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issueid=959 05-28-2012 05:32 PM
Orbinaut
Forum Searching in General

Why whenever I search for something on the forum, the result never has anything to do with what I am searching for? For instance if I search "launch windows", one result shows up concerning something else. It just seems very vague.

Another instance is I know there is a thread on here called "What do you want to see in the next Orbiter version". I have been searching for some time for that thread and have not found it. [edit - I just found it but had to go through Google]

Is there a better way to refine a search? Right now, I have better luck searching on Google and then it will refer me to Orbiter forum with more specific answers that I am looking for.
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05-28-2012 11:43 PM
orb orb is offline
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How did you search for launch windows? Was it?:
  1. Code:
    launch windows
  2. Code:
    "launch windows"
The 1st option will find you posts containing "launch" OR "windows" keywords, so every post that contains either "launch" or "windows" words. The 2nd option will search for the "launch windows" phrase. You can also use AND, OR, NOT operators and asterisk if you need wildcards:
  • AND (ex. launch AND windows)
  • OR (ex. launch OR windows)
  • NOT (ex. launch NOT windows) or the minus sign (-) (ex. launch -windows)
  • an exact phrase using quotes (ex. "launch windows")
  • wild cards using asterisks (*) (ex. wind*)

You can refine your search on the Search page, by choosing which forums to search, search threads with specific prefix or number of replies, search in posts older or newer than, search only posts or threads created by member, or search threads by tag, where you can define sort order of results, and whether to show results as list of threads or posts.

Limitations:
  • Minimum Word Length: 3 Characters
  • Can't search common words
  • Can't search special characters (alpha numeric only)
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05-29-2012 05:27 PM
Occasional orbinaut
 
Remember that what orb explained applies also to Google. Too many people don't use Google at its max power.
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