Thanks, you're right. That is now #1 on my to-do list -- maybe just go straight to the artist page if there's an exact string match, or else try to suggest a list of closely-spelled artists?
Any algorithms anyone can suggest for finding close spellings, besides Levenshtein? Like, that are somehow indexable or easy to implement in a database?
[Edit: just updated it, searching now works on a direct string match, no more annoying alert box.]
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The error message in an "alert" box when you don't select the artist form the drop down list is a bit surprising.
Thanks, you're right. That is now #1 on my to-do list -- maybe just go straight to the artist page if there's an exact string match, or else try to suggest a list of closely-spelled artists?
Any algorithms anyone can suggest for finding close spellings, besides Levenshtein? Like, that are somehow indexable or easy to implement in a database?
[Edit: just updated it, searching now works on a direct string match, no more annoying alert box.]
That's what it's for, that's why it's called ALERT.
Jokes aside, having something show up on the page would probably work better.