#62 Exact string match precedence > 3 letter str Usage Freq

[Marcus]

Running 0.96
On repeated attempts, enter the string

quin

Launchy returns a sorted list placing
4.0 Requirements

above

Quintissential

Is this b/c its only search/sorting on 3 letter strings?

Would be nice if it did 4 letters or had a config
setting to do so.

Thanks JOSH!!

[Josh]

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Here is the algorithm...

1) If there is an exact match, in other words there is a
file called 'quin', it will use that

2) If one has been used more than the other, it will give
priority to the most used

3) If the entire search string is found (verbatim) in the
filename, it will prefer that.

In your case, there is no file 'quin' so rule 1 gets
skipped. Now, 'quin' is contained completely within
'quintissential' so by rule 3 it would come before
'requirements'. However, usage (rule 2) has presidence. So
at some point you probably opened '4.0 Requirements';
perhaps by mistake.

Anyway, if you run 'quintissential' a few more times Launchy
will learn that by usage and give it priority.

Probably way more than you wanted to know, but I thought I'd
spill it out for anyone interested.

Josh

[Marcus]

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Thanks for the quick feedback. Never too much detail in a
defect report :)

The behaviour exhibited now makes sense. However, feature
request still remains (but augmented)

Feature: Swap rules 2 & 3 below.

I realize this request may have impacts on other
user/operators perception of 'correct behaviour' and may
deserve some discussion, which I'm open to.

So, comments welcome on this thread...