[Zope-Checkins] CVS: Zope2 - ZCatalog.stx:1.2 ZCatalog_Cataloged-Objects.stx:1.4 ZCatalog_Indexes.stx:1.3 ZCatalog_MetaData-Table.stx:1.2 ZCatalog_Parameters.stx:1.5 ZCatalog_Status.stx:1.2

Michel Pelletier michel@digicool.com
Thu, 31 May 2001 20:18:53 -0400 (EDT)


Update of /cvs-repository/Zope2/lib/python/Products/ZCatalog/help
In directory korak.digicool.com:/tmp/cvs-serv23146/help

Modified Files:
	ZCatalog.stx ZCatalog_Cataloged-Objects.stx 
	ZCatalog_Indexes.stx ZCatalog_MetaData-Table.stx 
	ZCatalog_Parameters.stx ZCatalog_Status.stx 
Log Message:
some documentation tweaks on Andreas new zcat docs


--- Updated File ZCatalog.stx in package Zope2 --
--- ZCatalog.stx	2000/06/16 18:50:36	1.1
+++ ZCatalog.stx	2001/06/01 00:18:52	1.2
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
         ZCatalogs allow you to index and search for Zope objects.
         
-        But ZCatalog is not just simply a data managemengt system that allows
-        you to search through it content. You have the choice which properties
-        are stored in the Catalog and which attributes are used for searching.
+        But ZCatalog is not just simply a data managemengt system that
+        allows you to search through content. You have the choice
+        which properties are stored in the Catalog and which
+        attributes are used for searching.
         
-        Once a set of objects is inserted into the Catalog, you will be able
-        to update this object inventory by updating the objects, deleting and
-        adding them.
+        Once a set of objects is inserted into the Catalog, you will
+        be able to update this object inventory by updating the
+        objects, or deleting and adding them.

--- Updated File ZCatalog_Cataloged-Objects.stx in package Zope2 --
--- ZCatalog_Cataloged-Objects.stx	2001/01/15 21:45:50	1.3
+++ ZCatalog_Cataloged-Objects.stx	2001/06/01 00:18:52	1.4
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
         cataloged objects. These two links will only appear if you
         have enough objects in the Catalog.
         
-        'Update' -- Clicked, Zope updates its indexes and metadata for
-        the object.
+        'Update' -- When clicked, Zope updates its indexes and
+        metadata for the object.
         
-        'Remove' -- Clicked, it removes all the selected objects from
-        the Catalog.  **Note:** No objects are deleted from the
+        'Remove' -- When clicked, it removes all the selected objects
+        from the Catalog.  **Note:** No objects are deleted from the
         database.

--- Updated File ZCatalog_Indexes.stx in package Zope2 --
--- ZCatalog_Indexes.stx	2001/05/30 15:57:37	1.2
+++ ZCatalog_Indexes.stx	2001/06/01 00:18:52	1.3
@@ -5,37 +5,46 @@
         This view allows you to manage the catalog indexes.
         
         The catalog provides searching by indexing information about
-        cataloged objects. Indexes record information about object attributes.
+        cataloged objects. Indexes record information about object
+        attributes.
         
     Controls
 
-        '[List of Indexes]' -- Each line contains one Index entry. The checkbox in the front allows 
-        you to mark an index for deletion. Next the Index nameis listed which 
-        corresponds to attribute names of various objects, is displayed.
+        '[List of Indexes]' -- Each line contains one Index entry. The
+        checkbox in the front allows you to mark an index for
+        deletion. Next the Index name is listed which corresponds to
+        attribute names of various objects.
+        
+        'Delete' -- The checkmarked Index(es) will be deleted.
+        
+        'Add Index' - Name -- Allows you to enter the name of a new
+        index.
+        
+        '[Type of Index]' -- You have the choice between four types of
+        Indexes, called 'TextIndex', 'FieldIndex', 'KeywordIndex' and
+        'PathIndex'.  Please refer to the table below to see a
+        description of each Index.
         
