[Sigia-l] String search question

[David Heller]

If you have a "one box" search. Single text field w/ a search button. No
other options. What do people feel is the default setting for behavior?

1. Do you allow boolean symbols "&&" "||" etc.? 
2. What about just quotes and commas?
3. If it is just an unquoted string, do you assume that spaces are separate
words, or do you hold the integrity of the "phrase"? And in either case are
the strings or string used as "starts with" or "contains"?
Starts with means that the string represents the starting point of the found
entities and contains means that if the string is in any part a found entity
it is good.

For example:
Keyword: "vid"
Will it show both video and david?
Or just video?

Thanx!
-- dave


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