Calibre Search Issues

drdancm · 08-09-2017, 04:54 PM

Recently I've found that Quick searches for author names gives a lot more results than I would expect. I don't remember getting so many wrong results in the past (version 2.xx).

Am I doing something wrong or does the problem lie with the Calibre updates ?
A search for Greg Bear results in what appears to be 7 totally unrelated books.

If I do an Advanced Search for Author, then I get the desired, accurate results.

Shouldn't Quick Search work better ?
I understand if an Anthology may have the author's name which does not show up in the main window because it may be lurking under the Tags.

This is not a huge deal, but it is puzzling.

Thanks !

itimpi · 08-09-2017, 04:57 PM

Your search will look for the words Greg bear in any field including the comments as you have not applied any field restriction.

theducks · 08-09-2017, 06:12 PM

what itimpi said plus
with out quotes, the search will return: greg or bear

drdancm · 08-09-2017, 07:48 PM

The "...." help and explains that the other results may contain just one of the search words .

Thanks

08-09-2017, 04:54 PM	#1
drdancm Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle	Calibre Search Issues Recently I've found that Quick searches for author names gives a lot more results than I would expect. I don't remember getting so many wrong results in the past (version 2.xx). Am I doing something wrong or does the problem lie with the Calibre updates ? A search for Greg Bear results in what appears to be 7 totally unrelated books. If I do an Advanced Search for Author, then I get the desired, accurate results. Shouldn't Quick Search work better ? I understand if an Anthology may have the author's name which does not show up in the main window because it may be lurking under the Tags. This is not a huge deal, but it is puzzling. Thanks ! Attached Thumbnails

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08-09-2017, 04:57 PM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	Your search will look for the words Greg bear in any field including the comments as you have not applied any field restriction.

08-09-2017, 06:12 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,784 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	what itimpi said plus with out quotes, the search will return: greg or bear

08-09-2017, 07:48 PM	#4
drdancm Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle	The "...." help and explains that the other results may contain just one of the search words . Thanks