[tfjern]

Yes, for future pdfs, fine, but what about the currently bloated index? It still shows 160 megabytes (even after compacting). Will I be stuck with this bloated index forever? Is there an option hidden somewhere where the index can be removed or reduced? And what happens when pdfs, etc., are no longer indexed (and the index removed, if possible)? Does the database grind to a screeching halt? There doesn't seem to be any mention in the "help" file. Presumably searches will be slower, but how much slower? Be nice to know. Do I have to test things, first? Trial and error? Live and learn?

Lesson of the Month (slightly off-topic): as almost everyone with a gmail account already knows, Google surprised us by suddenly introducing into our gmail accounts a new feature: buzz. It proved to be a blunder of blunders (at least the way it was first introduced; now the feature is more or less "fixed," but still a source of numerous lawsuits, one reason it was so quickly tweaked). When asked how Google could blunder so spectacularly, some of the technicians involved in creating buzz replied: "well, we tested it in-house, and there were no problems. We didn't foresee any of these problems." Most software developers have great difficulty putting themselves in their customers' shoes.

Please always give detailed, simple explanations, or don't give them at all.