Bugzilla – Bug 445514
Enhance mailinglist archive search
Last modified: 2009-01-19 14:03:08 UTC
Hello, Just some wishes to improve the web interface for mailinglist archive search: 1) Allow to select various lists to be searched for. Instead of a combobox that only allows the user to search in one list at a time, just use a "list box" to allow multiple selections. 2) Allow searching inside e-mail message headers. By allowing this, a user could perform a search by "Message-ID" or any other field used in message headers. 3) Expand "timeframe" to be a bit more flexible. Adding more time periods: last 3 months, last 6 monts, last 9 months Thanks!
1 is possible. Do you have any layout preferences? 2 MSG_ID is already possible now. What headers are you missing? 3 Use the timeframe input fields for that
(In reply to comment #1 from Hendrik Vogelsang) > 1 is possible. Do you have any layout preferences? No preferences :-), but as there are several elements in the list, I guess a: <input name="select" size="3" multiple="yes"> Or some kind of, could be the right approach to keep the layout of the page. Keep it simple and accesible as it is now. > 2 MSG_ID is already possible now. What headers are you missing? O.K. That's right, it works. I didn't know about that possibility. Nice :-) > 3 Use the timeframe input fields for that Hum... o.k Thanks!
(In reply to comment #2 from Camaleon --) > <input name="select" size="3" multiple="yes"> Yaaghh! My fault. That "input" should be a "select" :-P
I rather ment layout on the web page not in the code :)
(In reply to comment #4 from Hendrik Vogelsang) > I rather ment layout on the web page not in the code :) O.k. :-) No, I have no preferences at all. I like the current interface for searching, it's quite clear, accesible and well integrated into whole design. Just a question regarding "Message-ID" search. It works, but input field is restricted by the length of the string. I.e. searching for: b23e69e70811230643j2d91486blfdc1a54f1cdff6ac@mail.gmail.com returns: "Search word exceeded maxwordlimit setting" I understand this is a security measure, but it is also a handicap for performing this kind of search :-?