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kracker (the)	Wednesday 25 August 2004 2:29:17 am Dear Community, I write today to query other users of ez.no about the status of searching the ez.no site. Original Title: Improved Search / Advanced Search features for increased usability - Remember / Set User Preference for Search's Display Per Page Setting I prefer searching at a threshold of 25/50 items, it's frustrating and repetitive to always have to manually set this setting each time I search. - Section Dependant Searching : Could use a flag to disable and rerun the previous failed query string. It seems that often when I'm navigating through ez.no I'll get an idea and use the current page's search field to query a term that is littered through the ez.no site but will get a "No results were found when searching for . . ." when I know for a fact that if I search from a different section I will get the results my subconscious is guiding me too. - Advanced Search Link Omits the SearchText : After an initial search is performed, the link to the advanced search should contain the SearchText Variable and the SearchString from the previously submitted search, to allow the user to not have to enter the search query text a 2nd time after they click the link for the advanced search. (For more options try the Advanced search ) References: http://ez.no/content/advancedsearch http://ez.no/content/search?SearchText=ezpub Alternately I've found that one may find better results searching ez.no through google: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&q=site%3Aez.no+ezpub&btnG=Search User Comments StuartDH : I don't know what it is about the ez.no site...it just feels really difficult to find the right info StuartDH: You end up having to do searches than return a hundred entries (k: or none at all depending on the section you search from) brookinsconsulting: ez.no can be hard to search, I'll create a write up in a few days that addresses some of the common user problems with finding information through the search on ez.no It would be great if others would relive their experiences searching and cross searching ez.no for information. --kracker Eminem feat. Thurston Howell III : Watch Dees The Matrix : Morpheus & Neo ( Kung Foo Training Scene ) Member since: 2001.07.13 \|\| http://ezpedia.se7enx.com/
kracker (the)	Sunday 29 August 2004 10:48:19 pm I found this thread this evening regarding improving the search feature by allowing forum posts author field to be searchable: http://ez.no/community/forum/suggestions/better_forum_search If your new to eZ publish, then following threads and posts of the known eZ publish forum leaders might help you find solutions in their threads quickly than trying to find topics discussed one at a time as you encounter breakdowns in your development. //kracker eminem : don,t call me marshall : shady camp Member since: 2001.07.13 \|\| http://ezpedia.se7enx.com/
kracker (the)	Sunday 29 August 2004 11:09:17 pm I noticed today that searching for the phrase kracker using the time span drop down selection "last week" : http://ez.no/content/advancedsearch?SearchText=kracker&SearchDate=2&SearchPageLimit=6&SearchContentClassID=14&SearchButton=Search Regardless of the search time span you select the same results are returned? What's the drop down for if you can't use it to constrain a (forum) search query? -kracker eminem : don't call me marshall : the boston (tw)itch (interlude) Member since: 2001.07.13 \|\| http://ezpedia.se7enx.com/

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kracker (the)

Wednesday 25 August 2004 2:29:17 am

Dear Community,

I write today to query other users of ez.no about the status of searching the ez.no site.
Original Title: Improved Search / Advanced Search features for increased usability

- Remember / Set User Preference for Search's Display Per Page Setting
I prefer searching at a threshold of 25/50 items, it's frustrating and repetitive to always have to manually set this setting each time I search.

- Section Dependant Searching : Could use a flag to disable and rerun the previous failed query string.
It seems that often when I'm navigating through ez.no I'll get an idea and use the current page's search field to query a term that is littered through the ez.no site but will get a "No results were found when searching for . . ." when I know for a fact that if I search from a different section I will get the results my subconscious is guiding me too.

- Advanced Search Link Omits the SearchText : After an initial search is performed, the link to the advanced search should contain the SearchText Variable and the SearchString from the previously submitted search, to allow the user to not have to enter the search query text a 2nd time after they click the link for the advanced search. (For more options try the Advanced search )

References:
http://ez.no/content/advancedsearch
http://ez.no/content/search?SearchText=ezpub

Alternately I've found that one may find better results searching ez.no through google:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&q=site%3Aez.no+ezpub&btnG=Search

User Comments
StuartDH : I don't know what it is about the ez.no site...it just feels really difficult to find the right info
StuartDH: You end up having to do searches than return a hundred entries (k: or none at all depending on the section you search from)
brookinsconsulting: ez.no can be hard to search, I'll create a write up in a few days that addresses some of the common user problems with finding information through the search on ez.no

It would be great if others would relive their experiences searching and cross searching ez.no for information.

--kracker
Eminem feat. Thurston Howell III : Watch Dees
The Matrix : Morpheus & Neo ( Kung Foo Training Scene )

Member since: 2001.07.13 || http://ezpedia.se7enx.com/

kracker (the)

Sunday 29 August 2004 10:48:19 pm

I found this thread this evening regarding improving the search feature by allowing forum posts author field to be searchable:
http://ez.no/community/forum/suggestions/better_forum_search

If your new to eZ publish, then following threads and posts of the known eZ publish forum leaders might help you find solutions in their threads quickly than trying to find topics discussed one at a time as you encounter breakdowns in your development.

//kracker
eminem : don,t call me marshall : shady camp

Member since: 2001.07.13 || http://ezpedia.se7enx.com/

kracker (the)

Sunday 29 August 2004 11:09:17 pm

I noticed today that searching for the phrase kracker using the time span drop down selection "last week" :
http://ez.no/content/advancedsearch?SearchText=kracker&SearchDate=2&SearchPageLimit=6&SearchContentClassID=14&SearchButton=Search

Regardless of the search time span you select the same results are returned? What's the drop down for if you can't use it to constrain a (forum) search query?

-kracker
eminem : don't call me marshall : the boston (tw)itch (interlude)

Member since: 2001.07.13 || http://ezpedia.se7enx.com/