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bug #53247: GUI (global) search in documentation should not be case sensitive

Submitter:  Toby <streumix>
Submitted:  Wed 28 Feb 2018 10:34:38 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  GUI Severity:  3 - Normal
Priority:  5 - Normal Item Group:  Feature Request
Status:  Fixed Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Open/Closed:  * Closed
Release:  * dev Operating System:  * Any
Fixed Release:  None Planned Release:  None
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Fri 02 Mar 2018 10:12:06 PM UTC, comment #3: 
Torsten Lilge <ttl>
Group Member
Wed 28 Feb 2018 05:02:41 PM UTC, comment #2: 

I'm fine with case insensitive only, as it fits to the majority of searches, where you don't know the exact case aware spelling.  And I fully agree with your point on keeping the GUI streamlined.

Toby <streumix>
Wed 28 Feb 2018 04:49:18 PM UTC, comment #1: 

Confirmed.  Probably it is best to just do case insensitive matching, rather than give the user an additional choice; the interface already has a checkbox for global/local searches and adding another one for case sensitivity would make things look cluttered.

Rik <rik5>
Group administrator
Wed 28 Feb 2018 10:34:38 AM UTC, original submission:  

Today I recognized that intergrated search for documentation via GUI tab is case sensitive. E.g. when looking for pre-defined constants via "constants" (gloabl search), you do not get the proper results (>> 17.9 Mathematical Constants), as the section title is upper case.

IMHO a bad choice for search, especially for global search.
I'd suggest case-insensitive, or make it a setting to choose.

Regrads,
Toby

Toby <streumix>

 

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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2018-03-02 ttl StatusConfirmed Fixed
        Open/ClosedOpen Closed
    2018-02-28 rik5 StatusNone Confirmed
        Release4.2.1 dev

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