casterle Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Is there a way to search only this forum? The search box at the top of the page seems to search all forums. Quote Windows 11 Pro, XP-Pen Deco 03, AP, AD & APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 When you click in the Search... box you should see an option list appear below it. Just choose "This Forum" from the options. (Note: I assume in writing this that you're using a browser on your computer. If you're viewing the forums on a phone or tablet the options will present themselves differently.) Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casterle Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 12:20 PM, walt.farrell said: When you click in the Search... box you should see an option list appear below it. Just choose "This Forum" from the options. (Note: I assume in writing this that you're using a browser on your computer. If you're viewing the forums on a phone or tablet the options will present themselves differently.) Thank you, but that's not what I'm seeing. The dialog I get looks like this: Here's how I got to the search dialog above. Is this how you searched? Quote Windows 11 Pro, XP-Pen Deco 03, AP, AD & APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I don't see that but I am logged in when I search, are you? Also on the first of your images is a tab marked Member Search, try that one. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 The top of my browser window looks different from yours. I have a search box: Are you on a phone or tablet? Or do you have a narrow browser window? The site uses a responsive design that gives a different appearance, and different capabilities, depending on the available screen space. On my phone I get a search icon like you showed, and I also get that if I narrow my desktop browser window enough. And in that situation (phone/tablet or other narrow window) your searching capabilities are more limited. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casterle Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 This is nuts. Yesterday when I was on the forum I saw the same search options as you guys - with a search text box rather than a magnifying glass. Today I'm back to the magnifying glass! Yesterday I logged out as an experiment and still saw the search text box while logged out so it doesn't seem to be a matter of whether I'm logged in or not. I'm using Chrome on Win 10 x64. When I first started visiting this forum I bookmarked the link. That is how I always arrive here so that can't be what's causing the difference in search options. Quote Windows 11 Pro, XP-Pen Deco 03, AP, AD & APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, casterle said: This is nuts. Yesterday when I was on the forum I saw the same search options as you guys - with a search text box rather than a magnifying glass. Today I'm back to the magnifying glass! How wide is your browser window? In the screenshots you included in your previous post, it looks tall and narrow. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 57 minutes ago, Alfred said: How wide is your browser window? In the screenshots you included in your previous post, it looks tall and narrow. Valid comment, I have to reduce the width of my browser to about 2/3rds of what I consider 'normal' to get the same "no search box, only the magnifying glass" result. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casterle Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Alfred said: How wide is your browser window? In the screenshots you included in your previous post, it looks tall and narrow. 9 minutes ago, Old Bruce said: Valid comment, I have to reduce the width of my browser to about 2/3rds of what I consider 'normal' to get the same "no search box, only the magnifying glass" result. Thank you! That was it. I had to stretch my browser wider than I normally have it to see the 'good' search box. I can't understand why the UI is designed this way - there is no need to swap to a different control on the narrower screen. But even if the designer thought there was a good reason, why change the functionality of the control? Unless the goal is to confuse the user, then the design is outstanding... Alfred 1 Quote Windows 11 Pro, XP-Pen Deco 03, AP, AD & APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 On 2/26/2019 at 7:40 PM, casterle said: why change the functionality of the control? Unless the goal is to confuse the user, then the design is outstanding... Sorry, I can't help myself: it's the search box. You have to search for it d. Alfred 1 Quote Affinity Designer 1 & 2 | Affinity Photo 1 & 2 | Affinity Publisher 1 & 2 Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 On 2/23/2019 at 8:01 PM, casterle said: Is there a way to search only this forum? Yes, but I personally use Google (site: forum.affinity.serif.com anything). It gives more relevant results. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Pšenda said: Yes, but I personally use Google (site: forum.affinity.serif.com anything). It gives more relevant results. But can you restrict that search to a particular forum (e.g., to "Suggestions for the Affinity Suite of Products") within this site as one can with the built-in search (assuming one's window is wide enough to show the search box and its options)? