Just widening the search parameters in the Dictionary to search all the content instead of just names (extra credt: move name matches to the top) is all that's needed. This shouldn't be hard to implement...
~ Chris Innanen ~ Nonsanity On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Pete <p...@mollysrevenge.com> wrote: > I'd be interested in trying this out against the dictionary but I'm having > a > hard time finding the Google code to do it. I did a search for Google > Desktop Search and the hits all led me to the Google Quick Search Box. I > tried that but all that appears to do is search for file names, not the > content of the files. > > I'm wondering if the functionality you're referring to is not available for > a Mac? If it is, do you have any links to the software/documentation? > > Thanks, > > Pete > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Randall Reetz <rand...@randallreetz.com > >wrote: > > > Yes, google has the code. Has published the code. Gives out the code. > > Wants people to use the code. Makes it easy to use the code. Ect. Etc. > > Etc. And the code doesn't build content. It uses pre-existing content. > It > > just builds an internal index much the same way that it builds an index > of > > the entire web. Once the index is built, searches, in the google style, > > with results as you have described, are easily handled by their free and > > well documented and automated code. And of course such functionality > would > > be very useful regardless of a user's level of expertise. > > > > Randall Lee Reetz > > > > On May 5, 2011, at 11:07 AM, Pete wrote: > > > > > Hi Craig, > > > > > > I guess I don't really consider myself a particularly experienced user > - > > I'd > > > put myself around about a 4 on an experience scale of 1 - 10. I know > > quite > > > a lot about particular segments of LC's capabilities and practically > zero > > > about others. So when I need to start figuring how to do something in > > those > > > zero-knowledge segments, I need all the help I can get! That's partly > > what > > > this suggestion is about. > > > > > > As far as a keyword search on the dictionary, I think perhaps I didn't > > > explain things very well. Think of it as a Google search. I'd key in > > > "date" and I'd get a series of links that would show the dictionary > > keyword > > > and it's summary followed by a couple of lines of text from the entry > > that > > > include the word date. That would get me "date", "DateItems", > dateFormat, > > > dateTime, is a, centuryCutOff and most likely a bunch of other entries > I > > > don't even know exist (or at least haven't made the connection with). I > > > click on a link that interests me ( "is a" in this case) and I see the > > whole > > > dictionary entry for that link. > > > > > > I do agree that what I'm suggesting is beyond the scope of the current > > > dictionary application, but the information needed to provide that type > > of > > > functionality is all in the dictionary files. Now I come to think of > it, > > I > > > wonder if Google has a way to index a specific file? > > > > > > > > > Pete > > > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com/> > > > - Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:50 PM, <dunb...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > >> Pete. > > >> > > >> > > >> I see what you are saying, and I know you are an experienced user. But > > what > > >> you are asking may be beyond the scope of any dictionary. Searching > for > > >> "date" gives, well, "date", and also "dateItems", "dateTime", > > "dateFormat" > > >> and others. It does not seem appropriate that methods of date > validation > > be > > >> included there, rather only a precise definition and syntax. > > >> > > >> > > >> It is a bonus that examples are included, as well as user notes. And I > > >> always tout the "see also" stuff. All that seems like lagniappe. > > >> > > >> > > >> Anyone remember "Tricks of the Hypercard Masters"? After an LC Danny > > >> Goodman, that is what you are really yearning for. > > >> > > >> > > >> Craig > > > > > > > > > Pete > > > Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > > > > My URL: http://www.randallreetz.com > > My Computation/Information/Evolution/Economics Theory blog: > > http://www.complexitymetric.blogspot.com > > My "CLINE / computation language intelligence nature evolution" meetup > > group: http://www.meetup.com/CLINE-meetup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
