how to search for bugs

When searching for a bug related to MonitorPosition, I entered 'MonitorPosition' in MathWorks's search box and specified 'All of MathWorks.com'. Nothing is found, even though there is a bug reported at http://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/301358

What is the correct way to search for bugs reported?

Answer 1

[Laura Proctor]

I entered the same text (without single quotes) and performed an advanced search with the box checked for Bug Reports and was able to find the bug report.

If you entered the text in single quotes, then the search will return no results.

[Scott]

I didn't use any quotes. You'd think that "search all of Mathworks.com" would include the bug reports, but apparently you have to do an advanced search for that. Doesn't seem right.

Answer 2

[Matt Fig]

Here is a way to select Bug Reports, then do the search.

[Scott]

I wonder what other parts of MathWorks.com is excluded from a non-advanced search specifying "All of Mathworks.com"!

[Matt Fig]

I am with you on this one. I have the advanced search page bookmarked because the "All of Mathworks.com" option rarely returns what I want - especially when looking for a specific function's documentation. This seems to NEVER show up on the first page, when it seems obvious to me that it should show up as the first result. Example? I just searched for bsxfun, and found a bug report, links to the FEX and Loren's blog, but not the documentation for the function on the first page!

[Cris Luengo]

A Google search for "bsxfun site:mathworks.com" returns the function documentation as the first hit, then has links to MATLAB Central, blogs, etc. But if you're looking for bug reports, you're out of luck! They seem not be indexed by Google at all?

[Walter Roberson]

I agree, the reference documentation for a function should be the first thing returned, possibly then followed by any major user-guide section on the topic; anything else should be after that.

Answer 3

[David Goldsmith]

Also, IMO, a link to http://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/ should be one of the options that comes up under the Answers link.