Comments for WordOwl http://www.wordowl.com/blog Chronicling development of a comic search engine Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:50:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Comic of the Week - 10th November 2008: Melonpool by WordOwl » Blog Archive » A little Christmas cheer http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=300&cpage=1#comment-33 WordOwl » Blog Archive » A little Christmas cheer Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:34:38 +0000 http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=300#comment-33 [...] it, but it didn’t change the fact that it was appreciated. I briefly mentioned in the Melonpool review for Comic of the Week that a new book was due out, but that at the time it was a surprise. Well, [...] [...] it, but it didn’t change the fact that it was appreciated. I briefly mentioned in the Melonpool review for Comic of the Week that a new book was due out, but that at the time it was a surprise. Well, [...]

]]> Comment on How It Works by WordOwl » Blog Archive » Technical information available… http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?page_id=355&cpage=1#comment-23 WordOwl » Blog Archive » Technical information available… Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:09:48 +0000 http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?page_id=355#comment-23 [...] The full list of articles is available, through How It Works. [...] [...] The full list of articles is available, through How It Works. [...]

]]> Comment on Comic of the Week - 20th Oct 2008: Flat Feet & High Heels by WordOwl » Blog Archive » Comic of the Week - 27th Oct 2008: Bruno the Bandit http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=247&cpage=1#comment-11 WordOwl » Blog Archive » Comic of the Week - 27th Oct 2008: Bruno the Bandit Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:15:17 +0000 http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=247#comment-11 [...] from one of the more recent comics, in our last weekly review, to one of the older ones, we turn to Bruno the [...] [...] from one of the more recent comics, in our last weekly review, to one of the older ones, we turn to Bruno the [...]

]]> Comment on Comparison: Word Owl vs. Oh No Robot by Word Owl » Blog Archive » Title: see title http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?page_id=92&cpage=1#comment-5 Word Owl » Blog Archive » Title: see title Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:33 +0000 http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?page_id=92#comment-5 [...] of Word Owl and Oh No Robot. I don’t think it’s even that unbiased, actually. Read it for yourself. I’m quite impressed actually. One of the things I mention, and actually put myself down over [...] [...] of Word Owl and Oh No Robot. I don’t think it’s even that unbiased, actually. Read it for yourself. I’m quite impressed actually. One of the things I mention, and actually put myself down over [...]

]]> Comment on So, what next? by Pete Spicer http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-4 Pete Spicer Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:14:35 +0000 http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=62#comment-4 I actually implemented that sometime around lunchtime today (quite nice to be able to add it to both FF and IE's search boxes with only a couple of clicks) It would be possible to implement operators, but I have a few very big issues around that for the user, but that's far too protracted a debate to get into here. It's definitely something I'm thinking about how to implement, but it will cause a lot of issues for the user, IMO. I actually implemented that sometime around lunchtime today (quite nice to be able to add it to both FF and IE’s search boxes with only a couple of clicks)

It would be possible to implement operators, but I have a few very big issues around that for the user, but that’s far too protracted a debate to get into here.

It’s definitely something I’m thinking about how to implement, but it will cause a lot of issues for the user, IMO.

]]> Comment on So, what next? by Kira http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-3 Kira Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:35:34 +0000 http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=62#comment-3 Yes, but one step at a time, I think. :) Besides, you could always implement operators. "hello comic:bruce char:bruce", for example, could find all strips from Bruno the Bandit where the character Bruce has said "hello". Yes, but one step at a time, I think. :)

Besides, you could always implement operators. “hello comic:bruce char:bruce”, for example, could find all strips from Bruno the Bandit where the character Bruce has said “hello”.

]]> Comment on So, what next? by Pete Spicer http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-2 Pete Spicer Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:09:32 +0000 http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=62#comment-2 That would be considerably easier to implement, however it comes at the cost of flexibility - it allows me to include the search in the 'search toolbar' with very little fuss, but it doesn't allow people to readily search individual comics. That would be considerably easier to implement, however it comes at the cost of flexibility - it allows me to include the search in the ’search toolbar’ with very little fuss, but it doesn’t allow people to readily search individual comics.

]]> Comment on So, what next? by Kira http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-1 Kira Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:14:45 +0000 http://www.wordowl.com/blog/?p=62#comment-1 Personally, I'd look into making an OpenSearch plugin first for the basic search. It might be simpler anyway. Personally, I’d look into making an OpenSearch plugin first for the basic search. It might be simpler anyway.

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