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) I do not need to restrict my search to any particular forum - I usually do not know him. And I'll find the right information in the most unexpected place :-) Edit: Just a sample of the "Quality and Ability" of a forum search - try to find something about "3D". Not to be Google, so I will not even know, that 3D is being discussed here very often :-) Edited February 28, 2019 by Pšenda Alfred 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Pšenda said: I personally use Google (site: forum.affinity.serif.com anything) You must make sure not to include a space after the ‘site:’ filter. By the way, the same trick also works with other major search engines such as Bing, Yahoo!, and DuckDuckGo. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casterle Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 7 hours ago, dominik said: Sorry, I can't help myself: it's the search box. You have to search for it d. Quote Windows 11 Pro, XP-Pen Deco 03, AP, AD & APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casterle Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Here's a relatively recent list of Google search operators (in the context of SEO, but you can just skip down to the list): https://tinyurl.com/yb7638og. Quote Windows 11 Pro, XP-Pen Deco 03, AP, AD & APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, casterle said: Here's a relatively recent list of Google search operators (in the context of SEO, but you can just skip down to the list): https://tinyurl.com/yb7638og. Why the obfuscation? Many users dislike clicking on shortened links. If I go to https://preview.tinyurl.com/yb7638og it tells me that the above URL redirects to https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/ which isn’t such an enormously long URL anyway. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Well Google also has/offers an advanced search feature. Beside that common things to know when searching with Google. Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casterle Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Alfred said: Why the obfuscation? Many users dislike clicking on shortened links. If I go to https://preview.tinyurl.com/yb7638og it tells me that the above URL redirects to https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/ which isn’t such an enormously long URL anyway. Sorry, I've never had anyone complain before. I'll avoid that in the future. Quote Windows 11 Pro, XP-Pen Deco 03, AP, AD & APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 52 minutes ago, casterle said: Sorry, I've never had anyone complain before. I'll avoid that in the future. Just to be clear, I wasn’t complaining! I was merely curious, since there didn’t seem to be any obvious benefit to ‘cloaking’ the link. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 6 hours ago, Alfred said: You must make sure not to include a space after the ‘site:’ filter. Interestingly. That's what Google has offered me (with a space), and this way (with a space) it works for me. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 6 hours ago, Alfred said: You must make sure not to include a space after the ‘site:’ filter. By the way, the same trick also works with other major search engines such as Bing, Yahoo!, and DuckDuckGo. 2 minutes ago, Pšenda said: Interestingly. That's what Google has offered me (with a space), and this way (with a space) it works for me. A quick check here indicates that you’re correct about Google, but other search engines behave differently. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Alfred said: but other search engines behave differently. I do not understand the context of my post. 10 hours ago, Pšenda said: use Google (site: forum.affinity.serif.com anything). Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casterle Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Alfred said: Just to be clear, I wasn’t complaining! I was merely curious, since there didn’t seem to be any obvious benefit to ‘cloaking’ the link. It's an old habit that I should probably break. Quote Windows 11 Pro, XP-Pen Deco 03, AP, AD & APub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- S - Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Alfred said: Quote Interestingly. That's what Google has offered me (with a space), and this way (with a space) it works for me. A quick check here indicates that you’re correct about Google, but other search engines behave differently. You were right in your original post: there shouldn't be a space after the colon and this applies to not only Google, but also other search engines—including Startpage for example, who use Google results behind the scenes. With a space, it can also return results for other Serif subdomains, as well as non-Serif sites. Without a space, it only returns results for the specific forum.affinity.serif.com subdomain. Google without space:https://www.google.co.uk/search?&q=site%3Aforum.affinity.serif.com+exif Google with space:https://www.google.co.uk/search?&q=site%3A+forum.affinity.serif.com+exif Startpage without space:https://www.startpage.com/do/search?&query=site%3Aforum.affinity.serif.com+exif Startpage with space:https://www.startpage.com/do/search?&query=site%3A+forum.affinity.serif.com+exif Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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