Search¶

Current Search Behavior¶

Search supports ranked free-text matching plus inline structured operators.

Free text matches idea title and body only.
Results are ranked so stronger text matches appear before weaker ones.
When search is active, the left pane switches to a dedicated search-results view.
Structured-only searches such as tag:python or group:backend show matching ideas directly as selectable rows.
Searches with free text show selectable match rows under each Group / Title heading.
tag:<name> filters by exact tag name.
group:<name> filters by exact group name.
Free text and structured filters are combined with an implicit and.
Multiple structured filters default to and.
You can use explicit and / or between structured filters.

Press / to focus search, or click any tag above the idea body to start a tag:<name> search.
Type your query text and optional operators.
Use Tab to open/cycle autocomplete suggestions.
Use Shift+Tab, Up, or Down to move between suggestions.
Press Enter to accept the highlighted suggestion. Accepting tag: or group: immediately opens matching value suggestions.
Press Down to move from the search input into the filtered result list.
Structured-only searches show one selectable idea row per result.
Searches with free text show Group / Title headings plus one or more match rows.
Use Up and Down in the result list to move between selectable rows.
Press Up on the first result to return focus to the search input.
Selecting a result row updates the right pane with that idea.
Press Esc to close autocomplete first, then Esc again to leave search focus.

Search is case-insensitive in typical SQLite configurations.
Invalid operator fragments like tag: are treated as plain text.
and / or between structured filters are evaluated left-to-right.
Search does not support parentheses or not yet.
Plain word queries use prefix-style text matching on visible title/body text.
Punctuation-heavy plain-text queries fall back to the broader legacy substring behavior when needed.
tag: and group: act as filters; they no longer add repeated visible Tag: or Group: match rows.
Plain free-text queries do not match tags or group names unless you use tag: or group: explicitly.
When an active search returns no matches, the results pane shows No results for "<query>".
While the search-results pane is focused with active search, Esc first returns focus to the search input; a second Esc clears the search.
While search is focused, Tab is reserved for autocomplete.
The status bar shows search-specific hints while search is active, including when focus is in the results list.
The right pane currently updates to the selected idea, but does not yet do exact occurrence-level scrolling or inline match highlighting.