Notes on the new search

Some notes on the new search:

• Can click "options" to filter by page type.
• Typing a new search term hides the previous results while the new results load.
• The first time you click anywhere in the options box all the options clear. This means that unchecking a single checkbox unchecks all execpt that one. This is not what I expect, and probably not what anyone else expects.
• The dedicated search page (/search/) does not work. To search you must wait for the JavaScript to load and use the Ajax-based search.
• Perfect matches float to the top.
• Typing a second word requires a full word match for all previous words. "leg zel" and "zel leg" no longer match The Legend of Zelda. "legend zel" and "zelda leg" will.
• Aliases containing words already in the title result in odd results. Searching "time" causes Frequently Asked Questions about Time Travel to appear as the tenth result as an alias match, even though it would have matched without the alias and is not popular enough for tenth place.
• ADDENDUM: Unchecking all has the same result as checking all: everything is searched.
• ADDENDUM: Changing search options does not cause it to search again with the new options. The search string must be changed to search again. Simply adding a space will do the job.
• ADDENDUM: There is more than one page of results. (This should be obvious, but is still worth mentioning)
• ADDENDUM: Clicking "See next/previous 10 results" causes the results to disappear. Clicking the search box will bring the results back. This may only happen in some browsers. I have not tested it extensively.

Some notes on the new search:

• Can click "options" to filter by page type.
• Typing a new search term hides the previous results while the new results load.
• The first time you click anywhere in the options box all the options clear. This means that unchecking a single checkbox unchecks all execpt that one. This is not what I expect, and probably not what anyone else expects.
• The dedicated search page (/search/) does not work. To search you must wait for the JavaScript to load and use the Ajax-based search.
• Perfect matches float to the top.
• Typing a second word requires a full word match for all previous words. "leg zel" and "zel leg" no longer match The Legend of Zelda. "legend zel" and "zelda leg" will.
• Aliases containing words already in the title result in odd results. Searching "time" causes Frequently Asked Questions about Time Travel to appear as the tenth result as an alias match, even though it would have matched without the alias and is not popular enough for tenth place.
• ADDENDUM: Unchecking all has the same result as checking all: everything is searched.
• ADDENDUM: Changing search options does not cause it to search again with the new options. The search string must be changed to search again. Simply adding a space will do the job.
• ADDENDUM: There is more than one page of results. (This should be obvious, but is still worth mentioning)
• ADDENDUM: Clicking "See next/previous 10 results" causes the results to disappear. Clicking the search box will bring the results back. This may only happen in some browsers. I have not tested it extensively.

Yeah, that feature is really useful. Finally it lands on the bomb.

i'm so glad we can search users now. 

Finally a better search.

This will make searching a hell of a lot easier.

Excellent. Searching is now no longer a chore. Now, to search more, and make use of it.

Looks like to search by preference you will have to change the preferences and then retype what you are searching for. By simply clicking what I typed before it gave me the same list. 
 
When searching something that gives say 18 matches when clicking "next 10 results" and the remaining 8 show the "show previous 10 results" button does not show up.

SEARCHING! It works again!

Forum search now works as well, it's got some new stuff :) 
 
Now leave me alone Claude.

Sorta wish there was a way to save the options you wanna look for...

" Forum search now works as well, it's got some new stuff :)  Now leave me alone Claude. "

" Forum search now works as well, it's got some new stuff :)

Now leave me alone Claude. "

Awesome. Love the new search. Thanks, Dave!

" Awesome. Love the new search. Thanks, Dave! "

Heh, my apologies then. Thanks to Mike and Dave and Andy! =)

Wait, what did I miss? 
 
*EDIT*  OH HOLY FUCK!!!  WOWZA!!!  Very nice!!! 
 
Now, can we get a basic search function on the actual Users' page...which at the moment is not showing anyone under "Alphabetical"? 
 
Regardless, very bad ass stuff, guys!!!  Greatly appreciated.

Not impressed. Search runtime complexity appears to be greater than O(1).

Thanks for the search engine, Whiskey crew!

Fantastic. This addresses my biggest/longest complaint for the site. I'll have to come up with some more after using it for a while.

just like at screened.com

When trying to add the GB search to the browser search bar plugin thing, I get this message. Haven't tried other browsers.
 

Firefox could not download the search plugin from:
http://www.giantbomb.com/opensearch.xml

" just like at screened.com "

" When trying to add the GB search to the browser search bar plugin thing, I get this message. Haven't tried other browsers.
 

Firefox could not download the search plugin from:
http://www.giantbomb.com/opensearch.xml

  Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729) "

" Are you guys aware that the search no longer finds accented characters when searching for their unaccented counterparts? E.g. searching for "Pokemon" no longer finds pages with "Pokémon" in the title.  Are you planning on fixing this on your end, or is it going to be up to me and the other mods to add aliases to all those pages to make them easily searchable again? "

Awesome. Thanks guys!

The forum search could be better. The old search would look for key words in the forum topic or in its comment history. I'm not sure what this new search does, but I'm not getting any of that. 
 
For instance, if I looked up Santa Hats on the old forum search, I would get a huge amount of information. The word Santa Hat would be highlighted and give me many options when searched, forum posts and comments. Now, it seems limited. I get what I get and that's it. I have no more options.
 
Basically, I can't find that thread and the search feature can't take me there. I still feel limited. But of course, maybe I'm anal and need to get a life beyond the history of the forums of GiantBomb.
 
Shit, did I just answer my own question?

" No longer? I thought aliases were needed before as well. I guess it would be nice to have that fixed regardless. "