Argus Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Just to confirm, Argus. Are you still reporting any issues with search? Otherwise I will close this thread. The advanced search feature AM described works. The others, ie, the magnifying glass, does not work. But that's fine. I just won't use that one. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbg Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Just to confirm, Argus. Are you still reporting any issues with search? Otherwise I will close this thread. It works about 2/3 of the time. It's definitely fickle. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Admin Greg Posted October 20, 2012 Forum Admin Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 I think both of you are confusing the various features of the search functionality. The gray box inside of the search entry form allows you to select WHERE you want to search. Options like, "This Topic", "Forums", "Members", etc, allow you to narrow the search. This gray box will default to a different setting depending on where you on in the forums. For example, in this thread, it defaults to: "This Topic" - which allows you to ONLY search this topic. But if you want to search the WHOLE forum, click the box and select, "Forums" - which will give you a broad search over the whole forum. If you search on the front page of the forums, the gray box will default to: Forums. But if you go into a specific forum (say, Federal Politics), it'll switch to: this Forum; and it will only search Federal Politics. If you go further into a thread, it'll switch to: This Topic; and you will only search inside that particular thread. Again, you can always override the search target by clicking on the gray box! When you select the little gear next to the search form, you're getting the Advanced Search - which again, allows you to specify where in the forums you want to search (along with the ability to focus your search even more). Does this all make sense now? Quote Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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