Search enhancement

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Total posts: 1,636
01 Nov 2012 00:08

A info icon with a tooltip, showing the fields affected by the text search would be a nice addition to the search field.

Sometimes, the user does not know what fields are affected by the search field. If this hint will be given to him, he will better understand about the search capabilities.

Last Modified: 02 Mar 2014

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pepperstreet VIP

Total posts: 3,837
02 Nov 2012 12:36

Nice idea!

BTW, is the parameter "searchable" retrievable in a template? This info could be used in template to create the help bubble or a placeholder text in the search input field.

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Sackgesicht VIP

Total posts: 1,636
02 Nov 2012 16:53

"Searchable" is a field parameter.

I believe it will require 1 additional query to get all fields of a particular section with the parameter. Since the number of sections and fields are normally quite small compared to the number of articles, the query time will be fast.

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pepperstreet VIP

Total posts: 3,837
19 Nov 2012 19:01

Mentioned it in another topic comment, but can´t find it right now.

What about using HTML5 PLACEHOLDER attribute ? Sergey had a complaint because of browser support, but that can also be accomplished by using a script as a helper. There are scripts on jQuery or MooTools basis. ;-)

simple frontend example:

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