meaningful search

[ilippert]

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Operating system

GNU / Linux

Details on version and operating system

JabRef 6.0--2024-12-11--38576bb Linux 6.11.11-300.fc41.x86_64 amd64 Java 23.0.1 JavaFX 23.0.1+4

Checked with the latest development build (copy version output from About dialog)

• I made a backup of my libraries before testing the latest development version.
• I have tested the latest development version and the problem persists

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

1. Given a library with several 2012 entries, in which the date is configured in various ways, e.g. as date, Date, year.
2. Search your library for Date=2012
3. Search your library for date=2012
4. Search your library for year=2012

will all produce different hits.

Sorry, the new search engine makes me typically frustrated.

Appendix

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[koppor]

Sorry, the new search engine makes me typically frustrated.

Which means in 5.x, it used to work?

[Siedlerchr]

The key problem seems to be that year/date alias fields are not resolved/handled

I tested with 3 entries and the fields.

1. Year 2012
2. date 2012
3. Date 2012

this is also visible in the SQL query

DEBUG: Executing search query: WITH
cte0 AS (
    SELECT main_table.entryid
    FROM bib_fields."c95sdfua42ja" AS main_table
    WHERE (
        (main_table.field_name = 'year') AND ((main_table.field_value_literal ILIKE ('%2012%')) OR (main_table.field_value_transformed ILIKE ('%2012%')))
    )
)

@Article{,
  author = {asdfasd},
  year   = {2012},
}

@Article{2012,
  author       = {First Author2},
  date         = {2012},
  journaltitle = {asdf},
}

@Article{Author12012,
  author       = {First Author1},
  date         = {2012},
  journaltitle = {asdf},
}

[ilippert]

Which means in 5.x, it used to work?

JabRef 5.14--2024-06-03--109600b
Linux 6.11.10-300.fc41.x86_64 amd64
Java 21.0.2
JavaFX 22.0.1+7

search here works still wonderfully :)

Oliver, I guess here I can suggest to split the issue: the date bug issue vs my repeated frustrations with the "new search". If of any use for the latter, I am happy to create a new issue on the larger frustration and try to generate a screencast to illustrate, walk you through, my "frustrations", might help to turns this into something more specific and then a productive conversation ;) I apologise for the outburst with the notion of frustration, which you and the other developers do not deserve!