diff -r 6db2527b67cf -r 65c98c9e1716 qmsk/irclogs/handlers.py
--- a/qmsk/irclogs/handlers.py	Sun Sep 13 01:15:56 2009 +0300
+++ b/qmsk/irclogs/handlers.py	Sun Sep 13 18:47:00 2009 +0300
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
     """
         The main channel view page, displaying the most recent lines
     """
- 
+
     # get latest events
     lines = channel.source.get_latest(count)
    
@@ -231,12 +231,12 @@
     else :
         lines = channel.source.get_date(date)
         max = None
-
+   
     # render channel_date
     return _render_date (request, channel, date, lines, type, count, page, max)
 
 @preferences.handler(prefs.formatter, prefs.count)
-def channel_search (request, channel, formatter, count, q=None, page=1, max=1, type=None, t=None) :
+def channel_search (request, channel, formatter, count, q=None, nick=None, page=1, max=1, type=None) :
     """
         Display the search form for the channel for GET, or do the search for POST.
     """
@@ -244,19 +244,12 @@
     # calculate skip offset from page/count
     skip = (page - 1) * count
 
-    # got a search query?
-    if q :
-        # attribute targets
-        targets = dict(('search_%s' % target, True) for target in t if target in ('msg', 'nick')) if t else {}
 
+    if q or nick :
+        # search
         try :
-            # do search
-            lines = log_search.get_index().search_simple(channel, q, count, skip, **targets)
+            lines = log_search.get_index().search_advanced(channel, q, nick, count, skip)
 
-            # update max?
-            if max and page > max :
-                max = page
-        
         except log_search.NoResultsFound :
             # no results
             lines = None
@@ -264,7 +257,13 @@
     else :
         # just display the search form
         lines = None
- 
+       
+
+    # max?
+    if max and page > max :
+        max = page
+
+
     # type?
     if type and lines :
         # special type
@@ -282,7 +281,8 @@
             prefs           = request.prefs,
             channel         = channel,
             search_query    = q,
-            search_targets  = t,
+            search_nick     = nick,
+            show_results    = (q or nick),
             count           = count,
             page            = page,
             skip            = skip,