Why is the 'search' on this forum so useless? - Solved!
Posted: 13 Jan 2018, 21:02
If you've used this forum to try to find an answer to your problem using dslrdashboard you will have discovered that the search box is effectively useless.
For example:
I found that in dslrdashboard my D300s always resets the focus area to the centre and then re-focuses when you try to capture the image.
OK, so there's a problem. Let's search the forum in case there is either a fix for it or an explanation why it can't be fixed...
So I tried the following string in the Search box: d300s focus nikon and every word got rejected as a search term because it is too common as below:
The following words in your search query were ignored because they are too common words: d300s focus nikon.
The same happens if you try to use the fancy search (icon looks like a gear next to the magnifying glass by the search box) even if you chose:
Search for all terms or use query as entered
And almost any photographic search term gets similarly ignored.
If this failure of the forum search tool could be fixed, I'm sure there would be fewer duplicate problem reports. Hubaiz would have more time for the real issues.
For example:
I found that in dslrdashboard my D300s always resets the focus area to the centre and then re-focuses when you try to capture the image.
OK, so there's a problem. Let's search the forum in case there is either a fix for it or an explanation why it can't be fixed...
So I tried the following string in the Search box: d300s focus nikon and every word got rejected as a search term because it is too common as below:
The following words in your search query were ignored because they are too common words: d300s focus nikon.
The same happens if you try to use the fancy search (icon looks like a gear next to the magnifying glass by the search box) even if you chose:
Search for all terms or use query as entered
And almost any photographic search term gets similarly ignored.
If this failure of the forum search tool could be fixed, I'm sure there would be fewer duplicate problem reports. Hubaiz would have more time for the real issues.