NEWS: make it explicit that wildcard matching is no longer supported

Wildcard matching was a feature of the probabilistic prefix, and we no
longer have it for the boolean prefix. Also note that top-level folder
can now be searched.
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Jani Nikula 2014-05-02 19:28:38 +03:00 committed by David Bremner
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@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ General
The `folder:` search prefix now requires an exact match
The `folder:` prefix has been changed to search for email messages
by the exact, case sensitive maildir or MH folder name. The new
behaviour allows for more accurate mail folder based searches, and
should lead to less surprising results than the old behaviour. Users
are advised to see the `notmuch-search-terms` manual page for
details, and review how the change affects their existing `folder:`
searches.
by the exact, case sensitive maildir or MH folder name. Wildcard
matching (`folder:foo*`) is no longer supported. The new behaviour
allows for more accurate mail folder based searches, makes it
possible to search for messages in the top-level folder, and should
lead to less surprising results than the old behaviour. Users are
advised to see the `notmuch-search-terms` manual page for details,
and review how the change affects their existing `folder:` searches.
There is a new `path:` search prefix.