[Feature Request] Manage "Full Text" search

shuvashish76 · 07-12-2022, 04:37 AM

Full Text search feature added with version 6.0

After few searches I wanted to clear all the search results so I went to Preferences > Searching > Clear search histories but it didn't work.

Suggestion:
Add another Tab in Preferences > Searching for Full Text Search

- Clear search histories
- Search as you type

maybe other general search features as well

kovidgoyal · 07-12-2022, 05:06 AM

You can right click on the search bar in the FTS search dialog to clear its history. But its a good point that it should be done by the Preferences button as well.

As for search as you type, I'm not interested in implementing that. Doesn't seem very useful to me when doing full text searching.

ownedbycats · 07-12-2022, 01:12 PM

Another small enhancement request: the option to re-index a specific book, though the one instance I can think of for needing this (doing modifications to eBooks directly in the folders rather than copying it out and re-adding it) is probably a bad practice anyways.

BetterRed · 07-12-2022, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Another small enhancement request: the option to re-index a specific book, though the one instance I can think of for needing this (doing modifications to eBooks directly in the folders rather than copying it out and re-adding it) is probably a bad practice anyways.

Hmmm, looks to me like it's an issue on any content edits - including using calibre book editor to edit an EPUB.

Windows/NTFS updates the Book folder Modified Date when one of the files therein is modified. If that's true of the other platforms maybe this could be used in a Refresh the Index option - assuming it can't be done 'automatically' via folder watching.

BR

ownedbycats · 07-12-2022, 08:26 PM

I believe the last modified date is what the Power Search plugin checked for. Another option and possibly more reliable (albeit slower) is the file checksum.

kovidgoyal · 07-12-2022, 11:20 PM

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...0e5048e37da688

ownedbycats · 07-16-2022, 10:54 PM

Silly question: Where is the individual re-index button?

kovidgoyal · 07-16-2022, 11:54 PM

its in the side panel when you click on the book in the FTS dialog. so you have to be able to find the book first before re-indexing it.

07-12-2022, 04:37 AM	#1
shuvashish76 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2022 Device: none	[Feature Request] Manage "Full Text" search Full Text search feature added with version 6.0 After few searches I wanted to clear all the search results so I went to Preferences > Searching > Clear search histories but it didn't work. Suggestion: Add another Tab in Preferences > Searching for Full Text Search - Clear search histories - Search as you type maybe other general search features as well

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07-12-2022, 05:06 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,992 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can right click on the search bar in the FTS search dialog to clear its history. But its a good point that it should be done by the Preferences button as well. As for search as you type, I'm not interested in implementing that. Doesn't seem very useful to me when doing full text searching.

07-12-2022, 01:12 PM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,795 Karma: 62032371 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Another small enhancement request: the option to re-index a specific book, though the one instance I can think of for needing this (doing modifications to eBooks directly in the folders rather than copying it out and re-adding it) is probably a bad practice anyways.

07-12-2022, 08:26 PM	#5
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,795 Karma: 62032371 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I believe the last modified date is what the Power Search plugin checked for. Another option and possibly more reliable (albeit slower) is the file checksum.

07-12-2022, 11:20 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,992 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...0e5048e37da688

07-16-2022, 10:54 PM	#7
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,795 Karma: 62032371 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Silly question: Where is the individual re-index button?

07-16-2022, 11:54 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,992 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	its in the side panel when you click on the book in the FTS dialog. so you have to be able to find the book first before re-indexing it.

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