From 1ee24a2aaf6d07f0f6ffd4697da88c43b140bd13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robin Millette <millette@controlyourself.ca>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 23:11:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] added filler text to people search, suggesting other search
 options.

---
 actions/peoplesearch.php | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/actions/peoplesearch.php b/actions/peoplesearch.php
index 9e515ade1a..6fbb19b882 100644
--- a/actions/peoplesearch.php
+++ b/actions/peoplesearch.php
@@ -60,14 +60,8 @@ class PeoplesearchAction extends SearchAction
 
     function showResults($q, $page)
     {
-
         $profile = new Profile();
-
-        // lcase it for comparison
-        // $q = strtolower($q);
-
         $search_engine = $profile->getSearchEngine('identica_people');
-
         $search_engine->set_sort_mode('chron');
         // Ask for an extra to see if there's more.
         $search_engine->limit((($page-1)*PROFILES_PER_PAGE), PROFILES_PER_PAGE + 1);
@@ -81,14 +75,34 @@ class PeoplesearchAction extends SearchAction
             $terms = preg_split('/[\s,]+/', $q);
             $results = new PeopleSearchResults($profile, $terms, $this);
             $results->show();
+            $profile->free();
+            $this->pagination($page > 1, $cnt > PROFILES_PER_PAGE,
+                          $page, 'peoplesearch', array('q' => $q));
+
         } else {
-            $this->element('p', 'error', _('No results'));
-        }
+            $this->element('p', 'error', _('No results.'));
 
-        $profile->free();
+            $qe = urlencode($q);
+            $message = _(<<<E_O_T
+* Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
+* Try different keywords.
+* Try more general keywords.
+* Try fewer keywords.
 
-        $this->pagination($page > 1, $cnt > PROFILES_PER_PAGE,
-                          $page, 'peoplesearch', array('q' => $q));
+You can also try your search on other engines:
+
+* [Twingly](http://www.twingly.com/search?q=$qe&content=microblog&site=identi.ca)
+* [Tweet scan](http://www.tweetscan.com/indexi.php?s=$qe)
+* [Google](http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aidenti.ca+$qe)
+* [Yahoo](http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=site%3Aidenti.ca+$qe)
+
+E_O_T
+);
+            $this->elementStart('div', 'blankfiller');
+            $this->raw(common_markup_to_html($message));
+            $this->elementEnd('div');
+            $profile->free();
+        }
     }
 }
 
-- 
2.39.5