XWAISQ(1)           UNIX Programmer's Manual            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 ques-
     tions to a WAIS server.

     This application is heavily dependant on the X Toolkit
     resource mechanism.  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 ini-
     tiate the search (however, 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 Document list, and press "Add Document".   To remove
     a document  from the question, select the document, and
     click on the "Delete Document" button.

     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 win-
     dow.

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



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XWAISQ(1)           UNIX Programmer's Manual            XWAISQ(1)



     be written  back to the question directory.

FILES
     Xwaisq                        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.

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

     The last three resources are usually unspecified.  Under
     special circumstances 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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