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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!-- ============= Search ============-->
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<sect2 id="xiphos-searchpane">
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<title>Simple Searches</title>
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To conduct a quick search within the current Bible or commentary module, the Search Bar in the Sidebar should usually be adequate. Click either
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in the menu bar <guimenuitem>Edit->Search</guimenuitem> or in the Sidebar <guimenuitem>Modules->Search</guimenuitem> to access it.
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<title>The Search Bar</title>
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<imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/interface_searchpane.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>The Search Bar</phrase>
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The <interface>Search Dialog</interface> consists of the following parts:
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Search Module Selector
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Search Options Checkbox
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<sect3 id="xiphos-search-key">
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<title>Search Key Entry Box</title>
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<para>Allows entry of the key for which you would like to search. The
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search key can be a word, part of a word, several words, a phrase, or
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a regular expression depending on the type of search selected. When
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the search key is entered and all other selections in the search dialog
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are complete, click the <guibutton>Find</guibutton> button to begin
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This search uses the optimized search method (see next section) if
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the module has previously been indexed, and will use AND semantics by default
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(verses must contain all words you entered).
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<sect3 id="xiphos-search-modselect">
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<title>Search Module Selector</title>
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<para>Allows selection of which modules you would like to search.
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Select <guibutton>Bible</guibutton> to search Bible versions or
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<guibutton>Commentary</guibutton> to search commentaries. Only
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the currently active module will be searched.</para>
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<sect3 id="xiphos-search-typeselect">
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<title>Search Type Selector</title>
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<para>Allows selection of the type of search. There are three search
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<term><guibutton>Multi word</guibutton></term>
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<listitem><para>This type will match any verse that has
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all the words in the search key, regardless of where
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they appear in the verse.</para></listitem>
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<term><guibutton>Regular expression</guibutton></term>
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<listitem><para>This search uses a regular expression
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as a search key. A regular expression is a pattern used
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to match a string of text. A regular expression can be
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used to find verses with words that match a particular
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pattern. For example the regular expression
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<userinput>\ A[a-z]*iah </userinput> will match verses that contain
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the words Aiah, Ahaziah, Athaliah and Amariah.</para>
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<para>A complete discussion of regular expressions is
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beyond the scope of this manual, but more information
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can be found in the grep man page.</para></listitem>
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<term><guibutton>Exact phrase</guibutton></term>
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<listitem><para>This type will match the search key
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exatly as entered. If the search key is <userinput>
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it is good</userinput>, this search would match a verse
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which contains "<emphasis>it is good</emphasis>," but
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would not match a verse which contains "<emphasis>
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good</emphasis>, and doeth <emphasis>it</emphasis> not,
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to him it <emphasis>is</emphasis> sin."</para></listitem>
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<sect3 id="xiphos-search-options">
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<title>Search Options Checkbox</title>
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<para>Allows selecting of search options. The only available option
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is <guibutton>Match case</guibutton>. Check this box to make the
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search case sensitive.</para>
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<sect3 id="xiphos-search-scopeselect">
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<title>Search Scope Selector</title>
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<para>Allows defining the range within the specificed module that will
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be searched. There are three search scopes available:</para>
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<term><guibutton>No scope</guibutton></term>
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<listitem><para>This button causes the search to
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to include the entire module.</para>
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<term><guibutton>Use bounds</guibutton></term>
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<listitem><para>Selecting this button produces two dropdown
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selector boxes marked <guilabel>Lower</guilabel> and
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<guilabel>Upper</guilabel>. Select the first book
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to search in the <guilabel>Lower</guilabel> box and
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the last book to search in the <guilabel>Upper</guilabel>
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box. The search will begin with the <guilabel>Lower
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</guilabel> book and end with the <guilabel>Upper
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</guilabel> book and include all books in between.
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<para>Chapter and verse numbers can be entered into
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the search bound boxes as well to further narrow the
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<term><guibutton>Last search</guibutton></term>
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<listitem><para>Select this button to do a new
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search including only the verses returned as a
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result of the last search. Use this with a new
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search key to narrow the search further.</para>
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<sect3 id="xiphos-search-results">
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<title>Search Results View</title>
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<para>This shows a list of the current search results for previewing, navigation, or saving.</para>
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<listitem><para>To preview the search result, simply click on an individual result.
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The entry will show in the preview pane.
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<term>Navigation</term>
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<listitem><para>Navigation to the search result can be done in two ways. To open the result
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in a new tab, middle-click the mouse. To open the result in the current tab, double-click the result.
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<term>Save Results</term>
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<listitem><para>You may save your results as a list of bookmarks. To do this, right-click and select
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<guilabel>Save List</guilabel>. You will be prompted to enter a name for the folder that your results
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will be saved to. After you have saved the results, you may view them by going to your bookmarks and
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finding the folder you just named.
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