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Advanced Search is Broken
1. In Internet Explorer and Chrome, I am unable to select a specific board(s) to search - see below:
2. I cannot have more than 1000 items in a result set, and there is a bug when you try to access more than 1000. When viewing 250 results per page, the first four pages work fine (results 1 through 1000), but page 5 onward returns an incoherent and incorrect message. (Ideally, I want it to return results, not simply a coherent message)
3. I would like to see some more significant digits instead of "about 3000 posts". This may be a query limitation, but I suspect it's a front-end formatting issue that can be resolved easily.
4. Still cannot perform a search with an empty search query. This field should not be required, given other search parameters are provided (Username/ID, or Date Range, or ...). My workaround is really sloppy - the amount of HTML alone returned by the server when performing a search like this exceeds 1.2MB per page ( 
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5. It's irksome that the only way to access the Advanced Search is by performing a quick search first. The Advanced Search link is only accessible once you're in the realm of the Search page.
I would love to see bugs and interface limitations in Search (and it's good buddy Sort) get bumped to Showstopper/Critical/Red Alarm/High Priority.
@JackDunaway wrote:
1. In Internet Explorer and Chrome, I am unable to select a specific board(s) to search - see below:
It turns out that you have to click on the little ">" symbol. Intuitive, it's not. I think this new interface was put in because in the previous one when you clicked on the LabVIEW board there was a text box that got filled in with 170 (the board ID), which was even less clear.
3. I would like to see some more significant digits instead of "about 3000 posts". This may be a query limitation, but I suspect it's a front-end formatting issue that can be resolved easily.
Frankly, I think when you have that many results it's somewhat irrelevant whether the number displayed is 3000 or 3010. I mean, what difference does it make? Clearly it indicates that your search query is too vague.
4. Still cannot perform a search with an empty search query. This field should not be required, given other search parameters are provided (Username/ID, or Date Range, or ...). My workaround is really sloppy - the amount of HTML alone returned by the server when performing a search like this exceeds 1.2MB per page (
Are you're referring to the Advanced Search page? I'm able to enter a search without a search query. For example, I can search for all posts by me.
5. It's irksome that the only way to access the Advanced Search is by performing a quick search first. The Advanced Search link is only accessible once you're in the realm of the Search page.
AGREED!!!!
@smercurio_fc wrote:
@JackDunaway wrote:
1. In Internet Explorer and Chrome, I am unable to select a specific board(s) to search - see below:
It turns out that you have to click on the little ">" symbol. Thanks for this tidbit, I didn't know you could expand the categories to view the boards. But still, even now that I can see the boards, I cannot figure out how to filter based on board! Intuitive, it's not. I think this new interface was put in because in the previous one when you clicked on the LabVIEW board there was a text box that got filled in with 170 (the board ID), which was even less clear. Yes, I remember discussion on this confusion - that's the text box that used to be populated that is now missing (see picture above).
3. I would like to see some more significant digits instead of "about 3000 posts". This may be a query limitation, but I suspect it's a front-end formatting issue that can be resolved easily.
Frankly, I think when you have that many results it's somewhat irrelevant whether the number displayed is 3000 or 3010. I mean, what difference does it make? Clearly it indicates that your search query is too vague. Information comes in many forms. 😉 From ground level, I agree completely, but at 10k feet up these assumptions are no longer relevant.
4. Still cannot perform a search with an empty search query. This field should not be required, given other search parameters are provided (Username/ID, or Date Range, or ...). My workaround is really sloppy - the amount of HTML alone returned by the server when performing a search like this exceeds 1.2MB per page (
Are you're referring to the Advanced Search page? I'm able to enter a search without a search query. For example, I can search for all posts by me. You're right - supplying Username/ID relieves the requirement of a search query, but simply specifying board and date range does not relieve the constraint. I was too generic with my anecdote. Point remains though - I would love a less constrained interface for searching, like it used to be before the upgrade!
5. It's irksome that the only way to access the Advanced Search is by performing a quick search first. The Advanced Search link is only accessible once you're in the realm of the Search page.
AGREED!!!!
@JackDunaway wrote:
2. I cannot have more than 1000 items in a result set,
I just received this screenshot - has the result set been limited even further?
