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New Features and System Improvements
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Search term spell checking, improved search context, better common word handling and more regular indexing

15 August 2007

Search Term Spell Checking

Searches are now checked for spelling and where appropriate an alternative ("Did you mean?") search is suggested. The system makes use of the live search index to suggest alternative search terms based on how close search terms are to indexed words and how often the word occurs.

Improved Search Context

The old program responsible for showing where search terms appear in results has been replaced. The new program better handles phrases and search terms appearing as part of linked text. It is also possible to turn context off via the new [No context] button.

Better Common Word Handling

Sino now treats common words as being common in phrases. This speeds up searches where users routinely put all phrases in quotes. If you want to search for a common word, precede it with a # or a + sign as in: +the or "sale #of goods".

More Regular Indexing

The search indexes are now more regularly reindexed. In the worst case, all documents are reindexed every 24 hours and some indexes are updated as often as every hour.


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