Create new association
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| − | where each line is separated with newline character and each token within a line is separated with tab character. Each token represents topic's base name. If topic does not exist, Wandora consults the user and rejects the base name or creates a topic for the base name. Number of association roles (columns) or associations (lines) is not limited. User may even inject multiple different associations within a single paste. Additional newline character is expected to separate different association types: | + | where each line is separated with newline character and each token within a line is separated with '''tab''' character. Each token represents topic's base name. If topic does not exist, Wandora consults the user and rejects the base name or creates a topic for the base name. Number of association roles (columns) or associations (lines) is not limited. User may even inject multiple different associations within a single paste. Additional newline character is expected to separate different association types: |
association_type | association_type | ||
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player_b1 player_b2 player_b3 | player_b1 player_b2 player_b3 | ||
player_c1 player_c2 player_c3 | player_c1 player_c2 player_c3 | ||
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| + | As you may paste any kind of associations you may not see created associations immediately after paste as topic panel views only such associations that contains opened topic as a player or association type. To see created association use finder to locate and open player topic for example. | ||
Revision as of 15:09, 15 November 2007
To create new association you need to first address which topic plays a role in the association. Addressing the player may happen by
- Opening player topic to closer inspection in topic panel
- Selecting player topic in topic tree or topic table
As you have addressed the player, start association editor. Wandora has two slightly different editors to create and modify associations. Schema editor expects you have created a special topic map schema for associations accepted for the player. Schemaless editor doesn't make any assumptions and gives you freedom to create any kind of associations. Schema association editor starts with Add to topic > Add association.... Schemaless association editor starts with Add to topic > Add schemaless association....
Association editor
Association editor used to add schema associations has a drop down selector on the top of editor window. Selector contains only schema defined association types. Below the horizontal ruler are members of the association. All members have a role and a player. First player is fixed as you started the editor in context of the player, here artist, and you can only change the role of first player.
Other players of the association are entered to text fields. Pressing TABULATOR key in the field opens selection list for available players. You can select the player in the list or write player's base name. If no topic exists with given base name, new topic is created with given name and the topic is typed with the role.
New association is created when you click Add or OK buttons. Clicking Cancel closes the editor window without association changes.
Schemaless association editor
If you are not familiar with schemas you may find schemaless association editor more comfortable. Schemaless editor allows you to pick association type, all players (except the context player) and roles by hand.
Each topic in association is picked clicking the topic button. Topic button has label <No topic> if topic has not yet been picked and topic's base name after the pick. To add another player to the schemaless association press Add Player button. To remove player press Remove button beside the player line.
New association is created when you press OK button. Pressing Cancel closes the association editor without changes.
Injecting associations via clipboard
Addition to association editors described in previous chapters Wandora also allows the user to inject or paste association via clipboard. Clipboard injection allows you to construct associations in external applications such as text editor. Association paste is started with option Paste > Paste associations... found in context menu of Wandora panel Associations title as shown below.
Paste associations injects clipboard associations to Wandora. Wandora expects the clipboard contains a text formatted like
association_type role_1 role_2 player_a1 player_a2 player_b1 player_b2
where each line is separated with newline character and each token within a line is separated with tab character. Each token represents topic's base name. If topic does not exist, Wandora consults the user and rejects the base name or creates a topic for the base name. Number of association roles (columns) or associations (lines) is not limited. User may even inject multiple different associations within a single paste. Additional newline character is expected to separate different association types:
association_type role_1 role_2 player_a1 player_a2 player_b1 player_b2 another_association_type role_1 role_2 role_3 player_a1 player_a2 player_a3 player_b1 player_b2 player_b3 player_c1 player_c2 player_c3
As you may paste any kind of associations you may not see created associations immediately after paste as topic panel views only such associations that contains opened topic as a player or association type. To see created association use finder to locate and open player topic for example.
