why don't we allow 3 letter searches?, things like TPS, 1.7, etc |
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why don't we allow 3 letter searches?, things like TPS, 1.7, etc |
bradtho |
Sep 7 2011, 08:30 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 266 Joined: 22-December 09 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 11,165 Region Association: None |
I can't find a way to email the server admin, so posting instead. Why can't we search for 3 letter words? I like to combine search terms and often can't refine the search due to the inabilty to use 3 letter words (+bore +1.7). Or this weekend I wanted to look up a past thread on the throttle position switch, but can't search for TPS (and no one ever fully spells out throttle position switch!).
am I missing something or can we enable this? |
smontanaro |
Sep 7 2011, 10:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Evanston, IL Member No.: 4,197 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I've never found a forum system with a decent search facility. Instead, let me Google that for you. :-)
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SirAndy |
Sep 7 2011, 11:08 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,638 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
why don't we allow 3 letter searches? Currently, the site uses the MySql full text indexing for the searches and unfortunately that has build-in restrictions that are not easily overcome. I have been thinking about redoing the search completely, but that is a LOT of work as it is a build-in part of the IPB forum software. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
r_towle |
Sep 7 2011, 11:10 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Have you tried Google?
In the search bar put in your search phrase. Then after that put site:www.914world.com See if that works. |
Rand |
Sep 7 2011, 11:16 AM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
Could just paste this code into the search page....
CODE <div id="cse" style="width: 100%;">Loading</div> <script src="http://www.google.com/jsapi" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> google.load('search', '1', {language : 'en'}); google.setOnLoadCallback(function() { var customSearchControl = new google.search.CustomSearchControl('013769333545032935419:pwbcgpgf1ma'); customSearchControl.setResultSetSize(google.search.Search.FILTERED_CSE_RESULTSET); customSearchControl.draw('cse'); }, true); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.google.com/cse/style/look/default.css" type="text/css" /> Works like this: 914world search sample Note, this would also include results from /roadglue. |
Series9 |
Sep 7 2011, 11:28 AM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
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SirAndy |
Sep 7 2011, 12:01 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,638 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Google finds stuff on this site way better than the built-in search engine. As long as the content was indexed by Google. Usually not a big deal, but there is a good chance that Google does not have all the posts in their index. Either way, fixing our search is on my todo list, but as i said above, it is a rather large undertaking. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) |
r_towle |
Sep 7 2011, 12:03 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
You do plenty as it is....
Google works quite fine and I can find all sorts of wierd old threads and three letter searches with it. You have plenty to do....go drive your damn car, finish the limo, enjoy life. Rich |
McMark |
Sep 7 2011, 01:16 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Also, be warned that links from Google will often automatically change how threads appear on your computer. About every two weeks we seem to get a new post panicking about 'The new layout of the site', and it turns out they've just been searching through Google. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
I used Google sometimes too, though. |
SirAndy |
Sep 7 2011, 02:49 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,638 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Also, be warned that links from Google will often automatically change how threads appear on your computer. About every two weeks we seem to get a new post panicking about 'The new layout of the site', and it turns out they've just been searching through Google. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) I used Google sometimes too, though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) For some reason, Google likes to index our pages in "outline" mode and it'll screw up your thread display if you click on a Google link ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
smontanaro |
Sep 7 2011, 03:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Evanston, IL Member No.: 4,197 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I wonder why viewing a thread in outline mode sets that as the default after that.
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SirAndy |
Sep 7 2011, 07:34 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,638 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
I wonder why viewing a thread in outline mode sets that as the default after that. Because changing the viewing mode is done by passing a url parameter to the page. If Google indexes in outline mode, the url you click on will have that url parameter. Thus making it the default until you change it back. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) |
computers4kids |
Sep 7 2011, 08:57 PM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
You can use google to search this site...really? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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