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Full text search results list

The results of a Full Text search are listed in the results list.

How are the results laid out?

Each result is numbered and listed on a single line. On the left is the name of the entry (e.g. camaca), and on the right is a snapshot of the part of the entry where the first match occurs, with the match underlined. The date of the earliest quotation in the entry appears to the left of the entry name, or, if a quotation search has been done, the date of the quotation found is displayed to the right of the snapshot. There is a separate line in the list for each separate section (definition, quotations, etymology) in any entry which contains a match. The results are listed by default in alphabetical order of the entries in which they occur.

Above the Full Text panel, on the right hand side, is a summary of what you are looking at (e.g. 50-59 of 149).

How can I move to an entry?

You can either:

  • Click on the underlined entry name to go to the top of the entry; or
  • Click on the underlined match to open the entry directly at the match point

How can I see more of the list?

  1. By default the first ten results are shown. If there are more results, the message [Go to results page beginning at specified number] is displayed at the bottom of the screen, with an input box containing by default the number of the result following the last one displayed on the current page.

  2. To see the next ten results in the list, click the [Go to results page beginning at specified number] button or the [Go to next page of results] button.

  3. To see the previous ten results in the list, click the [Go to previous page of results] button.

  4. To see any other ten results in the list (e.g. 32 to 41), change the beginning at number in the input box to the number you want by overtyping (e.g. change 11 to 32) and then click the [Go to results page beginning at specified number] button.

  5. You can return to the first ten results at any time by changing the beginning at number to 1.

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