Search function tweaked

[saint]

I have changed the default maximum age for the message board searched to 1825 days (5 years).  You can still change it to anything you want.

Changed the # of results to display to 100 by default, again you can change it.

Changed the text from "# of results to display?" to "Maximum # of results to find:" to make it clear that it's not # of results per page, but # of results period.

(Also made one more change but you'll have to find it.  Points to the first person to spot it!)

--- saint

[eightbit]

Subject and message fields to search are both checked by default?

[CitznFish]

I'm a web developer/designer by trade and even I find the search on this board pretty awkward.  It's not the search itself, it's the results page. all the results look like an ongoing random discussion. Also it isn't very clear to the uninitiated where the topic titles are, or what's clickable.

just my $.02

www.off-topic.net has a great search for their board...

[AceTKK]

I agree 100%.  The search function works fine for finding results, but displaying those results is a nightmare.  There doesn't seem to be any sort of organizational structure whatsoever.  The results should be displayed as threads and not posts, and those threads should be organized chronologically.  I can't use the search function as is, it's too painful to sort through the rubbish it returns.

-Ace-

[hevnsnt]

Also I can't figure out how to search for every post that I have ever made on any topic.

[rampy]

Also I can't figure out how to search for every post that I have ever made on any topic.

here you go

found by clicking here - your username next to your avatar