Option to Ignore certain characters in search (e.g., dashes)

[nicolnt]

Hi,

I find the search quite restrictive, even in fuzzy mode, regarding the presence or absence of certain characters, especially dashes “-”.
Is there a way to ignore those if they are present in the note title or alias and omitted in the search?

Example case

Here's an example with a note titled or aliased as “Bio-based products LCAs”:

Search Results:

• “biobased” gives no results
• “:ff biobased products lcas” gives no results as well
• “:ff biobased” gives unrelated results

Thanks for considering this!

[tadashi-aikawa]

Hi, @nicolnt :)

Unfortunately, I was able to hit the note in my environment.

Could you either provide the reproduction steps in the Sandbox Vault or share the search settings you used from ${your_vault}/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-another-quick-switcher/data.json ?

ex: The case you use "Recent search"

[tadashi-aikawa]

@nicolnt
Another common case is that the current file does not appear in the suggestions. Just in case, I wanted to mention this as an additional note.

[nicolnt]

Hi @tadashi-aikawa

I could reproduce it in Sandbox vault.

• Just created a note titled "Bio-based"
• Install "Another Quick Switcher" Version: 11.5.1
• Enable "Another Quick Switcher" Version: 11.5.1
• Trigger "Another Quick Switcher: Recent search" from the command palette
• Type "Biobased"

Below with Obsidian's default quick switcher

Debug info (sandbox vault)

  SYSTEM INFO:
	Obsidian version: v1.6.7
	Installer version: v1.5.3
	Operating system: Windows 10 Pro 10.0.19045
	Login status: logged in
	Catalyst license: insider
	Insider build toggle: off
	Live preview: on
	Base theme: adapt to system
	Community theme: none
	Snippets enabled: 0
	Restricted mode: off
	Plugins installed: 1
	Plugins enabled: 1
		1: Another Quick Switcher v11.5.1

RECOMMENDATIONS:
	Community plugins: for bugs, please first try updating all your plugins to latest. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community plugins.

[tadashi-aikawa]

Thank you, @nicolnt :) I could reproduce it 👍

Perhaps, you should enable the Allow fuzzy search for "Search target" option. (default: disabled)

[nicolnt]

Hi @tadashi-aikawa
I submitted a new issue because this option doesn't stay on #252

[tadashi-aikawa]

@nicolnt
I just replied to the issue.