Windows Client Search Possible Bug - Please Confirm

[risk 2]

There appears to be a bug in the Windows Desktop Client when searching for tags within a notebook. I'm using version 5.8.1.6061.

 

This Search syntax works: notebook:.journal tag:.tech

This Search syntax does not work: tag:.tech notebook:.journal

 

So basically if Tag is before Notebook, no notes are found. Please note that the Browser version does not have this issue and works as expected.

 

Thanks.

[JMichaelTX 4,117]

Per the EN Search syntax/grammar guide, the Notebook term must be provided FIRST.

See Search Grammar specification.

 

[risk 2]

Thanks for the link JMichael.

 

However, the supposedly incorrect syntax of listing the Tag before Notebook works in the browser version.

[JMichaelTX 4,117]

That doesn't surprise me.  There are many inconsistencies/bugs in the EN Search engine, particularly with different behavior on different platforms.

[jefito 5,589]

However, the supposedly incorrect syntax of listing the Tag before Notebook works in the browser version.

The different clients do accept some things that the API search language wouldn't accept, sometimes in the aid of user convenience, like implicit '*' characters added after search terms. In this case, both versions work in the web client, but "tag:t notebook:n" don't work in all other clients, so it's best to try to stick with the documented search language, particularly if you're using saved searches that can be used across different devices.