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Searching by tags requires prepending '#'

Open Darthagnon opened this issue 2 years ago • 2 comments

I was testing for #308, and thought my tags weren't working for a minute, until I realised that I needed to prepend '#' to search by a tag. As the tags are created in without '#' (and # used just as a visual identifier), would it be possible to make the search a little more flexible, and accept searching by the tag with or without the prepended '#'?

Darthagnon avatar Mar 24 '24 16:03 Darthagnon

It did work like that initially, then I changed it to require a hashtag because it was suggested to do so for more accurate results based on game name or tag only.

If I do as you suggested in #308 and make it an even wider search by adding other fields, then I'll revert this back to not requiring the hashtag.

MikeMaximus avatar Mar 25 '24 13:03 MikeMaximus

I've made some improvements to the quick search that I hope can satisfy everyone. Here's a current rundown.

  • Improved quick search (Main Window and Game Manager)
    • The default quick search is now wide, using most text fields and tags.
      • These fields currently include: Name, Process, Parameter, Path, Version, Company, Comments.
    • You can now do a refined quick search by prepending it with the field name and a colon. Ex. Name:Doom or Company:Sega
    • A refined tag search is still supported by prepending with a hashtag, Ex. #GOG
    • You cannot combine refined searches in a single quick search, use the "Custom Filter" on the Game Manager for complex queries.

MikeMaximus avatar Apr 09 '24 14:04 MikeMaximus