Annoyance Comment.. Search Feature

[+Bent Nerds]

Hi, something I noticed, often I want to search for various models of GPS and such but it does not permit search terms under 5 characters, which is a bit extreme.. even when using phrases such as "nuvi 1200" or nuvi* 1200* this is still too little characters thus its tough to find any information.

 

Might help with less repeat questions if this was changed.

 

Thanks

[+Tobias & Petronella]

I just tried a search using "nuvi 255w" and clicking on All Forums and it worked for me.

[+user13371]

Yes, but "nuvi 255w" with the quotes is more than 5 characters.

 

I hardly ever use the search here, I just use google instead. Put in any search times you want, and add site:forums.Groundspeak.com to the end of it...

Edited July 24, 2009 by lee_rimar

[+Bent Nerds]

Yes, but "nuvi 255w" with the quotes is more than 5 characters.

 

I hardly ever use the search here, I just use google instead. Put in any search times you want, and add site:forums.Groundspeak.com to the end of it...

 

I used a bad example there, should be "nuvi 760". I see you can get around it by using quotes on each word like "nuvi" (5 char) "760" (5 char).

 

Just thought I would mention this because so many GPS names have like 2-3 digits.

[knowschad]

Yes, but "nuvi 255w" with the quotes is more than 5 characters.

 

I hardly ever use the search here, I just use google instead. Put in any search times you want, and add site:forums.Groundspeak.com to the end of it...

 

I used a bad example there, should be "nuvi 760". I see you can get around it by using quotes on each word like "nuvi" (5 char) "760" (5 char).

 

Just thought I would mention this because so many GPS names have like 2-3 digits.

 

Be sure to see Lee Rimer's comment about using the "site:" keyword in Google (and most other search engines)