWJames <[email protected]> 2011-09-11 00:29:48 UTC --- Search and search functionality are such an important feature to ensure information can be correctly disseminated, we wonder why it is still (1.17, 1.18) not possible in the advanced search screen to have some predefined input boxes that * Allow to choose syntax options via dropdown box such as "intitle:", "incategory:", "prefix:" or * Allow to initiate OR and AND compound search An advanced option field is already in existence but only allows to select/un-select namespaces to be searched, defining additional options can surely by implemented through a Mediawiki:AdvancedSearchOption page which stores options available. Aside storing and handling of data, the second most needed functionality for a wiki is the search. Having only one input field for handling such an important task might solve the need for a majority (handling a simple search term) but certainly is a challenge for more advanced users trying to find what they are looking for. Any larger website (EBSCO, ProQuest etc.) that handles certain amount of information has advanced search input features. A user can choose to limit the search term not by remembering a specific search syntax but by selecting options that allow a fine grained search functionality. Extensions like SphinxSearch or Lucene could use those inputs to direct the search and hopefully increase usability for the user and accuracy of the search result. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
