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====== Searching Texts ======

Since JSesh version 7.2, it's possible to search in JSesh document (it was about time!).

It's possible to search either in the //current// document or in all the JSesh documents contained in a given folder.

===== Searching in the current document =====

To Search in the current document, you can use the menu entries:

  - **Edit/Find** to open the "Find" dialog
  - **Edit/Find Next** to search for the next occurrence of a search.

{{ :doc:en:finddialog.png?nolink&500 | The search dialog}}

You then need to describe what you want to search. JSesh is quite powerful here. You
can both search for hieroglyphic and non-hieroglyphic text.

By default, the search will look for corresponding //sequences// of signs, regardless of their layout. If
you want to search for a specific layout, check the "Whole Quadrant Match" box.

===== Searching for Hieroglyphic Text =====

Searching for hieroglyphic text can be quite simple. Type the text you are looking for in the search field (see picture below), and press the "search" button.

{{ :doc:en:finddialog1.png?nolink |Simple search}}

By default, the search will look for //sequences// of signs, regardless of their layout. If you want to search
for a specific layout, check the **Whole Quadrant Match** box.

===== Advanced Search for Hieroglyphic Text =====

You will notice a number buttons below the text field. They allow you to include more variability in the text you are looking for.

==== The "*" wildcard ====

The "*" button allows you to search for sequences of non-strictly consecutive signs. For instance, 𓁹"*"𓏏 will search for sequences of signs containing 𓁹, then possibly a number of other signs, then 𓏏. 


{{ :doc:en:starsearch.png?nolink |Search with the "star" wildcard}}

As the search will find any corresponding sequence of signs, //regardless of its length//, you may end up with unexpected results - matching a 𓁹 in the second line of your text, and a 𓏏 in the fiftieth. To avoid this, you can 
limit the length of the expected result. For instance, if you want to allow at most two signs between 
𓁹 and 𓏏, you may limit the result length to four signs, as is done in the example above, using the **Max match length** field.


If **Max match length** is 0, it will be understood as "no limit".

**note:** the "*" wildcard has nothing to do with the //Manuel de Codage// code "*" for grouping signs.

==== The "[...]" button ====

This buttons allows you to introduce variation in the signs you want to find. The system will search for any **one** of the signs between the [...].

For instance, "𓊪[𓏲𓅱]" will search both for 𓊪𓏲 and for 𓊪𓅱.

==== Variants in searches ====

If you select "Extended variants", search result will include texts which contain **any** variant of your signs **as recorded in JSesh.**

As 𓏲 and 𓅱 are considered as variants, the following search will find occurrences of both 𓊪𓏲 and 𓊪𓅱.

Compared to the use of [...], this system is less precise ([...] allows you to specify exactly what you are looking for). It might be more exhaustive in some cases. It's however dependent on the quality of JSesh sign descriptions. The current information about variant is still very lacunar - sign descriptions require a lot of work.

{{ :doc:en:variantsinsearch.png?nolink |Search, including variants}}

Any kind of recorded variants will be used, as well as variants of variants. It is expected that a more precise system will be implemented at some point.



===== Search in non-hieroglyphic texts =====

Search is no longer restricted to the hieroglyphs. If you have typed translation or transliterations, you can search them too...

Select **search in alphabetic texts**...

{{ :doc:en:textsearch.png?nolink |Selection of type of search}}


Then type your text (search will disregard case) :
{{ :doc:en:searchamon.png?nolink |Searching for non-hieroglyphic texts}}
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