forums search enhancements

dienjd · 1st April 2006, 14:13

Every time I work with NSIS, I search the forums regularly. There are a couple of small changes to http://forums.winamp.com/search.php that could speed up searching a little bit, which would be a big change for those of us who search a lot.

I doubt that anybody here is a forum admin, but maybe if a lot of people and/or a mod agrees, a request could be submitted to an admin by a mod.

Here are the suggested changes:

- Set focus to the Search By Keyword textbox when the page loads. This should be a 1-liner in JavaScript.

- Create a dropdown in the user options page to select a default forum to search.

With those implemented, users could load the search page, immediately type in their query, and click enter to submit it for (optionally) the only forum they wish to search.

Again, these are very minor enhancements, but over the course of thousands of searches, they can save a lot of time.

Does anyone have their own way to search quicker, or did I overlook something (as usual)?

kichik · 1st April 2006, 15:11

To search quicker, use the quick search box at the bottom of each forum page. You can also use your browser's quick search function and add a search using http://forums.winamp.com/search.php?...=QUERYGOESHERE.

dienjd · 1st April 2006, 15:16

Great! Using a bookmark with a %s is what I really wanted but didn't think was possible with the way the query was passed. This helps a lot, thanks!

CraigF · 1st April 2006, 20:28

Anything that makes my life easier is a bonus

1st April 2006, 14:13	#1
dienjd Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 189	forums search enhancements Every time I work with NSIS, I search the forums regularly. There are a couple of small changes to http://forums.winamp.com/search.php that could speed up searching a little bit, which would be a big change for those of us who search a lot. I doubt that anybody here is a forum admin, but maybe if a lot of people and/or a mod agrees, a request could be submitted to an admin by a mod. Here are the suggested changes: - Set focus to the Search By Keyword textbox when the page loads. This should be a 1-liner in JavaScript. - Create a dropdown in the user options page to select a default forum to search. With those implemented, users could load the search page, immediately type in their query, and click enter to submit it for (optionally) the only forum they wish to search. Again, these are very minor enhancements, but over the course of thousands of searches, they can save a lot of time. Does anyone have their own way to search quicker, or did I overlook something (as usual)?

1st April 2006, 15:11	#2
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	To search quicker, use the quick search box at the bottom of each forum page. You can also use your browser's quick search function and add a search using http://forums.winamp.com/search.php?...=QUERYGOESHERE. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

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1st April 2006, 15:16	#3
dienjd Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 189	Great! Using a bookmark with a %s is what I really wanted but didn't think was possible with the way the query was passed. This helps a lot, thanks!

1st April 2006, 20:28	#4
CraigF Passionately Apathetic Administrator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Hell Posts: 5,435	Anything that makes my life easier is a bonus