Hi Jeff,
I really like the sort by date option that comes up from the Advanced
page search, but I'm curious whether there's any way to implement this
as a switch or option keyword from the regular search query. (From a
read through of the Lucene document linked in the FAQ, this doesn't
seem to be an option; they only note that results of range searches
are sorted according to lexicography.) I find it most efficient to
type a simple query, usually without detailed Boolean arguments or, in
general, date ranges. Then, depending on the search results, I may
modify my search syntax if I need to refine the search, but I usually
do this by adding arguments to by search query rather than using the
link to refine my search. Consequently, I only came across the
Advanced Search page option a couple of weeks ago. The feature that
I'd most like to use as an add-on to the regular search string is the
sort by date (rather than relevance) option. Is that possible? It
looks as though the Advanced Search page is running a Python program.
Another few questions regarding the date range: if the box is left
empty, but the button has been changed from the default "1 day"
setting, is it possible for the program to search within the specified
date range, assuming that the date argument is "today"? For date
syntax, does the format (8/14/03) always default to month/day/year, or
is there a way for people to use day/month/year as a preference?
(This question is being asked because some International list members
may prefer to use that syntax, and I was wondering whether there a way
that the program can check this from their regional settings; 18 Jul
2006 seems to be interpreted correctly, as well.)
Thanks very much for all your work on these archives. I've been using
them since 2005, and have been pleasantly surprised by all the
features that keep getting added.
Cheers,
Esther
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