diff --git a/src/doc/user/usermanual.sgml b/src/doc/user/usermanual.sgml index 9759bd4a..9fc5d710 100644 --- a/src/doc/user/usermanual.sgml +++ b/src/doc/user/usermanual.sgml @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Dockes - $Id: usermanual.sgml,v 1.70 2008-12-02 13:16:29 dockes Exp $ + $Id: usermanual.sgml,v 1.71 2008-12-15 09:33:49 dockes Exp $ This document introduces full text search notions @@ -1123,6 +1123,7 @@ fvwm More about wildcards + All words entered in &RCL; search fields will be processed for wildcard expansion before the request is finally executed. @@ -1270,6 +1271,9 @@ fvwm Search tips, shortcuts + + Terms and search expansion + Term completion Typing Esc Space in the simple search entry field while entering a word will @@ -1284,6 +1288,13 @@ fvwm preview window will copy it to the simple search entry field. + Wildcards + Wildcards can be used inside search terms in all forms + of searches. + More about wildcards. + + + Disabling stem expansion Entering a capitalized word in any search field will prevent stem expansion (no search for @@ -1295,44 +1306,6 @@ fvwm stemming language in the preferences. - Phrases - A phrase can be looked for by enclosing it in double - quotes. Example: "user manual" will look - only for occurrences of user immediately - followed by manual. You can use the - This exact phrase field of the advanced - search dialog to the same effect. Phrases can be entered along - simple terms in all simple or advanced search entry fields - (except This exact phrase). - - - Browsing the result list inside a preview - window (1.5) - Entering Shift-Down or Shift-Up - (Shift + an arrow key) in a preview window will - display the next or the previous document from the result - list. Any secondary search currently active will be executed on - the new document. - - - Forced opening of a preview window (1.6) - You can use Shift+Click on a result list - Preview link to force the creation of a - preview window instead of a new tab in the existing one. - - - AutoPhrases (1.5) - This option can be set in the preferences dialog. If it is - set, a phrase will be automatically built and added to simple - searches when looking for Any terms. This - will not change radically the results, but will give a relevance - boost to the results where the search terms appear as a - phrase. Ie: searching for virtual reality - will still find all documents where either - virtual or reality or - both appear, but those which contain virtual - reality should appear sooner in the list. - Finding related documents Selecting the Find similar documents entry in the result list paragraph right-click menu will select a @@ -1348,8 +1321,53 @@ fvwm to index all directories in the file path as terms. This has been abandoned as it did not seem really useful). Alternatively, you can use the specific file name search which will - only look for file names and can use wildcard - expansion. + only look for file names, and may be + faster than the generic search especially when using wildcards. + + + + + + + Working with phrases and proximity + + Phrases and Proximity searches + A phrase can be looked for by enclosing it in double + quotes. Example: "user manual" will look + only for occurrences of user immediately + followed by manual. You can use the + This exact phrase field of the advanced + search dialog to the same effect. Phrases can be entered along + simple terms in all simple or advanced search entry fields + (except This exact phrase). + + + AutoPhrases + This option can be set in the preferences dialog. If it is + set, a phrase will be automatically built and added to simple + searches when looking for Any terms. This + will not change radically the results, but will give a relevance + boost to the results where the search terms appear as a + phrase. Ie: searching for virtual reality + will still find all documents where either + virtual or reality or + both appear, but those which contain virtual + reality should appear sooner in the list. + + + + + Others + + + Using fields + You can use the query + language and field specifications + to only search certain parts of documents. This can be + especially helpful with email, for example only searching + emails from a specific originator: + search tips from:helpfulgui + Query explanation @@ -1358,6 +1376,21 @@ fvwm used, by clicking on the result list header. + Browsing the result list inside a preview + window + Entering Shift-Down or Shift-Up + (Shift + an arrow key) in a preview window will + display the next or the previous document from the result + list. Any secondary search currently active will be executed on + the new document. + + + Forced opening of a preview window + You can use Shift+Click on a result list + Preview link to force the creation of a + preview window instead of a new tab in the existing one. + + Closing previews Entering ^W in a tab will close it (and, for the last tab, close the preview @@ -1369,7 +1402,7 @@ fvwm Entering ^Q almost anywhere will close the application. - +