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Support => cpg1.4.x Support => Older/other versions => cpg1.4 miscellaneous => Topic started by: Prisoner_24601 on January 13, 2006, 06:02:22 pm

Title: Album Description Search
Post by: Prisoner_24601 on January 13, 2006, 06:02:22 pm

I would like to be able to search the "Album Description" field.

I did a rather enthusiastic search of this 'board and saw a couple folks say that this was contained in a Mod, but I couldn't find the Mod.

RSVP.  Thanks for your time.

Title: Re: Album Description Search
Post by: Joachim Müller on January 13, 2006, 06:24:33 pm

are you sure those posts where for cpg1.4.x? The search has changed completely from cpg1.3.x to cpg1.4.x (under the hood).

Title: Re: Album Description Search
Post by: Prisoner_24601 on January 13, 2006, 07:10:02 pm

Re-searching "'Album Description' search", "'album description' mod" and "'album description'".  There are references to 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 (I use the newest 1.4.3).

In any event, is what I ask possible?  Mod or plugin, perhaps?

I would rather not have to enter searchable terms for each picture.

Title: Re: Album Description Search
Post by: Joachim Müller on January 13, 2006, 08:53:03 pm

I have no idea, as you chose not to post links to the mods you're refering to ::). I guess if the mod says it is for cpg1.4.x you can use it in any case.

Title: Re: Album Description Search
Post by: Prisoner_24601 on January 13, 2006, 11:58:19 pm

Sorry for the confusion.  Let me try to phrase this differently:

There are a couple of posts that say, "Look in the Mod Forum" or "Look in the Plugins Forum" and I can't find anything there.  You, yourself in one of the posts say that this is impossible for 1.2, but that doesn't make a difference now.

If you could please tell me if this is even possible, now, I will cease searching.

Title: Re: Album Description Search
Post by: Paver on January 14, 2006, 07:56:31 am

Sure it's possible.  You just want to search the album description and return a link to albums that match?  That's fairly straight-forward.  I don't see anyone who's done this for 1.4.x yet (on a rudimentary search).  A mod wouldn't be that difficult, the question is could a plugin be made?  That's the trick.  Avoid modding the core is my motto.  Let me see about this ... I'm still learning how to play with the plugin system so it'd an interesting task since it seems so simple ...  (famous last words probably)

Title: Re: Album Description Search
Post by: Prisoner_24601 on January 14, 2006, 05:24:52 pm

Thanks!  Either/or is fine with me, nor do I mind directed hacking of the search engine (I'm used to that from phpBB and vBulletin).

For my purposes, the Album Description is far more important than the picture description and if I can get the search to work on that, I will be happy as a clam.

Title: Re: Album Description Search
Post by: Paver on January 15, 2006, 09:48:50 am

Here's a plugin that should do what you want: http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=26483.0 (http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=26483.0).

Please test it out and let me know if you see any issues.  I think I checked it out thoroughly.

Title: Re: Album Description Search
Post by: Prisoner_24601 on January 15, 2006, 09:48:42 pm

Thanks very much.  I will test it shortly.