Search features

Cyborg · Post by **Cyborg** » 2004-03-28 17:32

It would be nice if one could tell what search matches not to list....

If i want to search for a demo version of Unreal Tournament 2004 for example and type "ut 2004 demo" i might get alot of matches on screenshots and alot of other related stuff that i dont need. It would take me forever to browse through some 100 matches!

If i could search for say "ut 2004 demo -screenshot" (like you do on google), it would not list filenames containing the word "screenshot".

This was just an example of a search...i get this problem with whatever i search for.

PseudonympH · Post by **PseudonympH** » 2004-03-29 01:20

Or you could restrict it to an executable/compressed file search and save cycles on both your end and the end of the people returning the search results. Or, simply set the size threshold above a meg or two to prevent images from getting returned. Problem solved.

Twink · Post by **Twink** » 2004-03-29 01:22

does the dropdown box not solve this problem? (set the filetype to exe/zip etc) alternatively you could try bcdc which does this. I'm pretty sure there was a question about this feature recently, i would be nice if you searched for similar ideas before posting new ones.

Cyborg · Post by **Cyborg** » 2004-03-29 01:37

That would probably solve it in this particular case, but as i said:
"This was just an example of a search...i get this problem with whatever i search for."
And i almost always restrict file types when searching.

Wisp · Post by **Wisp** » 2004-03-29 03:31

a google like search is very high on my list of favorite features.. I don't know how difficult it is to program, but it should be a big improvement.
I often have the same problem when i search for a movie which has a short name, i get hundreds of other titles which also contain the search string..

Todi · Post by **Todi** » 2004-03-29 03:59

I think BCDC had this feature awhile back, not sure if it's still there (the "ut 2004 demo -screenshot" one).

cologic · Post by **cologic** » 2004-03-29 04:23

It is.

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2004-03-30 21:03

Wisp wrote:a google like search is very high on my list of favorite features.

Overly broad.

Cyborg · Post by **Cyborg** » 2004-03-30 22:24

It doesn't need to be exactly like the google search. Just that one feature that excludes some matches.

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2004-03-30 22:42

+/- (+ is meaningless since that's how searching in DC is by default) is already covered (request wise):
[ 660802 ] Exact searching and AND/NOT

Todi · Post by **Todi** » 2004-03-31 05:32

Not sure if this is relevant, but the latest fulDC (DC++ mod), v 6.45, supports "Filter in the searchwindow with support for regular expressions" (my translation). Could be something to look at.