Re: the Search system
Hi Susan,
you're keeping me quite busy today :-)
> I just found the Debian search system on http://www.debian.org/ghindex.html.
> This seems to me like a big step forward, and am sorry I didn't see it
> before. Just yesterday I remarked to someone (for whom I had answered a
> user-question by specifying the appropriate HOWTO) that the HOWTO's
> desperately needed a search interface.
>
> Questions and comments:
> 1. In the line "Files in this directory", what does the
> word 'this' refer to?
The root directory of the web pages directory structure.
> 2. Would it be possible (i.e., would the motivation/pain ratio exceed 1)
> to add the HOWTO's to the list of indexed files,
Hmmm... I'm extracting /usr/info already... I'll put it on the todo list.
> and then automate the
> rebuild of the glimpse index as new packages appear for doc-linux?
The glimpse index is rebuilt daily.
> 3. Going further, would it possible (same as above) to simply add all
> of /usr/doc and all of /usr/info to the list of indexed files?
Hmm... doable... Also http://www.debian.org/cgi-bin/info2www
will hopefully work again someday soon.
> If so,
> the text above the search engine form could be greatly streamlined.
>
> 4. Comment: it would be nice to put the selectable directories in a
> <SELECT><OPTION> ....</SELECT> grouping, where the default was ALL.
It's autogenerated; I don't want to mess with it right now.
Greetings,
Ray
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