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Fullproof - A javascript fulltext search engine library

88 points by d0ugal 14y ago

t0 14y ago
Forget fulltext search, I'd like to know how he pulled off that 3d cube scrolling! *Found it: http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js
- przemoc 14y ago
  I have to concur, the visual side of the presentation is quite nifty and appealing.
  - jrajav 14y ago
    Yes, but it breaks usability slightly - it overrides the back button.
    - przemoc 14y ago
      I cannot say it's usability break if using back button allows me to go to the previously seen slide and after that forward button brings me back where I was. The only problem is that you have to wait a bit until URL is changed. OTOH it is quite useful too, because quick scrolling over the slides isn't recorded in the history, only the slides where you were for more than a mere second or so.
    - Ygg2 14y ago
      Not to mention that it doesn't scale well with screen size (I can't see the bottom below tokenization on slide where it shows structure). It looks nifty, but that's about it.
- J-H 14y ago
  While we are on the topic, you should check out some of Hakim's other work. Meny and Forkit in particular are two really cool scripts. Forkit: http://lab.hakim.se/forkit-js/ http://lab.hakim.se/forkit-js/ Meny: http://lab.hakim.se/meny/ http://lab.hakim.se/meny/
  - t0 14y ago
    Wow, thanks
- Afforess 14y ago
  The presentation reminded me of ancient microfiche readers...
- gokulk 14y ago
  you should see impress.js.. thats another good one http://bartaz.github.com/impress.js/#/bored http://bartaz.github.com/impress.js/#/bored
lignuist 14y ago
What is the motivation? Adding search functionality to sites that have no dynamic backend? How would I build an index? Are tools included for that, or is it just reading an index? Is it building the index each time the page is loaded, or in advance, or is both possible? While the slides explain, what a search engine is, they seem not really to explain, how I can use this particular search engine, which is a pitty, since this looks like a cool project. This is the project page, but I cannot find such information there as well: https://github.com/reyesr/fullproof https://github.com/reyesr/fullproof
- lighthazard 14y ago
  I am working on a project which is, essentially, fully client-side. We decided to use the browser's built in search function to handle searching until we could implement a better search method. We also have tagging in place because that's how we handle our most basic of searching. Having a fulltext search library that was would allow us to search through our data more effectively. Now to test this on the mobile browser.
- stdbrouw 14y ago
  I would think that even for a static site you'd at least want to generate the index as part of the build process, not (like fullproof) do that on the client as well. Of course, for client-side apps that never touch a server and store user content in Local Storage or some-such, that's not really an option. I'd wager 99% of us don't have that problem, though. Still, kudos to the author, looks well thought-out.
steeve 14y ago
Nice idea, but how do you get around storing and retrieving large amounts of data?
- me_bx 14y ago
  in-browser databases (syncing with server) like pouchdb might take care of this: http://pouchdb.com/ http://pouchdb.com/
rorrr 14y ago
A bit off topic. I FUCKING HATE this new 3D navigation shit that some websites started doing. It's slow, it jumps through pages sometimes, it's absolutely not clear where you are.
- naner 14y ago
  New? This tacky crap has been around forever ;) http://desk3d.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php http://desk3d.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php
  - dguaraglia 14y ago
    The difference is that it was kinda cool as a way to browse between desktops (and apps, to an extent.) But for browsing a stream of continuous information it sucks. There is no easy way to fast-forward/rewind to a specific point, etc. Might work for a short presentation/tutorial form, which is what I think this site is trying to do.
- leepowers 14y ago
  It's a really horrible interface for technical information. Used as a viewer for a handful of images might be bearable. But for describing a javascript implementation of a full-text search engine? No thanks. Give me black text on a white background and a couple of graphs.

88 points by d0ugal 14y ago

t0 14y ago

Forget fulltext search, I'd like to know how he pulled off that 3d cube scrolling! *Found it: http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js

przemoc 14y ago
I have to concur, the visual side of the presentation is quite nifty and appealing.
- jrajav 14y ago
  Yes, but it breaks usability slightly - it overrides the back button.
  - przemoc 14y ago
    I cannot say it's usability break if using back button allows me to go to the previously seen slide and after that forward button brings me back where I was. The only problem is that you have to wait a bit until URL is changed. OTOH it is quite useful too, because quick scrolling over the slides isn't recorded in the history, only the slides where you were for more than a mere second or so.
  - Ygg2 14y ago
    Not to mention that it doesn't scale well with screen size (I can't see the bottom below tokenization on slide where it shows structure). It looks nifty, but that's about it.
J-H 14y ago
While we are on the topic, you should check out some of Hakim's other work. Meny and Forkit in particular are two really cool scripts. Forkit: http://lab.hakim.se/forkit-js/ http://lab.hakim.se/forkit-js/ Meny: http://lab.hakim.se/meny/ http://lab.hakim.se/meny/
- t0 14y ago
  Wow, thanks
Afforess 14y ago
The presentation reminded me of ancient microfiche readers...
gokulk 14y ago
you should see impress.js.. thats another good one http://bartaz.github.com/impress.js/#/bored http://bartaz.github.com/impress.js/#/bored

lignuist 14y ago

What is the motivation? Adding search functionality to sites that have no dynamic backend? How would I build an index? Are tools included for that, or is it just reading an index? Is it building the index each time the page is loaded, or in advance, or is both possible? While the slides explain, what a search engine is, they seem not really to explain, how I can use this particular search engine, which is a pitty, since this looks like a cool project. This is the project page, but I cannot find such information there as well: https://github.com/reyesr/fullproof https://github.com/reyesr/fullproof

lighthazard 14y ago
I am working on a project which is, essentially, fully client-side. We decided to use the browser's built in search function to handle searching until we could implement a better search method. We also have tagging in place because that's how we handle our most basic of searching. Having a fulltext search library that was would allow us to search through our data more effectively. Now to test this on the mobile browser.
stdbrouw 14y ago
I would think that even for a static site you'd at least want to generate the index as part of the build process, not (like fullproof) do that on the client as well. Of course, for client-side apps that never touch a server and store user content in Local Storage or some-such, that's not really an option. I'd wager 99% of us don't have that problem, though. Still, kudos to the author, looks well thought-out.

steeve 14y ago

Nice idea, but how do you get around storing and retrieving large amounts of data?

me_bx 14y ago
in-browser databases (syncing with server) like pouchdb might take care of this: http://pouchdb.com/ http://pouchdb.com/

rorrr 14y ago

A bit off topic. I FUCKING HATE this new 3D navigation shit that some websites started doing. It's slow, it jumps through pages sometimes, it's absolutely not clear where you are.

naner 14y ago
New? This tacky crap has been around forever ;) http://desk3d.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php http://desk3d.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php
- dguaraglia 14y ago
  The difference is that it was kinda cool as a way to browse between desktops (and apps, to an extent.) But for browsing a stream of continuous information it sucks. There is no easy way to fast-forward/rewind to a specific point, etc. Might work for a short presentation/tutorial form, which is what I think this site is trying to do.
leepowers 14y ago
It's a really horrible interface for technical information. Used as a viewer for a handful of images might be bearable. But for describing a javascript implementation of a full-text search engine? No thanks. Give me black text on a white background and a couple of graphs.