Hi Jonathan. It's a bit out of my wheelhouse, but it shouldn't be too difficult to have the search box perform a Google Site Search or something similar. I've found the search feature of Sphinx to be odd and lacking in a number of areas.
To use your example: https://www.google.com/search?q=animator+site%3Adocs.geoserver.org It's the first result. Thanks, Mike Mike Pumphrey User Advocate | Boundless m...@boundlessgeo.com 917-460-7213 http://boundlessgeo.com @boundlessgeo On 1/12/2015 4:40 AM, Jonathan Moules wrote: > Hi Mike, > Possibly beyond the scope of your request, but an improved search engine for > the docs wouldn't go amiss. After all, what's the use of excellent docs (and > generally GeoServer's are some of the best I've seen in an Open Source > project) if they're hard/impossible to search effectively. Currently to > effectively search it's necessary to use a 3rd-party search engine. > > Random example I just picked - Try searching using the GeoServer engine for > say "WMS" or when that fails - "WMS Animator", which will also fail. Finally > try "Animator" - this time there are 5 results, but none is what should be > the obvious result - the WMS Animator page - > http://docs.geoserver.org/stable/en/user/tutorials/animreflector.html. > > Cheers, > Jonathan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Pumphrey [mailto:m...@boundlessgeo.com] > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 10:44 PM > To: Geoserver-devel > Subject: [Geoserver-devel] Documentation cleanup/updates > > Hi all. Apologies for being away for a while. I have recently been given a > bit more time/space to contribute to GeoServer, and so my first thought > (unsurprisingly) was to see how the docs are doing. > > So I just wanted to solicit a few opinions here on the -devel list to start > for those who have been closer to the project than I have been: > > * What are the major needs of the documentation as it exists now? > * What are the major gaps in the documentation (stuff not in there that > should be)? > * Is it worth asking those two questions on the -users list as well? > > I can't guarantee that I'll be able to spend oodles time on this right now, > but I can say that I can spend more time than I have been (which, granted, > isn't all that hard). > > Cheers! > > > Thanks, > Mike > > Mike Pumphrey > User Advocate | Boundless > m...@boundlessgeo.com > 917-460-7213 > http://boundlessgeo.com > @boundlessgeo > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your > hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought > leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a > look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-devel mailing list > Geoserver-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel > > > This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl - www.mailcontrol.com > > > > Click > https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/jECmNiDIR1bGX2PQPOmvUhStAXlT3N1zw2nExCL7lc4mesK!cV1dCrQGI020uRyhgT3984G7pp!BcfXS4znW5Q== > to report this email as spam. > > ________________________________ > > HR Wallingford and its subsidiaries uses faxes and emails for confidential > and legally privileged business communications. They do not of themselves > create legal commitments. Disclosure to parties other than addressees > requires our specific consent. We are not liable for unauthorised disclosures > nor reliance upon them. > If you have received this message in error please advise us immediately and > destroy all copies of it. > > HR Wallingford Limited > Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BA, United Kingdom > Registered in England No. 02562099 > > ________________________________ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. www.gigenet.com _______________________________________________ Geoserver-devel mailing list Geoserver-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel
