search does not work with partial words

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harrym
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Joined: Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:41 pm

search does not work with partial words

Post by harrym »

Since the version that highlighted the search-term in the displayed list, something has changed in the search algorithm so that it tends to only find complete words.

Here is a search for "zlib" that finds the "zlib" folder :

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Here is a search for "zli" that doesn't find anything :

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froggie
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Re: search does not work with partial words

Post by froggie »

Check to see that "Match Whole Word" is not checked in the Search menu
harrym
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Re: search does not work with partial words

Post by harrym »

Yes, it was. No idea how it came to be checked after the installation.
I was looking instead in Options/Search - it might not be a bad idea to duplicate there these options, so as to have everything in one place.
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