I'm currently using the standard request handler for queries, because it provides highlighting (unlike DisMax). I'd also like to be able to use FunctionQuery to boost certain fields.
>From looking through the lists and JIRA it looks like there has been some work to add highlighting to DisMax queries, but that things seem to be stalled waiting for a more modular approach (Search Components). Is that a fair assessment, and, if so, can anyone suggest the best way to get both highlighting and FunctionQuery at the same time? Thanks, alf