[sword-devel] Multi word search also returns matches based on headlines or footnotes

Tobias Klein contact at tklein.info
Sun Mar 23 04:16:07 EDT 2025


Hi Troy,

is it intentional that the SWORD search also returns matches based on 
headlines or footnotes?

E.g. when I have the following search configuration:

Search type: Multi word search
Term: not listen Lord
Module: NASB

Among others, I get the result *Deuteronomy 28:15*.

“But it shall come about, if you do *not* obey the *Lord* your God, to 
observe to do all His commandments and His statutes with which I charge 
you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: "

In this particular case the term "listen" is not part of the Bible text, 
but rather only part of the footnote of "obey" (Lit *listen* to the 
voice of).

I configured the respective SWMgr with Footnotes turned off:
this->_searchMgr->setGlobalOption("Footnotes", "Off");

However, unexpectedly the search is still returning this verse as a result.
Similar behavior can be observed with search results matching headers.

I'd rather not have search results based on footnotes or headers.

Best regards,
Tobias
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