Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of TracSearch

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Aug 4, 2015, 3:23:11 PM (9 years ago)

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TracSearch

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-= Using Search =
+= Using Search
 
-Trac has a built-in search engine to allow finding occurrences of keywords and substrings in wiki pages, tickets and changeset properties (author, revision and log message).
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-Using the Trac search facility is straightforward and its interface should be familiar to most users.
+Trac has built-in search functionality to search for occurrences of keywords and substrings in wiki pages, tickets and changeset properties, such as author, revision and log messages.
 
 Apart from the [search: Search module], you will also find a small search field above the navigation bar at all time. It provides convenient access to the search module from all pages.
 
-== "Quickjump" searches ==
-For quick access to various project resources, the quick-search field at the top of every page can be used to enter a [TracLinks wiki link], which will take you directly to the resource identified by that link.
+The search results show the most recent modifications ranked first rather than the most relevant result.
 
-For example:
+== Quick searches
+For quick access to project resources, the quick-search field at the top of every page can be used to enter a [TracLinks wiki link], which will take you directly to the resource identified by that link:
 
  * ![42] -- Opens change set 42
  * !#42 -- Opens ticket number 42
  * !{1} -- Opens report 1
- * /trunk -- Opens the browser for the `trunk` directory
+ * /trunk -- Opens the browser for the `trunk` directory in the default repository
+ * /repos1/trunk -- Opens the browser for the `trunk` directory in the `repos1` repository
 
-== Advanced ==
+== Advanced
 
-=== Disabling Quickjumps ===
-To disable the quickjump feature for a search keyword - for example when searching for occurences of the literal word !TracGuide - begin the query with an exclamation mark (!).
+=== Disabling Quickjump
+To disable the Quickjump feature for a keyword start the query with an exclamation mark (`!`): use `!TracGuide` to search for occurrences of the literal word !TracGuide.
 
-=== Search Links ===
-From the Wiki, it is possible to link to a specific search, using
-`search:` links:
+=== Search Links
+From the Wiki, it is possible to link to a specific search, using `search:` links:
  * `search:?q=crash` will search for the string "crash" 
- * `search:?q=trac+link&wiki=on` will search for "trac" and "link" 
-   in wiki pages only
+ * `search:?q=trac+link&wiki=on` will search for "trac" and "link" in wiki pages only
 
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