From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matthew Lundin Subject: Re: Boolean word/regexp search problem Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:37:56 -0500 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NE4lg-0003I2-82 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:38:04 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NE4lb-0003Gg-GD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:38:03 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41061 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NE4lb-0003Gd-9X for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:37:59 -0500 Received: from out4.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.28]:50092) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NE4lb-0000ha-5a for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:37:59 -0500 Received: from compute2.internal (compute2.internal [10.202.2.42]) by gateway1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9BCFC1B57 for ; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:37:58 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: (Matt Lundin's message of "Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:18:44 -0500") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Matt Lundin Cc: Org Mode Matt Lundin writes: > The word/regexp agenda search to work with more than one word or regexp > unless the first word or regexp is also preceded by a "+" or "-". > > Take the following example. > > * Org-mode > > Org mode is a major mode for Emacs written by Carsten Dominik. > > Let's say I search for Emacs with "C-a s [RET] Emacs". So far, so good: > this item appears in the results. But let's say I want to narrow down > the search. When I press "[" to add a search term, I see the following > prompt in the minibuffer: > > [+-]Word/{Regexp} ...: Emacs + > > If I complete the prompt as given ("Emacs +Carsten"), there are no > results. > > The search only succeeds if I add a "+" in front of Emacs as well, i.e., > "+Emacs +Carsten". > > The same behavior occurs with exclusion ("-") and with the regexp > search (i.e., brackets). > > Two questions: > > 1) Do boolean word/regexp searches require a "+" or "-" symbol before > the first word/regexp? If so, this is a bit confusing, since tag and > property searches do not require an initial symbol. (E.g., > "emacs+orgmode" works as a tag search.) > > 2) If boolean word/regexp do require an initial "+" or "-", could the > prompt after pressing "[" or "]" or "{" or "}" in the search results > buffer be amended to add a plus in front of the first search term? > > Here is the relevant portion of the manual: > > ,----[10.5 Commands in the agenda buffer] > | `[ ] { }' > | > | in search view > | add new search words (`[' and `]') or new regular expressions > | (`{' and `}') to the query string. The opening bracket/brace > | will add a positive search term prefixed by `+', indicating > | that this search term must occur/match in the entry. The > | closing bracket/brace will add a negative search term which > | must not occur/match in the entry for it to be selected. > `---- O.K., I just found the variable org-agenda-search-view-search-words-only: ,---- | Non-nil means, the search string is interpreted as individual words | The search then looks for each word separately in each entry and | selects entries that have matches for all words. | When nil, matching as loose words will only take place if the first | word is preceded by + or -. If that is not the case, the search | string will just be matched as a substring in the entry, but with | each space character allowing for any whitespace, including newlines. `---- Please disregard question one above, at least insofar as it applies to word searches (I'm still trying to work out the regexps). But re: question two, would it be worthwhile to add a "+" to the beginning of the search org-agenda-manipulate-query is invoked in a search agenda buffer? Thanks, Matt