Right, thanks. Searchers here need to be warned away from rabbit holes: powerful features, fascinating conversations and discussions, analyses, insights that have nothing to do with the original question which is quickly forgotten. I am much too distractible!
> On Feb 12, 2014, at 9:23 AM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > We should do a better job of showing people how to search. > > I doubt you are the only person who has been frustrated by this issue. > > But keep in mind, also, that even if you are not asking your questions > of us, it's good to write some of them down for yourself. Also, it's > OK if you ask questions which have already been addressed - with > enough repetition we then think about those issues some more. > > Being respectful and constructive is great, but this community has a > tendency to overdo that so much that we miss out on a lot of useful > interaction. > > Thanks, > > -- > Raul > > >> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Jim Russell <[email protected]> wrote: >> Now that I've remembered how to do better searches at jsoftware.com, I can >> see there have been several thoughtful discussions about, and attempts at >> preparing glossaries, indexes, introductions, etc. Perhaps I should spend >> more time learning from those before I offer opinions. >> >>> On Feb 11, 2014, at 11:35 PM, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Check out CategoryTerms >>> ...there's a clear(?) link to it from the bottom of NuVoc >>> >>> It would be good to get early feedback on: is this the way to go? >>> >>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 6:45 AM, Björn Helgason <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> It is good to be able to search the docs. >>>> >>>> Have options what to search. >>>> >>>> Addons, utilities, helps, examples, >>>> demos. >>>> >>>> Search on or offline. >>>> >>>> Good to be able to have the option to include code in the search strings. >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
