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dimumurray
Currently the search tool returns a match on items that contains all the terms defined in the search. Why not return all items that contain at least one of the terms and reserve matching on all terms for an advanced search option. That way buyers will have a wider selection to choose from and authors will get more exposure for their items.
Posted on Dec 17, 2008 | Reply | Reply with Quote | Send PM | Report
dimumurray
To illustrate my point try search on the terms "zoom pan". That search returns nothing. But if you search on the terms "zoom" and "pan" individually we get a few options to select from. I find that people using the search tool often throw in related terms, so while its nice that you automatically narrow the search to including item that include all the terms in the search string, you risk excluding items that are closely related and may be of potential use to the buyer.
Posted on Dec 17, 2008 | Reply | Reply with Quote | Send PM | Report
szilaghi
Thank you for pointing out this issue. We are going to take a look and improve the search feature of the website.
Posted on Dec 18, 2008 | Reply | Reply with Quote | Send PM | Report
dimumurray
On second though don't change a thing. It's just a matter of defining a diverse enough set of keywords as part of an item's list of search tags. It's just that it falls to the author to be more selective in his/her choice of keywords to rank higher in a search.
Posted on Dec 19, 2008 | Reply | Reply with Quote | Send PM | Report
gnguven
I can not reach all AS3 files. There is no category, nor sort utility for AS3 files...Besides I can't find all of them using search engine...I've just realized that there are more AS3 files than I thought. But I can't see them all. Is there a way for that?
Posted on Jun 4, 2009 | Reply | Reply with Quote | Send PM | Report
 
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