Re: [RFC] Zenmap search interface overhaul

[Fyodor <fyodor () insecure org>]

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 01:30:34PM -0600, David Fifield wrote:
> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 09:15:22PM +0200, Vladimir Mitrovic wrote:
>
> Neither. It means "all scans after 00:00 on January 9." Fuzziness should
> only increase, never decrease, the range of dates searched.
>
> Similarly before:~date would push the date forward in time a day. Again
> we have to make a decision. Does before:2008-01-10 mean, "before 00:00
> on January 10" or "before 00:00 on January 11"? In other words, does
> "before" really mean "on or before"? My inclination is to choose the
> more expansize option, "on or before", just like "after" is "on or
> after". So for this example "before:~2008-01-10" means "all scans before
> 00:00 on January 12."

Hi David.  I think you have some great ideas related to search
keywords.  But I'm not sure I understand the value of ~ "fuzzyness".
It sounds like after:2008-01-10 already includes anything on that day
or later in your plan.  If I want to add a day to be on the safe side
or because I'm not sure of semantics, wouldn't specifying
after:2008-01-9 be just as easy and more intutive than
after:~2008-01-10?  And if I want 3 extra buffer days, why would
after:~~2008-01-10 be any simpler than after:2008-01-07?  Who is going
to remember a special syntax for adding an extra day or three, when
they can just add or subtract the days from the date given directly?

> Why have the fuzziness, when it's just a shorthand for operations with
> precise semantics? The answer is that I don't want to have to remember
> precise semantics when I'm searching.

If someone doesn't remember whehter after: and before: include the day
in question, what are the odds that they will remember the meaning of
"~" and "~~"?

Cheers,
-F

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