-ancestor: parameter does not work

🐛Bugs
#1

Hi.

I love the ancestor search parameter but it won’t work if you want to use it to exclude stuff.

Can replicate in chrome on windows, Windows app and phone Android.

EG:

ancestor:inbox
Only shows items with ancestor inbox

-ancestor:inbox
Does not filter the search result in any way.

See example:

ancestor
ancestor1312×720 549 KB

#2

Hi Kenneth. It looks to me like the search is working as I’d expect. Searching for -ancestor:inbox hides everything under “Inbox”. It doesn’t hide “Inbox” itself because that node doesn’t have an ancestor called “inbox”.

EDIT: To get the behavior I think you’re expecting, try the search -ancestor:inbox -inbox

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#3

Ah sorry. You’re totallly right!