Author:  Andy_Bell  Posted:  Jan 9, 2024 11:36  Subject:  Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants  Viewed:  66 times  Topic:  Catalog Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card Andy_Bell (2368) Location:  USA, Alabama Member Since Contact Type Status Jan 19, 2005 Seller Store: Murphy the Brickyard Dog

In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:    That being said: — Yes, the asterisk as a joker is a hidden/obscure feature. I'd put the asterisk as an archaic or old-fashioned feature but I would hardly call it a hidden or obscure feature. The asterisk as a search wildcard is used by both Microsoft (since the DOS days) and Google in their search engines. Not an Apple user but have a hunch they use it the same way. Lack of user knowledge about standards does not make it hidden - rather it is so ubiquitous that it should not need explanation. However, it is the 2nd item in the search help... https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=29 AB

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Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - SylvainLS (46)

[...] Help page: (URL) [...] * and ! under images have nothing to do with variants: “4. A small asterisk (*) below a thumbnail image indicates that there is a large [...] (5 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog)

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Re: Important proposal regarding catalog variants - SylvainLS (46)

[...] On BL, it is hidden and/or obscure. [...] The one on BL doesn’t work the same (it works for the end of the word), making it more obscure and certainly not [...] (5 months ago, Jan 9, 2024, to Catalog)

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