Opening a topic

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In order to take a closer look at the topic you need to open it into a topic panel. There exists many different procedures to open a topic for detailed inspection in Wandora. For example:
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In order to take a closer look at any topic you need to open it into a topic panel, [[Traditional topic panel|traditional topic panel]] for example. There are many different procedures to open a topic for inspection. These procedures include:
  
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* Clicking '''Open''' or '''Arrow''' button in button bar.
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* Clicking '''Open''' button in button bar. This opens a topic selection dialog where you can browse and search topics, and select the topic you wish to open.
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* Selecting '''Open topic''' from Topics menu or pressing ''Ctrl-O''.
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* Clicking '''Arrow''' button in button bar. Arrows are used to navigate the browse history. Left arrow restores previous topic. Right arrow restores next topic in browse history.
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* Double clicking topic in topic tree or topic table.
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* Selecting '''Open topic''' from Topics menu or pressing ''Ctrl-O''. '''Open topic''' menu option is available in several locations in Wandora.
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* Selecting '''Open topic''' in context menu opened in topic tree.
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* Double clicking a topic in [[Working with topic trees|topic tree]] or [[Working with topic tables|topic table]]. This is easiest method to open a topic. If you can see the topic in any topic tree or topic table, just double click it and it is opened to the topic panel.
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* Selecting '''Open''' in context menu opened in topic table.
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* Selecting '''Open topic''' in context menu opened in [[Working with topic trees|topic tree]].
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* Selecting '''Open''' in context menu opened in [[Working with topic tables|topic tables]].
  
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Some times it may be necessary to close topic open in topic panel. Topic is closed by selecting '''Close topic''' from Topics menu or pressing ''Ctrl-W''.
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Once topic has been opened in topic panel, it can be examined and modified (if the topic panel supports topic editing). Sometimes it may be necessary to close the topic in the topic panel. A topic is closed by selecting '''Close topic''' from Topics menu or pressing ''Ctrl-W''.  
  
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== See also ==
  
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== Modifying topic ==
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* [[Topic shortcuts]]
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Wandora offers a rich set of tools to modify topics and associations. Wandora allows you to
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* Modify and delete topic's basename. Basename is modified by changing the contents of basename text field in topic panel. Wandora topic may have only one unscoped basename.
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* Modify and delete topic's subject locator. Subject locator is also modified by changing the contents of subject locator text field in topic panel. Wandora topic may contain only one subject locator. Subject locator is deleted when locator's text field is emptied.
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* Modifying and deleting topic's variant names. Variant names operate as language and scope dependent topic names. This is slightly different from topic map standard where variant names play modest role compared to basenames. Variant names are modified directly in topic panel's text fields.
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* Add and delete subject identifiers. Subject identifier fields in topic panel contain '''Delete''' button. Subject identifier is removed by cllicking the button. If you remove topic's last subject identifier default subject identifier is created to the topic as soon as the topic is used next time. '''Wandora requires each existing topic has at least one valid subject identifier.''' To add subject identifier to a topic right-click at the Subject Identiers title of identifier table and select '''Add subject identifier'''.
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* Add and delete classes. Class topic describe type of the the topic. Class is added to a topic by right-clicking the title header '''Classes''' of class table and selecting '''Add class'''. Operation employs similar window as '''Open topic'''. Window is used to point the topic class. Class is deleted simply selecting row in class table, right-clicking the row and selecting '''Loose classes...'''. Multiple classes can be removed at once.
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* Add and delete instances. Instances and classes are symmetric. If '''A''' is a class of '''B''' then '''B''' is instance of '''A'''. Instance is added to a topic by right clicking the title header of Instances table and selecting '''Add instance...'''. Instance is deleted as classes by selecting row in instance table, right-clicking selected row and selecting '''Loose instances...'''.
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* Add, modify and delete associations. Association is added by right clicking Associations header title and selecting '''Add schemaless association...''' or '''Add association...'''. Wandora employs simple schema to ease association creation and modification. Association schema defines what kind of associations are acceptable. Association schema is defined with topic map it self. Read more about the schema [[Schema|here]]. Till then you may add schemaless associations. Schemaless associations require you to pick up association's type, roles and players except the topic in question. Right-clicking the association row reveals powerful operations to modify association. You may for example change association's type and roles as well as delete the association.
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* Add, modify and delete text datas. Text datas are equivalent to occurrences of topic map standard. Text data is a solid text block describing or associating the topic. Wandora does not support URL occurrences of the topic map standard. Text data is added to a topic by right clicking the Text data header title and selecting '''Add text data...'''. Text datas employ similar schema as associations. Schema defines what kind of text datas can be added to a topic. Read more about the schema [[Schema|here]].
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Latest revision as of 20:51, 27 April 2012

In order to take a closer look at any topic you need to open it into a topic panel, traditional topic panel for example. There are many different procedures to open a topic for inspection. These procedures include:

  • Clicking Open button in button bar. This opens a topic selection dialog where you can browse and search topics, and select the topic you wish to open.
  • Clicking Arrow button in button bar. Arrows are used to navigate the browse history. Left arrow restores previous topic. Right arrow restores next topic in browse history.
  • Selecting Open topic from Topics menu or pressing Ctrl-O. Open topic menu option is available in several locations in Wandora.
  • Double clicking a topic in topic tree or topic table. This is easiest method to open a topic. If you can see the topic in any topic tree or topic table, just double click it and it is opened to the topic panel.
  • Selecting Open topic in context menu opened in topic tree.
  • Selecting Open in context menu opened in topic tables.

Once topic has been opened in topic panel, it can be examined and modified (if the topic panel supports topic editing). Sometimes it may be necessary to close the topic in the topic panel. A topic is closed by selecting Close topic from Topics menu or pressing Ctrl-W.

[edit] See also

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