Could the search option be changed so that it gives the pages linking to a certain page, rather than the pages containing a certain phrase? As things are now, a page with "... is an actor who always wears panama hats" (or even "The panamarican highway" will show up in a search for Panama, but "... the [[Panama|Panamese]] prime minister..." will not. I think such a search could also be made faster than the current one.
On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 10:27:20AM +0200, Andre Engels wrote:
Could the search option be changed so that it gives the pages linking to a certain page, rather than the pages containing a certain phrase? As things are now, a page with "... is an actor who always wears panama hats" (or even "The panamarican highway" will show up in a search for Panama, but "... the [[Panama|Panamese]] prime minister..." will not. I think such a search could also be made faster than the current one.
Hallo Andre,
I usually do that by searching for "[[[pP]anama". You probably know why and how this works.
Kind regards,
-- Jan Hidders
PS. We hebben elkaar al eens in de Mensa ontmoet, geloof ik. :-)
Jan Hidders wrote:
PS. We hebben elkaar al eens in de Mensa ontmoet, geloof ik. :-)
Dat klinkt behoorlijk waarschijnlijk.
Jan Hidders wrote:
Hallo Andre,
I usually do that by searching for "[[[pP]anama". You probably know why and how this works.
Kind regards,
-- Jan Hidders
Jan's solution is good for technically savvy people, but for normal people, I do think that the search results could be vastly improved.
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