> >I used to have that complaint until I got more aquainted with the docs. > >When I used to use mysql I found that if I used search feature on their docs > >I could find exactly what I was looking for almost immediately. When I use > >the postgres doc search feature I don't get the same experience. It is > > > > > Our doc search sucks. No question... there has been some work recently on it > but it doesn't seem to be that reliable. So you have us on that one.
Uh, I don't have one on you the mysql team does. I haven't used mysql in over a year and don't intend to again (at least not for any app I write myself at leaset). I assume that the mysql website is just using the mysql full text search. Having used the mysql full text search it does not surprise me that the search on their website search is so good. I always asummed (read hoped) that the postgres full text search was just as good. I hope the bad website search is not a reflection of the quality of the full text search in postgres. Does anyone have any experience with postgers full text search? Perhaps someone could get two birds with one stone and make a good full text search engine for postgres (how hard could it be if mysql has such a good one :-) ) and use it to index the postgres docs. Of course maybe mysql.com uses some other proprietery seach. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match