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Bug #48168 php.net changed behavior for drop-down source menu
Submitted: 2009-05-06 17:12 UTC Modified: 2009-05-06 20:12 UTC
From: mary at apprion dot org Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Website problem
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: Win XP
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2009-05-06 17:12 UTC] mary at apprion dot org 
Description:
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I've been using php.net for over a year, mostly to look up functions in 'function list'.  I never had to change the source in the drop-down menu unless I needed to look elsewhere (usually 'online documentation').

Recently, the webpage insists on changing the source automatically to 'online documentation', even when I've just been looking up something in 'function list'.  I checked myphp.net, and the URL search fallback is set to "function list search", and that seems to work OK.  I tested it by simply entering the word explode in the address box of Firefox.

Has there been a recent change that is making this happen?  Is there something else I can set to make it stay on 'function list'?

I posted this on a PHP users group forum and received a reply that someone else had also noticed the behavior as well.


Expected result:
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would like the drop-down source menu to remain the same until it is specifically changed

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 [2009-05-06 18:42 UTC] philip@php.net 
The change was intentional. However, it's been reverted in favour of 
researching the following:

  http://wiki.php.net/ideas/phpnetsearch
 [2009-05-06 19:59 UTC] mary at apprion dot org 
Perhaps I'm just dense today, but I don't understand your answer past "was intentional".  You wrote:

The change was intentional.  However, it's been reverted in favour of 
researching the following:

  http://wiki.php.net/ideas/phpnetsearch

Does that mean you're changing it back to the way it was? (If the answer is yes, why isn't it working for me yet?)  Or maybe "reverted" means something different to you than to me?

And I have no idea what it means to "research" the link.  I looked at the topics on that page, but I still don't understand what you're talking about.
 [2009-05-06 20:12 UTC] philip@php.net 
Understandable, as my message was rather cryptic.

Changing the default of that select box from 'function list' to 'online 
documentation' was intentionally made yesterday, however, today it was 
reverted back (so, 'function list' is the current default).

Changes to the source code (in CVS) takes time to propagate to the 
various php.net mirrors out there so eventually it'll show up to a 
mirror near you (usually within an hour or two).

The topic of search improvement is broad and goes well beyond this 
particular change. However, it's related, and will be discussed near 
that wiki page.
 
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