for the 0.1% of people who would know how to use it? - Kevin L

"for the 0.1% of people who would know how to use it? " - YES. Everything that's doable is only doable for those who know how to do it. Paint, brushes and canvas only turn into art in the hands of a tiny, skilled subset of people. Would you remove surgical tools because most people aren't surgeons? - Sue - Friendfeed is best

It is possible to write a UI to provide the power of a regular expression search that is usable by a lot greater than .1 percent of internet users. - Sue - Friendfeed is best