nextcloud / nextcloud/notes

New three-column layout: make search field to search full-text or via option

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Description

The global search for notes is totally unusable because it is very, very slow. @see #966

I really like the new search box in the new three-column layout.
But it only searches the note's titles, which is not enough in many cases.

It should work similar to the global search and the search box on the Android app and be a full-text search.

Please make it a full-text search, or add an option like a checkbox "Fulltext" below the search field.

Thank you!

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Research direction

Start with the search box in the new three-column layout and compare its title-only behavior with the global search and the Android app. The change is complete when notes can be searched by full text, or when a clear Fulltext option provides that behavior without making the search unusably slow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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