javadoc search enhancements

[Hannes Wallnoefer]

Thanks for the feedback, Jon!

> Am 07.03.2022 um 23:08 schrieb Jonathan Gibbons <jonathan.gibbons at oracle.com>:
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> Hannes,
> 
> In general, this is great work. Very nice.
> 
> I presume the "About this page" link and info are specific to the demo.  In the product, I would expect such info to be in the HELP page, and to not contain references to JBS issues.

Yes, as I thought the demo required some explanation I wanted to keep that as close to the demo as possible, instead of having to write redundant explanations each time I asked for feedback. You’re right in that such information (in condensed form) would belong in the help page in the final product.

Hannes

> -- Jon
> 
> 
> On 3/3/22 7:43 AM, Hannes Wallnoefer wrote:
>> I’ve been working on various enhancements for the javadoc search feature for the past weeks and am looking for feedback.
>> 
>> The enhancements are:
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>>  - Less strict search: Allowing the search query to consist of multiple space-separated tokens that can match anywhere in the indexed elements whithout the need to include verbatim delimiters such as `.` or `(`
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>>  - A standalone search page as an addition/alternative to the existing in-page popup search
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>>  - The ability to link to search queries, including use of the search page as a browser-configurable keyword search engine
>> 
>> All these are explained in detail in the demo search page (click on „About this page“ to expand) along with exampes, instructions and links to the respective JBS issues.
>> 
>> The demo page is availble here:  http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~hannesw/javadoc-search-page/api.05/search.html
>> 
>> Looking forward to your feedback!
>> 
>> Hannes