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Offline Martin G

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« on: Monday 01 November 04 12:01 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

This looks like a nice site (I'm new here). Just have one suggestion - it would help if the Advanced Search options allowed 'whole word only' searches and the exclusion of unwanted strings. I'm looking for the names Plumb and Plumbe, but I'm getting a lot of plumbers at the moment!

Also I'm not able to access pages 2, 3, ... of the search results for some reason.

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Re: Search options
« Reply #1 on: Monday 01 November 04 12:23 GMT (UK) »
I cannot access pages 2 and 3 either.
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Re: Search options
« Reply #2 on: Monday 01 November 04 15:13 GMT (UK) »
I've set it now so it looks for whole words - thanks for bringing it to my attention.

The Page 2,3 problem etc - a few other people have reposrted this problem too - check that "cookies" aren't being blocked, and that you are logged in.

To test is cookies are being blocked or not, try this test:

http://www.rootschat.co.uk/help/cookie.html

(If they are getting blocked, it will tell you it's gone pear shaped)

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Re: Search options
« Reply #3 on: Monday 01 November 04 15:30 GMT (UK) »
Hi Trystan,

I have the same trouble on the search as well, can access page 1 but 2,3.............I can't access. I have done the cookie test and it said that cookies accepted, but I still can't access the next page.

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Re: Search options
« Reply #4 on: Monday 01 November 04 21:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi Trystan

I have also done the cookie test and am logged in.  I still can't access page 2 or 3.
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Re: Search options
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 02 November 04 01:18 GMT (UK) »
Blimey, that means I've got a lot more work to sort out then - sorry about the search problem - it (HOPEFULLY) will be working later this week  :P
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Re: Search options
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 02 November 04 09:43 GMT (UK) »
hi,

thanks trystan

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Re: Search options
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 02 November 04 23:31 GMT (UK) »
I think I might have fixed the problem where you can't see page 2,3,4 etc.. when you do a seach (I can't test it becasue my browser was ok with it). Has it fixed the problem?

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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 03 November 04 09:04 GMT (UK) »
I think I might have fixed the problem where you can't see page 2,3,4 etc.. when you do a seach (I can't test it becasue my browser was ok with it). Has it fixed the problem?

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Nope...

The number of pages are shown ie [1] 2 3 etc
Page 1 is in view, but if you hover over 2 or 3 with the cursor, it remains as an arrow. It doesn't change to a pointing finger to enable selection of the following pages.

Hope this helps!