-        'Delete' -- Clicked, the checkmarked Index(es) will be deleted.
-        
-        'Add Index' - Name -- Allows you to enter the name of a new index.
-        
-        '[Type of Index]' -- You have the choice between three types of Indexes, called
-        
-        'TextIndex', 'FieldIndex', and 'KeywordIndex'.
-        Please refer to the table below to see a description of each  Index.
-        
-        'Add' -- Clicked, the new Index will be added to this catalog.
+        'Add' -- The new Index will be added to this catalog.
       
-        This table lists the different Index types and describes their purpose.
+        This table lists the different Index types and describes their
+        purpose.
         
-        'TextIndex' -- Breaks text up into individual words, and are often refered to as full-text 
-        indexes. Text indexes sort results by score meaning they return 'hits' in 
-        order from the most relevant to the lest relevant.
-        
-        'FieldIndex' -- Treat the value of an objects attribute atomically, and can be used, for 
-        example, to track only a certain subset of object values, such as 'meta_type'.
-        
-        'KeywordIndex' -- Index a sequence of objects that act as 'keywords' for an object. A Keyword 
-        Index will return any objects that have one or more keywords specified in a 
-        search query.
+        'TextIndex' -- TextIndexes break content up into individual
+        words. These indexes are often refered to as *full-text
+        indexes*. Text indexes sort results by score, meaning they
+        return 'hits' in order from the most relevant to the lest
+        relevant.
+        
+        'FieldIndex' -- FieldIndexes treat the value of an objects
+        attribute atomically, and can be used, for example, to track
+        only a certain subset of object values, such as 'meta_type'.
+        
+        'KeywordIndex' -- KeywordIndexes index a sequence of objects
+        that act as 'keywords' for an object. A Keyword Index will
+        return any objects that have one or more keywords specified in
+        a search query.
 
-        'PathIndex' -- Index the physical path of a sequence of objects. A Path Index will return 
-        all objects that match a partitial path specified  in a search query.
+        'PathIndex' -- Index the physical path of a sequence of
+        objects. A Path Index will return all objects that match a
+        partitial path specified in a search query.

--- Updated File ZCatalog_MetaData-Table.stx in package Zope2 --
--- ZCatalog_MetaData-Table.stx	2000/06/16 18:50:36	1.1
+++ ZCatalog_MetaData-Table.stx	2001/06/01 00:18:52	1.2
@@ -2,21 +2,26 @@
   
     Description
 
-        This view allows you to manage the catalog record schema. 
+        This view allows you to manage the catalog record schema.
         
-        The catalog holds records which describe the cataloged objects.
-        This view allows you to define columns for these records.
+        The catalog holds records which describe the cataloged
+        objects.  This view allows you to define columns for these
+        records.
 
     Controls
 
-        '[List of Indexes]' -- Each line contains one Meta Data entry (column). 
-        The checkbox in the front allows you to mark a meta data entry for 
-        deletion. Next the meta data entry's name is listed which corresponds to 
-        attribute names of various objects, is displayed.
+        '[List of Indexes]' -- Each line contains one Meta Data entry
+        (column).  The checkbox in the front allows you to mark a meta
+        data entry for deletion. Next the meta data entry's name is
+        listed which corresponds to attribute names of various
+        objects, is displayed.
         
-        'Delete' -- Clicked, the checkmarked Meta Data entries (columns) will be 
-        deleted.
+        'Delete' -- When clicked, the checkmarked Meta Data entries
+        (columns) will be deleted.
         
-        'Meta Data name'  -- Allows you to enter the name of a new meta data entry.
+        'Meta Data name' -- Allows you to enter the name of a new meta
+        data entry.
         
-        'Add' -- Clicked, the new entry (column) will be added to this catalog.
+        'Add' -- When clicked, the new entry (column) will be added to
+        this catalog.
+

--- Updated File ZCatalog_Parameters.stx in package Zope2 --
--- ZCatalog_Parameters.stx	2001/05/30 19:59:55	1.4
+++ ZCatalog_Parameters.stx	2001/06/01 00:18:52	1.5
@@ -1,41 +1,43 @@
 ZCatalog - searchResults: specifying parameters for a search query
   
-    The searchResults() method of the ZCatalog takes parameters to be passed 
-    to an index XXX of the ZCatalog. A query can either be passed as keyword
-    argument XXX of the searchResults() call or as key of the REQUEST object.
-    The value to be passed must be a mapping object (usually a dictionary or
-    or Record). 
+    The searchResults() method of the ZCatalog accepts parameters that
+    define a query to be made on that catalog.  A query can either be
+    passed as keyword argument to searchResults(), as a mapping, or as
+    part of a Zope REQUEST object, typically from HTML forms.
+
+    The index of the catalog to query is either the name of the
+    keyword argument, a key in a mapping, or an attribute of a record
+    object.
 
