Reset button and search expression format

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Maximum
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Reset button and search expression format

Post by Maximum »

I think I found some problems in the client
- The reset button of the search bar doesn't seem to work (at least my input fields aren't cleared)
- Searching on seperate words in the title doesn't seem to work very well.

For example if we have a header like this:
"usenet explorer is the best newsreader outthere"

Then a search on:
"usenet is newsreader", won't return any result

But the a search on:
"usenet explorer is the best newsreader", will return the correct result

This problem is present when using "and" or using "or"
alex
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Post by alex »

i edited a bit my previous reply as to the reset button, just i was very far from ue options then.

as to the reset button it resets the current import group (i.e. an import group is opened and if it is the current tab). in the quick filter Esc resets all fields but in the search service dialog Esc has not been utilized. If to add the same Esc action I'm thinking maybe not to reset the days field.

as to the search expression format, i mentioned everywhere that expressions are boolean wildmats, it means space is a legal character and it doesn't mean 'AND' or 'OR'.

the only thing both ue and ue service replace consequtive spaces with a single space.

so when you use search pattern like that you are looking for a phrase, if you want AND pattern use something like

usenet&is&newsreader

if you want or

usenet|is|newsreader

you can enter something more complicated like

(usenet&explorer|newspro)&newsreader

(& (and) has higher precedence than | (or) so it is the same as

((usenet&explorer)|newspro)&newsreader

it is all in help notes (UE.txt)
dengle
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Post by dengle »

You can also do "usenet*is*newsreader"
alex
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Post by alex »

yes it is better, less work for the server :)
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