Search for combination of words in manual
The Search Tool is located in the Browsers/Search menu of the online
manual tools.
This tool consists of a browser containing all words extracted from
the manual, a summary window with the same user-interface as all other
summary windows and a dialog containing a‘Search For’button
and associated text entry field. A search specification can by typed in
this field and all cards matching this specification will be shown on
the upper summary browser.
If the user pauses typing for one second, the tool will evaluate the
current expression and indicate the number of matches if the expression
is syntactically correct.
The expression syntax contains the following keywords and special
symbols:
- Expr1 and Expr2 Search for cards satisfying both the left-hand and
right-hand expression
- word Expr Treated as word and Expr. Simply typing a list of words
thus specifies cards containing all specified words.
- Expr1 or Expr2 Search for cards satisfying either the left-hand or
the right-hand expression
- not Expr Succeeds if Expr does not hold. Can only be used in
combination with
and.
- <word> Succeeds if card contains the indicated word. Only
matches entire words.
- word Succeeds if card contains a word that starts with the indicated
word.
# ( Expr ) Brackets may be used to specify association. There is no
ordering in the operators. not matches the smallest
expression. A and B or C is read as
A and ( B or C).
Below are some valid expressions:
frame and displayed
(file or directory) and absolute
graphical and move and user
