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Strict and loose filtering by stonesour on 06-22-2004 at 06:01 AM
Strict
2 => two
1234 => 1234
loose
2 => two
1234 => 1two34
Hope you understand, sorry for the briefness
RE: Strict and loose filtering by Choli on 06-22-2004 at 10:02 AM
quote:No, I don't understand, sorry. Could you explain that better; and include the version of your plus?
Originally posted by stonesour
Hope you understand, sorry for the briefness
I think you're trying to set a filter that changes 2 by two, but that isn't possible because filters must be at least 2 characters long.
RE: Strict and loose filtering by Jutx on 06-22-2004 at 12:01 PM
I think i get it. He wants 2 to change into "two" if its on its own but not filter if the number 2 is in the middle of a word. Thats strict.
"I want 2" Would change into "I Want two"
"I want 6002" wouldn't change at all it would stay "I want 6002"
Loose filtering wouldn't care and would always change 2 into "two" like:
"I want 2" Would change into "I Want two"
"I want 6002" would change into "I want 600two"
I think i got it. correct me if i'm wrong
RE: Strict and loose filtering by Patchou on 06-22-2004 at 04:54 PM
I understand.. well, I can add an option for that in the registry if you want... but how could it be really useful?
RE: Strict and loose filtering by Millenium_edition on 06-22-2004 at 04:57 PM
maybe in URL's?
www.iamafucker.com -> www.iamabeep.com
RE: Strict and loose filtering by .blade// on 06-22-2004 at 04:58 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Patchou
I understand.. well, I can add an option for that in the registry if you want... but how could it be really useful?
I think it would be useful for things like
"So how are u?" as "So how are you?"
but not
"So how's it down under?" as "So how's it down younder"
Quite a few people want a word filter for that kind of thing...
but it could be done more easily if word filter was less strict...I mean you could set it so:
" u " is "you"
"u?" is "you?"
but
"I had to make a U-Turn" is not "I had to make a You-Turn"
RE: Strict and loose filtering by Choli on 06-22-2004 at 11:22 PM
quote:those things already work like that in plus because in the first example "u" is a whole word and in the second "u" is part of a word (well, just that example doesn't work, due to the at-least-2-chars minimun length of filters; but you get the idea)
Originally posted by blade
"So how are u?" as "So how are you?"
but not
"So how's it down under?" as "So how's it down younder"
quote:IMO, the best way to personalise that is giving the user (even if it has to be done in the registry) the ability of choose what characters will act as delimiters for filters. However, that may be quite difficult of implement and also could bring bugs or similar dodgy things.
Originally posted by Patchou
I understand.. well, I can add an option for that in the registry if you want... but how could it be really useful?
Personally, I'm fine with the way it works now; maybe, Patchou, you can add the ability of filter 1 char words and for me the filter feature would be completed
RE: Strict and loose filtering by stonesour on 06-26-2004 at 01:02 AM
I think it would work well as a radio button when adding a word to turn it on/off for that word
Then one character filters could be used(maybe for sending only)
RE: Strict and loose filtering by Chestah on 06-27-2004 at 07:40 AM
yeah when applying a new filter, having the option as a radio button of: "Strict Filtering, Loose filtering" then having a small example of each so the user knows what it means
RE: Strict and loose filtering by CookieRevised on 06-27-2004 at 12:43 PM
Strict filtering, loose filtering??... it will make things realy more complicated then it realy is... The only thing it realy needs is an option for each filter to filter on "words" or not. It is the standard way of how every program in Windows works. This is proberly also what you realy meant...
with "2"="two" and "search for words" on:
"2" => two
"6002" => 6002
with "2"="two" and "search for words" off:
"2" => two
"6002" => 600two
A "word" is when the searchstring is encapseled by a space or a sign like "?.,:".
PS: and the added use of wildcards will make the search function realy perfect 