Filter preference
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If your searching for an article and you filter your results with
C++for example, when you next visit Quick Answers that is the filter that will be set. Slightly less inconveniently (for me at least) when you look at the latest articles the same filter will be set. If the filter is going to persist then why is it set when I do a quick search for an article, rather than some setting from my profile? I didn't think many questions had been posted in QA today, but it turns out that the filter was set to VB.NET because I went to check an article for somebody earlier on. It's not so bad that the filter persists when I set from QA itself, but I wouldn't expect my searching for articles to affect it.My current favourite quote is: Punch them in the face, see what happens!
-SK Genius
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If your searching for an article and you filter your results with
C++for example, when you next visit Quick Answers that is the filter that will be set. Slightly less inconveniently (for me at least) when you look at the latest articles the same filter will be set. If the filter is going to persist then why is it set when I do a quick search for an article, rather than some setting from my profile? I didn't think many questions had been posted in QA today, but it turns out that the filter was set to VB.NET because I went to check an article for somebody earlier on. It's not so bad that the filter persists when I set from QA itself, but I wouldn't expect my searching for articles to affect it.My current favourite quote is: Punch them in the face, see what happens!
-SK Genius
This has been brought up quite a few times. We have a task (but not one of our higher priorities ATM) to rework this so that filters are not automatically saved. You can still save but it will be an explicit option on the relevant page and in your member profile.
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This has been brought up quite a few times. We have a task (but not one of our higher priorities ATM) to rework this so that filters are not automatically saved. You can still save but it will be an explicit option on the relevant page and in your member profile.
sounds good. I have three additional suggestions: 1. when some filters are in effect, always show them. Do not hide them behind a "show advanced search" widget. Whatever choice is not visible should not be in effect. Case in point is the "Search Message Boards" page. 2. the default values for dates (from and to) are fixed to "stone age" and "today". I seldom search old stuff, most of the time I'm searching for a message I know is less than 1 week old, and then I must adjust the from date: select this year from the combobox, select this month from another combobox, then click some day. Please simplify its use. My preference would be: adding another combobox with the choices: - last week (i.e. no older than 7 days) - last month - last year - between from and to And then the choice should be persisted (and probably visible on the settings page if other search settings are also made available there). 3. You offer a choice between posts, replies, posts and replies; which is good. I would also like a checkbox saying "subject line only" :)
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sounds good. I have three additional suggestions: 1. when some filters are in effect, always show them. Do not hide them behind a "show advanced search" widget. Whatever choice is not visible should not be in effect. Case in point is the "Search Message Boards" page. 2. the default values for dates (from and to) are fixed to "stone age" and "today". I seldom search old stuff, most of the time I'm searching for a message I know is less than 1 week old, and then I must adjust the from date: select this year from the combobox, select this month from another combobox, then click some day. Please simplify its use. My preference would be: adding another combobox with the choices: - last week (i.e. no older than 7 days) - last month - last year - between from and to And then the choice should be persisted (and probably visible on the settings page if other search settings are also made available there). 3. You offer a choice between posts, replies, posts and replies; which is good. I would also like a checkbox saying "subject line only" :)
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]
I only read formatted code with indentation, so please use PRE tags for code snippets.
I'm not participating in frackin' Q&A, so if you want my opinion, ask away in a real forum (or on my profile page).
1. Agree 2. I think that sounds good. This would be another task with a lower priority however. 3. I'll suggest this to the team. Thanks for the comments.
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1. Agree 2. I think that sounds good. This would be another task with a lower priority however. 3. I'll suggest this to the team. Thanks for the comments.
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Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]
I only read formatted code with indentation, so please use PRE tags for code snippets.
I'm not participating in frackin' Q&A, so if you want my opinion, ask away in a real forum (or on my profile page).