-    Keys of mapping object
+    Attributes of record objects
   
-      'query' -- either a sequence of objects or a single value to be passed 
-      as query to the index (mandatory)
+      'query' -- either a sequence of objects or a single value to be
+      passed as query to the index (mandatory)
 
-      'operator' -- specifies the combination of search results when query
-      is a sequence of values. (optional, default: 'or'). 
+      'operator' -- specifies the combination of search results when
+      query is a sequence of values. (optional, default: 'or').
        
         Allowed values:
 
-         'and', 'or' -- for Keyword Indexes  and Path Indexes
+         'and', 'or' -- for Keyword Indexes and Path Indexes
         
          'and', 'or', 'andnot', 'near' -- for Text Indexes
 
+      'range' -- defines a range search on a Field Index (optional,
+      default: not set).
 
-
-      'range'  -- defines a range search on a Field Index (optional, default: not set).
-
         Allowed values:
 
-          'min' -- Searches for all objects with values larger than the minimum of the 
-          values passed in the 'query' parameter.
+          'min' -- Searches for all objects with values larger than
+          the minimum of the values passed in the 'query' parameter.
     
-          'max' -- Searches for all objects with values smaller than the maximum of the 
-          values passed in the 'query' parameter.
+          'max' -- Searches for all objects with values smaller than
+          the maximum of the values passed in the 'query' parameter.
     
-          'minmax' -- Searches for all objects with values smaller than the maximum of the 
-          values passed in the 'query' parameter and larger than the minimum of the values
-          passwd in the 'query' parameter.
-
+          'minmax' -- Searches for all objects with values smaller
+          than the maximum of the values passed in the 'query'
+          parameter and larger than the minimum of the values passwd
+          in the 'query' parameter.
 
-      'level'  -- only applies to Path Index. Specifies the directory level to 
-      start searching. (optional, default: 0)
+      'level' -- only applies to Path Index. Specifies the directory
+      level to start searching. (optional, default: 0)

--- Updated File ZCatalog_Status.stx in package Zope2 --
--- ZCatalog_Status.stx	2000/06/16 18:50:36	1.1
+++ ZCatalog_Status.stx	2001/06/01 00:18:52	1.2
@@ -2,22 +2,25 @@
   
     Description
 
-        This view allows you to control advanced catalog features. 
+        This view allows you to control advanced catalog features.
                 
-        Subtransactions reduce the memory requirements of ZCatalog, but at
-        the expense of speed. If you choose to enable subtransactions, you can adjust
-        how often ZCatalog commits a subtransactions by adjusting the threshold. The
-        index status reports how many objects are cataloged in each index.
+        Subtransactions reduce the memory requirements of ZCatalog,
+        but at the expense of speed. If you choose to enable
+        subtransactions, you can adjust how often ZCatalog commits a
+        subtransaction by adjusting the threshold. The index status
+        reports how many objects are cataloged in each index.
         
     Controls
 
-        'Enable/Disable' -- If enables, the Subtransaction system is enabled and the threshold
-        specified below is used.
+        'Enable/Disable' -- If enables, the Subtransaction system is
+        enabled and the threshold specified below is used.
         
-        'Subtransaction Threshold' -- Allows you to specify how often the ZCatalog will commit the 
-        subtransactions. The default value is 10000.
+        'Subtransaction Threshold' -- Allows you to specify how often
+        the ZCatalog will commit the subtransactions. The default
+        value is 10000.
         
-        'Change' -- Clicked, Zope will update the subtransaction threshold.
+        'Change' -- Clicked, Zope will update the subtransaction
+        threshold.
         
-        'Index Status' List -- Each line corresponds to one Index. The line indicates how 
-        many objects are cataloged for each Index.
+        'Index Status' List -- Each line corresponds to one Index. The
+        line indicates how many objects are cataloged for each Index.