nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Duplication in advanced search

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0. Needs triage design enhancement feature: search
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Description

Hi,

When you search, there are a lot of things that seem to duplicate things. What is the difference in searching in Collectives and it's pages etcetera? Maybe we can just stick to searching in Talk, Collectives, ...
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I understand you might want to allow searching 'just' in the names of collectives, or just in the names of talk rooms, but that is already available in the sidebars of both apps, and it clutters this dialog a ton. Plus, it seems a real corner case to me.

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The issue identifies duplication in Nextcloud's advanced search dialog and includes a screenshot, but names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the advanced-search dialog and its search-scope definitions, then clarify which scopes should remain and verify that the resulting choices are no longer redundant.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
frontend, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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