Fri Sep 13 1991                                                  XWAISQ(1)



   NAME
     xwaisq - X interface to the WAIS questions

   SYNOPSIS
     xwaisq [ standard X toolkit arguments ] [ QuestionName ]

   DESCRIPTION

     xwaisq is an X Windows based client for the WAIS system.  It is the
     application used for modifying and submitting questions to a WAIS
     server.

     This application is heavily dependant on the X Toolkit resource mechan-
     ism.  Questions are stored to the user's "questionDirectory" (usually
     ~/wais-questions) and can be retrieved using this application.

     A question is posed in three parts:

     1.  Search words, labeled "Tell me about"
     2.  Sources, labeled "In Sources"
     3.  Relevance Feedback, labeled "Similar to"

     Search words can be entered into the "Tell me about" frame by simply
     typing into the frame.  Pressing return will initiate the search (how-
     ever, if you have not yet specified a source, you'll be warned, and no
     search will actually occur).

     To add a source  to  a question, press  "Add Source", and select the
     source from the popup  menu.  To remove  a source  from  the question,
     select the source, and click on the "Delete Source" button.

     To add a document to a question, select the document in the Result Docu-
     ment list, and press "Add Document".   To remove  a document  from the
     question, select the document, and click on the "Delete Document" but-
     ton.

     When  you have you question completely  defined, you can search the
     sources by pressing the "Search" button, or <RETURN> in the "Tell me
     about" window.

     To view  a resulting  document, select the  document and  press  the
     "View" button.  A  new Document  window  will appear.    If you'd like
     to see  the keywords matched, press the "Find Key" button.   To save the
     document  to a file, press  the "Save to  File"  button.  When  you are
     finished  with the document, press "Done" button in the Document window.

     When you are finished with the question close its window using  the
     "Done" button.  Any changes to the question  will be written  back to
     the question directory.






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   XWAISQ(1)                                                  Fri Sep 13 1991


   FILES

     Xwais                         application Default file.
     $(HOME)/wais-questions        location of saved questions.
     $(HOME)/wais-sources          location for personal sources.

   RESOURCES

     The following resources may be changed to modify the default behavior of
     the application.  I recommend you look at the resource file Xwais to get
     a better idea of all the resources available.

     Xwais*questionDirectory:      ~/wais-questions/
     Xwais*documentDirectory:      ~/wais-documents/
     Xwais*userSourceDirectory:    ~/wais-sources/
     Xwais*commonSourceDirectory
     Xwais*seedWords
     Xwais*initialSource
     Xwais*questionName
     Xwais*DoSearch

     The last four resources are usually unspecified.  Under special cir-
     cumstances they may be used to fully specify a question without a file.

   BUGS

     xwaisq is heavily dependant on it's resources.  If it is unable to find
     the proper resource file, it will most likey become unusable.

     xwaisq has no limit to resizing, so if the window is resized too small,
     some buttons may be lost.

   SEE ALSO

     xwais(1), waisindex(1), waisserver(1)

   AUTHOR
     Jonny Goldman <Jonathan@Think.COM>


















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